Edward D. Duffield Correspondence with Josephine Curtis, 1890-1903

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Duffield, Edward D. (Edward Dickinson) (1871-1938)

Title:

Edward D. Duffield Correspondence with Josephine Curtis

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/3f462544p

Dates:

1890-1903

Size:

13 boxes and 6.2 linear feet

Storage Note:

ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-13

Language:

English

Abstract: Edward D. Duffield (Princeton Class of 1892) was a general solicitor of the Prudential Insurance Company of America and eventually became president. The correspondence consists of letters between Duffield and Josephine Curtis, his future wife. The letters date primarily from their courtship, which a few later letters and two family photograph albums.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of correspondence between Duffield (Princeton Class of 1892) and his future wife, Josephine Reade Curtis of Troy, New York. Their letters to each others span the years from 1890 to their marriage on April 21, 1897. Also present is a small amount of correspondence from 1899 to 1903, and two family photograph albums.

Collection Creator Biography:

Duffield

Duffield studied law in Newark, N.J., after graduating from Princeton University, and from 1895-1896 was managing clerk for the law firm of Depew & Parker in Newark. In 1906 Duffield became general solicitor of the Prudential Insurance Company of America, later becoming its president, a position he held until his death in 1938.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Philip Yeats. Transfer from Mudd.
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.
Processing Information: This collection was processed in 1997. Finding aid written in 1997.

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