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Crofton and Shubrick family correspondence
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1205
Abstract:
The Crofton and Shubrick families were descendants of a prominent French American diplomat and businessman, Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827), and represent middle-class American women in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. Two generations of women married military men who were stationed across the world. This collection spans three generations of women (Julia du Pont Shubrick, Gabrielle Josephine Shubrick Crofton, and Julia du Pont Crofton Walcutt) from these families and contains correspondence regarding everyday life.
Dates:
1852-1898
Margaretta du Pont Coleman papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2027
Abstract:
The Margaretta E. "Meta" du Pont Coleman Papers primarily consist of family correspondence collected by Meta Coleman.
Dates:
1852-1915
Victorine du Pont Bauduy autograph album
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0532
Abstract:
Victorine du Pont (1792-1861), the eldest child of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, and Sophie Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828). The album contains poetry and verses written by Victorine and her friends and family, sketches, and watercolors.
Dates:
1821-1844
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- Coleman, Margaretta du Pont, 1862-1938 1
- Coleman, R. Bannen (Robert Bannen), 1856-1898 1
- Crofton, Gabrielle Josephine Shubrick, 1835-1894 1
- Du Pont, Alfred Victor, 1833-1893 1
- Du Pont, Bidermann, 1837-1923 1
- Du Pont, Ellen Coleman, 1838-1876 1
- Du Pont, Margaretta Lammot, 1807-1898 1
- Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930 1
- Du Pont, Zara, 1869-1946 1
- Shubrick, Julia du Pont, 1806-1882 1
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