Bertha Warren Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing or quoting from the memoir, please contact the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Preferred citation:

Bertha Warren Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Creator:
Adams, Edith
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Bertha Warren Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Background

Scope and content:

Letters to Bertha Warren from her stepmother, Frances M. Warren, of Hartford County, Connecticut, and her friend, Edith Adam of Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Bertha Warren is a deaf student, about 20 years old, who attends the Mystic Oral School, later changed to Whipple Home School, in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut. The letters talk of skills that Bertha must learn, especially her art work, her activities, school and news from home.

Biographical / historical:

She was born April 1875, the daughter of Norman Warren and the stepdaughter of Frances M. Warren. She lived in Hartford County, Connecticut. She attended the Mystic Oral School, later changed to Whipple Home School, in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut in 1894 and 1895.

Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:

Bertha Warren

Acquisition information:
Purchased.
Arrangement:

Grouped by writer, then chronological within each group.