mnsss166 Wead Family Papers, 1862-1936 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by mnsss. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

2003

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Laura Cutter. 2003-06-13 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mnsss166 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Wead Family Papers, 1862-1936 Finding Aid MS 171 Revised 2002 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Wead family Wead Family Papers1862-1936 MS 171 1 box (.25 linear ft.) Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Librarian and U.S. Sanitary Commission volunteer. The Wead Family papers consist primarily of correspondence to and from Mary Wead in the course of her work with the U.S. Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. Correspondents with both Mary and Eunice Wead include Louisa Lee Schuyler, leader in 19th century welfare work; author Amy Lowell; and Letitia Campbell of the Freedman's Union Commission. There is a small amount of correspondence to other Wead family members. English. Biographical Note

Mary K. Wead (1812-1896) worked for the United States Sanitary Commission (Woman's Central Association of Relief) during the Civil War, and during the 1880s was an inspector for the New York State Charities Association for Franklin County. She married Samuel Wead. For additional biographical information, see pages 12-14 in "The Wead Family & Its Relations to Malone" in Box 1 Folder 1a.

Eunice Wead (1881-1969), (Mary's granddaughter?), graduated from Smith College in 1902, and received her Masters degree from the University of Michigan in 1927. She was a librarian at Smith College from 1906 to 1911; Curator of Rare Books from 1917 to 1924; and was Associate Professor of Library Science at the University of Michigan from 1926-1944.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Wead Family papers consist primarily of correspondence to and from Mary Wead in the course of her work with the U.S. Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. There are also bills received for materials she purchased for the Union Army. Correspondents with both Mary and Eunice Wead include Louisa Lee Schuyler, leader in 19th century welfare work; author Amy Lowell; and Letitia Campbell of the Freedman's Union Commission. There is a small amount of correspondence to other Wead family members (circa 1911-36).

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.

The copyright owner of this collection is unknown. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Wead Family Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

History of the Collection

Eunice Wead donated her family papers to the Sophia Smith Collection circa 1944.

Collection is unprocessed. Finding aid revised in 2002 by Gayla Spaulding, intern.

Search Terms Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925--Correspondence Schuyler, Louisa Lee, 1837-1926--Correspondence Wead, Mary, 1812-1896 Wead, Mary Eunice American Freedman's Union Commission--History--Sources National Freedmen's Relief Association--History--Sources Woman's Central Association of Relief--History--Sources State Charities Aid Association (New York)--History--Sources United States Sanitary Commission--History--Sources United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women Additional Information 1 1 Contents: list and index 1 1a Biographical: Leslie C. Wead, "The Wead Family and its Relation to Malone [N.Y.]", 1905 Correspondence Mary Wead 1 2 Campbell, Laetitia, 1865 1 3 Collins, Ellen, 1862-78 1 4 Curtis, Mary, 1865 1 5 D'Orenienlx, Laura, 1863-64 1 6 Freedman's Union Commission, 1865-66 1 7 Griffin, Christine Kean, 1865 1 8 Parsons, Lizzie, circa 1860s 1 9 Piere, R., 1867 1 10 Sampson, E. A., 1866-67 1 11 Post, Angelina, 1864-65 1 12 Schuyler, Louisa Lee, 1864, 1865, 1881 1 13 Stuart, George H., 1864 1 14 Van Amringe, Susan M., 1882 1 15 Whitney, Maria, 1876 1 16 Sinclaire, Myra, 1863 Eunice Wead 1 17 Woolson, G.H., 1906 1 18 Lowell, Amy, 1919 1 19 Pilcher, Sophia, 1911, 1913, 1936 Mary Wead--Miscellaneous 1 20 Bills for items purchased for Union Army, 1863 1 21 State Charities Aid Association Forms, 1881-82