Inventory of the Baldwin Family Papers, 1915-1955

Collection Number 5054

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Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
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Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
Processed by
Jaime L. Margalotti
Date Processed
November 2003
Encoded by
Jaime L. Margalotti
Date Encoded
November 2003
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Southern Historical Collection
Creator
Baldwin family.
Title
Baldwin Family Papers, 1915-1955 (bulk ca. 1927-1934)
Call Number
5054
Extent
About 100 items (0.5 linear feet)
Abstract
Mary and Elizabeth Baldwin were the socially prominent daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baldwin. They hosted events first in Macon, Ga., and, after 1933, in Savannah, Ga., where they socialized with students from Wesleyan Conservatory, where Mary studied journalism, and Mercer University. Elizabeth married Adam Leopold Alexander in 1939 and had two children. The collection includes two scrapbooks, some letters, and other materials. The larger scrapbook, constructed by Mary Baldwin, ca. 1927-1934, contains newspaper clippings, invitations, greeting cards, dance cards, programs, letters and notes, telegrams, bridge tallies, and photographs. Her second, smaller, scrapbook contains signatures and toasts, as well as photographs of family and friends. There are several folders of letters that were removed from the scrapbook and loose materials that did not necessarily come from the scrapbooks. These folders contain miscellaneous notes, letters from Adam Leopold Alexander to Elizabeth, and a small number of clippings. Also included are photographs, most of which are unidentified.
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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Provenance
Received from Caroline Russell of Raleigh, N.C., in March 2001 (Acc. 98920).
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Baldwin Family Papers #5054, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Alexander, Adam Leopold, 1902-1960.
Baldwin, Elizabeth, 1913-1998.
Baldwin, Mary.
Baldwin family.
Macon (Ga.)--Social life and customs.
Savannah (Ga.)--Social life and customs.
Women--Georgia--Social life and customs.
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Biographical Note

Mary and Elizabeth Baldwin were the socially prominent daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baldwin. The older sister, Mary, known as "Bugs," and the younger sister, Elizabeth, known as "Boots," often hosted teas, bridge games, dances, and other events at their parents' home, in Macon, Ga. In 1933, the family moved to Savannah, Ga., where the girls continued their involvement as fashionable members of the "college set." During the 1920s, Mary attended Wesleyan Conservatory, where she took journalism classes. She and her sister often socialized with Wesleyan girls and boys from Mercer University. Elizabeth Baldwin (1913-1998) married Adam Leopold Alexander (1902-1960) in 1939 and had two children, Elizabeth Baldwin Alexander, known as "Betty" or "Punkie", born on 29 December 1941, and Eloise Porter Alexander, born on 10 November 1944.

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Collection Overview

The Baldwin family papers include two scrapbooks, some letters, and other materials. The larger scrapbook, constructed by Mary Baldwin, ca. 1927-1934, contains newspaper clippings, invitations, greeting cards, dance cards, programs, letters and notes, telegrams, bridge tallies, and photographs. Mary Baldwin's second, smaller, scrapbook contains signatures and toasts, as well as photographs of family and friends. There are several folders of letters that were removed from the scrapbook and loose materials that did not necessarily come from the scrapbooks. These folders contain miscellaneous notes, letters from Adam Leopold Alexander ("Leap") to Elizabeth ("Boots"), and a small number of clippings. Also included are photographs, most of which are unidentified.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Papers, 1915-1955 (bulk ca. 1927-1934).
About 100 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
The Baldwin family papers include two scrapbooks, some letters, and other materials. The larger scrapbook, constructed by Mary Baldwin, ca. 1927-1934, contains newspaper clippings, invitations, greeting cards, dance cards, programs, letters and notes, telegrams, bridge tallies, and photographs. Mary Baldwin's second, smaller, scrapbook contains signatures and toasts, as well as photographs of family and friends. There are several folders of letters that were removed from the scrapbook and loose materials that did not necessarily come from the scrapbooks. These folders contain miscellaneous notes, letters from Adam Leopold Alexander ("Leap") to Elizabeth ("Boots"), and a small number of clippings. Also included are photographs, most of which are unidentified.
   Folder 1-8
Scrapbook, ca. 1927-1934
   Folder 9
Scrapbook enclosures: Letters and notes, ca. 1927-1934
   Folder 10
Scrapbook, ca. 1928-1931
   Folder 11
Letters from Adam Leopold Alexander to Elizabeth Baldwin, 1938
   Folder 12
Miscellaneous letters, 1920s-1930s
   Folder 13
Clippings, ca. 1920s-1930s
   Folder P-5054/1
Photographs, 1915-1955

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Items Separated

Items separated include photographs (P-5054/1) and oversized photographs (OP-P-5054/1).