morrm/1924.xml Mary Morris Scrapbooks A Guide to the Mary Morris Scrapbooks at the Connecticut Historical Society Compiled by Ruth Blair EAD conversion sponsored by The Connecticut Historical Society Connecticut Historical Society
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August 2000 Collection Overview US/CTH/MORRM/1924 Connecticut Historical Society Mary Morris Scrapbooks. 1873-1924 Mary Morris Collection consists of clippings of obituaries and news of social events appearing in the Hartford Courant of Hartford, Connecticut and the Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts, chronologically arranged. 188 volumes linear feet Manuscript stacks Scope and Content

Collection consists of clippings of obituaries and news of social events appearing in the Hartford Courant of Hartford, Connecticut and the Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts.

Organization

Materials are organized into 3 series based on arrangement by the donor.

Obituary Scrapbooks Social Scrapbooks Indexes Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically within the first two series and in alphabetical groups as distinct from alphabetical order in the third series.

 Biographical Sketch

Mary Pamelia was born in New York City on January 1, 1848, the daughter of Festus C. and Sarah (Lincoln) Felt. On May 15, 1867 she married John emory Morris of the Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut. She was the mother of Henry Lincoln, Edward Bontecou and John Felt Morris. She died at her home at 66 Niles Street in Hartford on September 12, 1924.

