Constance Welsh Collection 1890-1948

Access and use

Location of collection:
Thomas Balch Library
Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Alexandra S. Gressitt
Phone: (703) 737-7195
Fax: (703) 737-7195
Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

No physical characteristics affect use of this material.

Preferred citation:

Constance Welsh Collection, 1890-1948 (M 085) Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA..

Summary

Creator:
Constance Welsh
Abstract:
This collection consists primarily of three scrapbooks maintained by Connie Welsh in 1938-1940. The scrapbooks contain clippings from Loudoun County newspapers about births, deaths, marriages, dances, parties, local interest stories, and property transfers. The first scrapbook was probably created in 1938 and 1939, but contains material from much earlier, such as an invitation to her parents' wedding in 1890 and the published wedding announcement. Inserted material from Scrapbook 2 includes a small photograph of Connie and a cutting of her hair. There is a notebook filled with anecdotes and jokes, some of which are suggestive. Also included is a detailed account of the sale of Susan Welch's personal property in 1946 with the names of those who bought items and the prices they paid.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Constance Welsh Collection, 1890-1948 (M 085) Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA..

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists primarily of three scrapbooks maintained by Connie Welsh in 1938-1940. The scrapbooks contain clippings from Loudoun County newspapers about births, deaths, marriages, dances, parties, local interest stories, and property transfers. The first scrapbook was probably created in 1938 and 1939, but contains material from much earlier, such as an invitation to her parents' wedding in 1890 and the published wedding announcement. Inserted material from Scrapbook 2 includes a small photograph of Connie and a cutting of her hair. There is a notebook filled with anecdotes and jokes, some of which are suggestive. Also included is a detailed account of the sale of Susan Welch's personal property in 1946 with the names of those who bought items and the prices they paid.

Biographical / historical:

Constance "Connie" Welsh (30 November 1889-12 January 1990) was born to Fayette G. Welsh (1854-1943) and Susan Parthenia Brown Welsh (1865-1948). The family lived on a farm near Hamilton, Virginia, and later moved to Purcellville. Active members of the Society of Friends, the family attended the Goose Creek Meeting. Connie graduated from Lincoln High School; she then attended a business college in Washington, D.C. and worked for the Treasury Department for several years. After working in Washington, she attended Harrisonburg State Teacher's College and the University of Virginia. Connie taught school in Loudoun County for eight years, and then worked as a secretary.

She lived with her parents in Purcellville until her father died in 1943, after which Connie and her mother moved to Leesburg. Her mother died 1948. Connie remained in Leesburg until her own death in 1990. Though she joined the United Methodist Church as an adult, she is buried with her parents in Goose Creek Burial Grounds in Lincoln.

Acquisition information:
James and Cindy Welsh, Purcellville, VA
Processing information:

Elizabeth E. Preston, 25 March 2013

Arrangement:

Chronological

Accruals:

2004.0099