Sarah Anne Vinton Papers on Leonard Alden, 1816-1889

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Collection Overview

Collector:

Vinton, Sarah A.

Title:

Sarah Anne Vinton Papers on Leonard Alden

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/9593tv21q

Dates:

1816-1889

Size:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Storage Note:

ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists largely of correspondence between Sarah Anne Vinton and her cousin Leonard Case Alden, a Harvard graduate and lieutenant in the Civil War.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of letters to Sarah Anne Vinton from her cousin Leonard Alden, her uncle Frederic Vinton, and her sister Charlotte Vinton. Also included is a eulogy book on Leonard Alden compiled by Frederic Vinton, containing two albumen portraits of Leonard and Sarah, and a Harvard University medal awarded to Sarah's father, George. The collection is of special interest both for Alden's references to student life at Harvard and Mount Holyoke (where Sarah was enrolled) and for his narrative of life as a civil war soldier after he enlisted in 1863. Included in the correspondence are extensive exchanges on class readings and accounts of specific seminars and faculty.

Arrangement

Arranged into the following file groups: Correspondence, 1859-1889; Leonard Alden Eulogy Book, 1864; Genealogical Material, undated; Miscellaneous, 1816-1880.

Collection Creator Biography:

Vinton, Sarah A.

Sarah Anne Vinton was a cousin of Leonard Case Alden, a Harvard graduate who served as a lieutenant in the Civil War and died of illness in 1863. Her uncle Frederic Vinton was the librarian of the Chancellor Green Library at Princeton University, 1873-1890.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Purchased from Bonham and Butterfields in 2011 (AM2011-80).
Appraisal: The Emily Ann Brown Daybook and Travel Papers, which was acquired in the same lot, was processed as a separate collection.
Processing Information: This collection was processed by Regine Heberlein in 2011. Finding aid written by Regine Heberlein in 2011.

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