 Series list Series 1: Obituary Scrapbooks Series 1: Obituary Scrapbooks 1873-1923 131 volumes MORRM/1924 -- 1-131 Series consists of clippings of obituaries appearing in the Hartford Courant and the Springfield Republican. Volume 1 Obituaries 1873 - January 1883 Volume 2 Obituaries February 1883 - February 1884 Volume 3 Obituaries February 1884 - January 1885 Volume 4 Obituaries February 1885 - November 1885 Volume 5 Obituaries December 1885 - August 1886 Volume 6 Obituaries August 1886 - February 1887 Volume 7 Obituaries February 1887 - August 1887 Volume 8 Obituaries August 1887 - February 1888 Volume 9 Obituaries February 1888 - July 1888 Volume 10 Obituaries July 1888 - January 1889 Volume 11 Obituaries January 1889 - June 1889 Volume 12 Obituaries June 1889 - December 1889 Volume 13 Obituaries December 1889 - May 1890 Volume 14 Obituaries May 1890 - November 1890 Volume 15 Obituaries November 1890 - February 1891 Volume 16 Obituaries February 1891 - July 1891 Volume 17 Obituaries July 1891 - February 1892 Volume 18 Obituaries March 1892 - December 1892 Volume 19 Obituaries Volume 20 Obituaries May 1893 - November 1893 Volume 21 Obituaries December 1893 - May 1894 Volume 22 Obituaries May 1894 - November 1894 Volume 23 Obituaries November 1894 - March 1895 Volume 24 Obituaries March 1895 - September 1895 Volume 25 Obituaries September 1895 - February 1896 Volume 26 Obituaries February 1896 - June 1896 Volume 27 Obituaries June 1896 - November 1896 Volume 28 Obituaries November 1896 - March 1897 Volume 29 Obituaries March 1897 - July 1897 Volume 30 Obituaries August 1897 - December 1897 Volume 31 Obituaries December 1897 - May 1898 Volume 32 Obituaries May 1898 - October 1898 Volume 33 Obituaries October 1898 - January 1899 Volume 34 Obituaries January 1899 - June 1899 Volume 35 Obituaries June 1899 - September 1899 Volume 36 Obituaries September 1899 - January 1900 Volume 37 Obituaries January 1900 - March 1900 Volume 38 Obituaries March 1900 - July 1900 Volume 39 Obituaries July 1900 - October 1900 Volume 40 Obituaries October 1900 - January 1901 Volume 41 Obituaries January 1901 - April 1901 Volume 42 Obituaries April 1901 - August 1901 Volume 43 Obituaries August 1901 - December 1901 Volume 44 Obituaries December 1901 - March 1902 Volume 45 Obituaries March 1902 - June 1902 Volume 46 Obituaries June 1902 - October 1902 Volume 47 Obituaries October 1902 - January 1903 Volume 48 Obituaries January 1903 - May 1903 Volume 49 Obituaries May 1903 - September 1903 Volume 50 Obituaries September 1903 - December 1903 Volume 51 Obituaries December 1903 - February 1904 Volume 52 Obituaries February 1904 - May 1904 Volume 53 Obituaries May 1904 - August 1904 Volume 54 Obituaries August 1904 - November 1904 Volume 55 Obituaries November 1904 - February 1905 Volume 56 Obituaries February 1905 - April 1905 Volume 57 Obituaries April 1905 - July 1905 Volume 58 Obituaries July 1905 - November 1905 Volume 59 Obituaries November 1905 - February 1906 Volume 60 Obituaries February 1906 - April 1906 Volume 61 Obituaries April 1906 - July 1906 Volume 62 Obituaries July 1906 - October 1906 Volume 63 Obituaries October 1906 - January 1907 Volume 64 Obituaries January 1907 - March 1907 Volume 65 Obituaries March 1907 - June 1907 Volume 66 Obituaries June 1907 - August 1907 Volume 67 Obituaries August 1907 - November 1907 Volume 68 Obituaries November 1907 - January 1908 Volume 69 Obituaries January 1908 - March 1908 Volume 70 Obituaries March 1908 - June 1908 Volume 71 Obituaries June 1908 - September 1908 Volume 72 Obituaries September 1908 - December 1908 Volume 73 Obituaries December 1908 - March 1909 Volume 74 Obituaries March 1909 - June 1909 Volume 75 Obituaries June 1909 - December 1909 Volume 76 Obituaries September 1909 - December 1909 Volume 77 Obituaries December 1909 - March 1910 Volume 78 Obituaries March 1910 - May 1910 Volume 79 Obituaries May 1910 - August 1910 Volume 80 Obituaries August 1910 - November 1910 Volume 81 Obituaries November 1910 = February 1911 Volume 82 Obituaries February 1911 - April 1911 Volume 83 Obituaries April 1911 - July 1911 Volume 84 Obituaries July 1911 - November 1911 Volume 85 Obituaries November 1911 - February 1912 Volume 86 Obituaries February 1912 - April 1912 Volume 87 Obituaries April 1912 - August 1912 Volume 88 Obituaries August 1912 - October 1912 Volume 89 Obituaries October 1912 - March 1913 Volume 90 Obituaries March 1913 - July 1913 Volume 91 Obituaries July 1913 - October 1913 Volume 92 Obituaries October 1913 - January 1914 Volume 93 Obituaries January 1914 - April 1914 Volume 94 Obituaries April 1914 - August 1914 Volume 95 Obituaries August 1914 - December 1914 Volume 96 Obituaries December 1914 - March 1915 Volume 97 Obituaries March 1915 - May 1915 Volume 98 Obituaries May 1915 - December 1915 Volume 99 Obituaries September 1915 - November 1915 Volume 100 Obituaries November 1915 - January 1916 Volume 101 Obituaries January 1916 - April 1916 Volume 102 Obituaries April 1916 - July 1916 Volume 103 Obituaries July 1916 - November 1916 Volume 104 Obituaries November 1916 - January 1917 Volume 105 Obituaries January 1917 - March 1917 Volume 106 Obituaries March 1917 - July 1917 Volume 107 Obituaries July 1917 - November 1917 Volume 108 Obituaries November 1917 - February 1918 Volume 109 Obituaries February 1918 - May 1918 Volume 110 Obituaries May 1918 - August 1918 Volume 111 Obituaries August 1918 - December 1918 Volume 112 Obituaries December 1918 - March 1919 Volume 113 Obituaries March 1919 - August 1919 Volume 114 Obituaries August 1919 - December 1919 Volume 115 Obituaries December 1919 - March 1920 Volume 116 Obituaries