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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Box 5

 Container

Contains 7 Results:

Correspondence of James Westmore Willcox, Jr. (1894-1971), chiefly from school friends, 1913

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of author, editor, and anthologist, Louise Price Collier Willcox (1865-1929), 1877-1933, chiefly consist of literary correspondence, personal correspondence, and family correspondence, mostly with her immediate family. The first series consists of correspondence from literary figures and publishers, including Henry M. Alden, James Lane Allen, Henry Charles Beeching, Hilaire Belloc, Arnold Bennett, A. C. Benson, Abbie Farwell Brown, Alice Brown, Trigant Burrow, H. Price...
Dates: 1913
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library / Louise Collier Willcox papers / Family Correspondence and Miscellany

Correspondence of Louise Collier Willcox (1865-1929) to her daughter, Christina Willcox Capelli, 1919

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Letters written while she is staying at Dr. Ribble’s in Wytheville, Virginia, for rest and recovery, from August through September, are full of local news and details about her health and treatment. Willcox returned to Norfolk in October and her letters discuss the music concerts to be held there during the winter and Ellen Glasgow’s new book ["The Builders" ?] (October 15, 1919); accompanying the [John?] Powells to a concert by Claudia Muzio and Josѐ Mardones (October 30, 1919); and a...
Dates: 1919
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library / Louise Collier Willcox papers / Family Correspondence and Miscellany

Correspondence of Louise Collier Willcox (1865-1929) to her daughter, Christina Willcox Capelli, 1920 January-July

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

These letters generally encourage her daughter in her singing career by telling her about opportunities to sing, providing money for her support and voice lessons, and giving her advice. She also describes local concerts and social events in Norfolk, Virginia. Willcox also mentions hearing [Arthur?] Fiedler play the violin (June 12, 1920)

Dates: 1920 January-July
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library / Louise Collier Willcox papers / Family Correspondence and Miscellany

Correspondence of Louise Collier Willcox (1865-1929) to her daughter, Christina Willcox Capelli, 1920 October-December

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents Willcox writes about their plans for the winter and her teaching duties in her home. She also mentions her notification of belonging to the Pen and Brush Club, New York (November 14 and 26, 1920); the singing of Amelita Galli-Curci (November 21 and 26, 1920); mention of Louis Jaffѐ, Ellen Glasgow in Spain with Josephine, Edith Wharton’s book "Age of Innocence," John Galsworthy’s "In Chancery," and her teaching of three girls from 10-2 every day (December 8, 1920); the marriage of Margaret...
Dates: 1920 October-December
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library / Louise Collier Willcox papers / Family Correspondence and Miscellany

Correspondence of Louise Collier Willcox (1865-1929) to her daughter, Christina Willcox Capelli, 1921

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Willcox writes about hearing Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist sing (January 27, 1921); discusses what she thinks her daughter must do in order to succeed (May 26, 1921); and the request by Ella King Adams, head of Cecil de Mille’s reading office, for Willcox to do scenarios for them (June 10, 1921)

Dates: 1921
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library / Louise Collier Willcox papers / Family Correspondence and Miscellany

Correspondence of Louise Collier Willcox (1865-1929) to her daughter, Christina Willcox Capelli, 1922 January-March

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents She describes a concert by Sophie Braslau at Norfolk and mentions her own work on movie scripts, “I am going to write three movie pictures and see if I can make any money” (January 10, 1922). Willcox also mentions Ellen Glasgow and being “color blind as to paint” as an example to her daughter as how to conduct herself as a single woman (February 15, 1922); the quality of a record made by Christina Willcox Capelli (February 26, 1922); She also generally discusses concerts given by her...
Dates: 1922 January-March
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library / Louise Collier Willcox papers / Family Correspondence and Miscellany

Correspondence of Louise Collier Willcox (1865-1929) to her daughter, Christina Willcox Capelli, 1922 May-August

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

Willcox writes about a Mr. Dupont, Wilmington, Delaware, requesting her help in preparing his three volumes of poetry for publication (July 1, 1922); and Louise’s visit to her old friend, Fannie Brewer, at World’s End Farm, Hingham, Massachusetts (August 22 and 25, 1922)

Dates: 1922 May-August
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library / Louise Collier Willcox papers / Family Correspondence and Miscellany