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Box 3

 Container

Contains 7 Results:

Letters of Recommendation or Testimonials concerning Albert Sherwood Wilson, 2 folders, 1840-1889

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1-2
Scope and Contents Prior to 1883, Albert Sherwood Wilson was the principal of a school in Bridgeport, Connecticut for over 20 years. In 1883, he taught first grade at Glen Cove Long Island, New York, where he eventually became principal. In one letter, June 28, 1889, he mentions Albert Barnum Wilson, who was the father of Albert Frederick Wilson. Albert Barnum Wilson was teaching in Newark, New Jersey and was a principal of one of the schools there during this time. Albert Sherwood Wilson had moved to Newark...
Dates: 1840-1889

Correspondence of Publishers to Albert Frederick Wilson, 1904-1906

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: 1904-1906

Correspondence of Albert Frederick Wilson to his wife, Ruth Danenhower Wilson, and children, 1916-1931, undated

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

His children include Geoffrey, Sloan, and Sherwood.

Dates: 1916-1931, undated

Correspondence of Albert Frederick Wilson with Friends, Family and others, 1906-1927

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: 1906-1927

Poetry - "Last Poems" typescript by Albert Frederick Wilson, undated

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: undated

Poetry by Albert Frederick Wilson, undated

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: undated

Short Story “Monody” by Albert Frederick Wilson, undated

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 13
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: undated