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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 20 items) |
Abstract | William Lee Trenholm (1836-1901) of Charleston, S.C., was a banker and Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, 1886-1889. His daughter, Kate Trenholm Abrams of Washington, D.C., was active in the women's suffrage movement and an organizer of the District of Columbia branch of the League of Women Voters. Her daughter, Katherine T. Abrams, was chief yeoman, Fitness Report Section, Bureau of Navigation, United States Navy Department. The collection includes six essays or speeches by Colonel William Lee Trenholm about the South, "King Cotton," the silver issue, and other matters; a play and other papers by Kate Trenholm Abrams; a scrapbook of invitations, calling cards, etc.; and a scrapbook of World War I correspondence, photographs (including one of Josephus Daniels), memorabilia, and other items of Katherine T. Abrams. |
Creator | Trenholm (Family : Charleston, S.C.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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William Lee Trenholm (1836-1901) of Charleston, S.C., was a banker and Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, 1886-1889. His daughter, Kate Trenholm Abrams of Washington, D.C., was active in the women's suffrage movement. She was one of the organizers of the District of Columbia branch of the League of Women Voters and a member of the Congressional Committee of the Federation of Women's Clubs. Her daughter, Katherine T. Abrams, was chief yeoman, Fitness Report Section, Bureau of Navigation, United States Navy Department.
Back to TopThe collection includes six essays or speeches by Colonel William Lee Trenholm about the South, "King Cotton," the silver issue, and other matters; a play and other papers by his daughter, Kate Trenholm Abrams; a scrapbook of invitations, calling cards, etc.; and a scrapbook of World War I correspondence, photographs (including one of Josephus Daniels), memorabilia, and other items of Katherine T. Abrams (daughter of Kate T. Abrams), chief yeoman, Fitness Report Section, Bureau of Navigation, United States Navy Department.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Writings, William Lee TrenholmContains published and unpublished essays and fragments, including "Population," "The South," "South since 1865," "Washington's Southern Tour, 1791," and "On the Free Coinage Bill." |
Folder 2 |
"The Reign of Cotton," by William Lee Trenholm |
Folder 3 |
Writings and clippings, Kate Trenholm Abrams |
Folder 4 |
Volume 1: Scrapbook, visiting cards, 1880-1887 |
Folder 5 |
Volume 2: Scrapbook, Katharine T. Abrams, 1917-1926 |
Folder 6 |
Volume 3: Dramatization of the last days of Pompeii, by Kate Trenholm Abrams |