March 1920 - July 1920 Volume 117 Obituaries Jully 1920 - October 1920 Volume 118 Obituaries October 1920 - January 1921 Volume 119 Obituaries January 1921 - April 1921 Volume 120 Obituaries April 1921 - July 1921 Volume 121 Obituaries July 1921 - October 1921 Volume 122 Obituaries October 1921 - December 1921 Volume 123 Obituaries December 1921 - February 1922 Volume 124 Obituaries February 1922 - May 1922 Volume 125 Obituaries May 1922 - July 1922 Volume 126 Obituaries July 1922 - October 1922 Volume 127 Obituaries October 1922 - December 1922 Volume 128 Obituaries December 1922 - March 1923 Volume 129 Obituaries March 1923 - May 1923 Volume 130 Obituaries May 1923 - August 1923 Volume 131 Obituaries August 1923 - October 1923 Series 2: Social Event Scrapbooks Series 2: Social Event Scrapbooks 1873 - 1924 52 volumes MORRM/1924 -- 1-52 Collection consists of clippings of engagements, weddings, balls and other social events appearing in the Hartford Courant of Hartford, Connecticut and the Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts, chronologically arranged. Volume S1 Social Events 1873 - 1882 Volume S2 Social Events 1882 - 1885 Volume S3 Social Events January 1886 - October 1889 Volume S4 Social Events November 1889 - November 1891 Volume S5 Social Events November 1891 - April 1894 Volume S6 Social Events April 1894 - October 1895 Volume S7 Social Events October 1895 - May 1896 Volume S8 Social Events May 1896 - June 1897 Volume S9 Social Events June 1897 - October 1898 Volume S10 Social Events November 1898 - October 1899 Volume S11 Social Events October 1899 - November 1900 Volume S12 Social Events November 1900 - October 1901 Volume S13 Social Events October 1901 - September 1902 Volume S14 Social Events September 1902 - September 1903 Volume S15 Social Events September 1903 - June 1904 Volume S16 Social Events June 1904 - January 1905 Volume S17 Social Events January 1905 - October 1905 Volume S18 Social Events October 1905 - June 1906 Volume S19 Social Events May 1906 - January 1907 Volume S20 Social Events January 1907 - July 1907 Volume S21 Social Events July 1907 - January 1908 Volume S22 Social Events January 1908 - July 1908 Volume S23 Social Events July 1908 - January 1909 Volume S24 Social Events February 1909 - October 1909 Volume S25 Social Events October 1909 - June 1910 Volume S26 Social Events June 1910 - April 1911 Volume S27 Social Events April 1911 - October 1911 Volume S28 Social Events October 1911 - May 1912 Volume S29 Social Events June 1912 - December 1912 Volume S30 Social Events January 1913 - June 1913 Volume S31 Social Events July 1913 - December 1913 Volume S32 Social Events January 1914 - June 1914 Volume S33 Social Events June 1914 - January 1915 Volume S34 Social Events January 1915 - June 1915 Volume S35 Social Events July 1915 - December 1915 Volume S36 Social Events December 1915 - June 1916 Volume S37 Social Events June 1916 - November 1916 Volume S38 Social Events November 1916 - May 1917 Volume S39 Social Events May 1917 - September 1917 Volume S40 Social Events September 1917 - February 1918 Volume S41 Social Events February 1918 - August 1918 Volume S42 Social Events August 1918 - March 1919 Volume S43 Social Events March 1919 - July 1919 Volume S44 Social Events July 1919 - November 1919 Volume S45 Social Events November 1919 - March 1920 Volume S46 Social Events March 1920 - June 1920 Volume S47 Social Events June 1920 - November 1920 Volume S48 Social Events November 1920 - February 1921 Volume S49 Social Events February 1921 - May 1921 Volume S50 Social Events May 1921 - July 1921 Volume S51 Social Events July 1921 - November 1921 Volume S52 Social Events November 1921 - August 1924 Series 3: Indexes to Obituary Scrapbooks Series 3: Indexes to Obituary Scrapbooks 1873-1923 3 volumes MORRM/1924 -- I1-3 Names are indexed by alphabet groupings, that is for example, all the A's are listed together in chronlogical order by date of death, but not in strict alphabetical sequence. Although Mrs. Morris continued clipping obituaries until almost the end of her life, her health was such that she did not feel up to indexing them after February of 1922. Volume I1 Index to Obituary Scrapbooks 1873-February 1896 Volume I2 Index to Obituary Scrapbooks February 1896 - March 1919 Volume I3 Index to Obituary Scrapbooks March 1919 - February 1922 Series 4: Indexes to Social Event Scrapbooks Series 4: Indexes to Social Event Scrapbooks 1878-1921 2 volumes MORRM/1924 -- SI1-2 Names are indexed by alphabet groupiings, that is for example, all the "A" surnames are listed together in chronlogical order by date of the social event, but not in strict alphabetical sequence. Although Mrs. Morris continued clipping social events until almost the end of her life, her health was such that she did not feel up to indexing them after November of 1921. Volume SI1 Index to Social Events Scrapbooks 1878 - April 1911 Volume SI2 Index to Social Events Scrapbooks April 1911 - November 1921 Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

 Use Restrictions

Use of the material requires compliance with the Connecticut Historical Society's Library Regulations.

 Preferred Citation

"Item, Collection Title(Collection Code -- volume #), at the Connecticut Historical Society".

 Processing Details

EAD instance compiled by Ruth Blair in August 2000, based on donor's arrangement. EAD finding aid was created in XML using NoteTab Pro. Transformation to HTML was effected through application of XSL (WD19981216) using James Clark's processor, XT.

 Accruals

The collection is closed.

 Accession Register Accession 34866 January 1925 Heirs of estate of Mary Morris