Wood Family Papers, 1794-1938, 2011

Title:

Wood Family Papers, 1794-1938, 2011

Creator:

Wood family
Wood, Sumner Gilbert, 1855-1942

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

2011.077

Object ID:

2011.077

Date:

1794-1938, 2011

Physical Description:

1 box ; 0.21 linear feet

Scope and Content:

The Wood Family Papers consist of correspondence, deeds, ephemera, family writings and stories, photographs, and genealogical research of and by the Wood family from 1794 to 1938. The materials in this collection were collected by Reverend Sumner Gilbert Wood, who passed them on to his son Horace Winbourne Wood. They were then given to Fred Garland Barber in about 1978 and then to John C. Chadbourne. Chadbourne provides numerous notes throughout the collection, primarily with the correspondence. These notes, written in 2011, contain information on the author and recipient, including their dates and relation. The correspondence consists primarily of letters to and from family members in Orange and Alstead, NH. Other towns represented include Acworth, Columbia, Gilmanton, Lebanon, and Meriden, NH, and Boston, Easthampton, and Fitchburg, MA. The majority of letters are to or from Benjamin Wood Jr., Zeruiah Waldo, Horace Wood, and John Wood. Other materials include deeds from Benjamin Wood, Gilbert Wood penmanship and daguerreotype advertisements, obituaries, poetry, family writings, a photograph of Paul Ansel Chadbourne, and photographs of houses. The family genealogy includes research notes and genealogical charts for the Wood, Waldo, Huntley, and Chadbourne families and includes an application to the Daughters of the American Revolution by Elizabeth A. Wood.

Subjects:

Genealogy , Clergy , Photographers , Advertising , Correspondence , Deeds , Families , Photography , Poetry

Locations:

Acworth, NH
Alstead, NH
Boston, MA
Columbia, NH
Easthampton, MA
Fitchburg, MA
Gilmanton, NH
Lebanon, NH
Meriden, NH
Orange, NH

People:

Chadbourne, John C., 1935 , Chadbourne, Paul A., 1823-1883 , Waldo, Anna , Waldo, Caroline, 1812 , Waldo, Lois , Waldo, Zeruiah, 1765-1850 , Wood, Benjamin, Jr., 1777-1841 , Wood, Elizabeth A., 1895-1963 , Wood, Gilbert, 1822-1850 , Wood, Horace, 1885 , Wood, John, 1809 , Wood, Laura , Wood, Mary , Wood, Nathan, 1806-1857 , Wood, Sumner Gilbert, 1855-1942 , Wood, Thomas

Organizations:

Wood family
Waldo family
Daughters of the American Revolution

Credit Line:

Gift of John C. Chadburne.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS60501_Wood_Family_Papers_2011.077-original.pdf