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REGISTER
OF THE
Catherine Bliss Enslow Papers
Accession Number: 1979/06.0255
Special Collections Department James E. Morrow Library Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia 1980,1998
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James E. Morrow Library Marshall University
CATHERINE BLISS ENSLOW PAPERS, 1899-1973
Accession Number: 255
Processed by: Jeannette N. Davis
Date completed: December 1980 [Word processed guide prepared by Amanda Quait, 1997]
Location: Special Collections Department
This collection, received June 14, 1979, was a gift of Mrs. Shirley Hayden, whose husband acquired them at the time of Miss Enslow’s death.
Linear feet of shelf space: 13 1/3
Literary rights: assigned to Marshall University
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Content and Scope of Collection ...... 1
Biography ...... 2
Inventory of the Collection
I. Correspondence ...... 3-4 II. Newspaper and Professional Papers ...... 5-8 III. Personal and Family Papers ...... 9-17 IV. Organization and Civic Papers ...... 17-18 V. Files on Notable Persons ...... 19-20 VI. Photographs ...... 21-23 VII. Oversized Items ...... 24-26
Explanatory notes:
Bk refers to “book” Bx refers to “box” in which papers are filed. Fd refers to “folder”. Sbk refers to “scrapbook”.
iii CONTENT AND SCOPE OF THE COLLECTION
This collection supplements “Ms 2", which was processed by Cora P. Teel in 1973.
Personal and family papers comprise a large portion of this collection. Miss Enslow collected numerous newspaper and magazine clippings on a variety of subjects, especially those dealing with socially prominent individuals on the local, national, and international levels. Too, she saved many items of correspondence between members of her family. Magazines, booklets, scrapbooks, and books are also included in this part of the collection. Most notable among the books is the Kelly Family Bible, which belonged to her maternal ancestors.
Copies of many of her columns and articles are included, along with other items relating to her career as a journalist. Her writings deal chiefly with Huntington “society” from the 1920's to the 1970's.
Many photographs are included in this collection, many of which were published in the newspaper. Other photos are of Miss Enslow, her family, and friends.
Correspondence from notable persons and friends is also included, as well as correspondence relating to her activities as civic leader.
CATHERINE BLISS ENSLOW, 1899-1973
Catherine Bliss Enslow was born on February 14, 1899, in Huntington, West Virginia. She was the youngest of three daughters of Edward Bliss Enslow and Constance Brockenborough Kelly. The former, who died in 1912, was a member of one of the Tri-State region’s most prominent families. During her years in Huntington High School, Miss Enslow helped found the T. T. Club, a small charity organization composed of several local socialites; this group evolved into the Huntington Junior League in the 1930's. After graduating from high school in 1917, she spent some time in Chicago (where her closest sister, Constance, resided) taking lessons in social dancing. In 1918, she joined the staff of the Huntington Advertiser as a reporter. She later became a feature writer for the Herald-Dispatch before being promoted to society editor of that newspaper. The mid-1920's seem to have been financially difficult years for Catherine Enslow and her widowed mother. For unclear reasons, Miss Enslow left the newspaper staff to become, first, an insurance salesperson, then, an agent for the Frigidaire Company. In the latter part of the decade, she broadcasted a nightly show over the WSAZ radio station. These programs continued to air for thirteen years. In the 1930's, she was reemployed by the Huntington Publishing Company as society editor, travel editor, and featured columnist of the Advertiser. Despite her official retirement in 1966, she continued to write her columns until shortly before her death. Active in the Democratic Party, she served as executive committeewoman for eight years, and as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention twice during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. During World War II, Miss Enslow directed recreation activities for aviation cadets stationed at the Marshall University quarters in Huntington. She also served as director of the Huntington unit of the American Women’s Voluntary Services and was the only woman on the local board of the United Service Organizations during the war. In addition to the T. T. Club and the Junior League, she was a charter member of Huntinton’s Altrusa Club, the Junior Department of the Huntington Women’s Club, and the West Virginia Association of Newspaperwomen. Her honors included memberships in Civic Leaders of America, the Kentucky Colonels, Personalities of the South, Two Thousand Women of Achievement, and Who’s Who in American Women. She died in Huntington on February 13, 1973, one day before her seventy-fourth birthday.
2 CATHERINE BLISS ENSLOW PAPERS, 1899-1973
I. Correspondence
Bx 1 Correspondence Sent and Received 8 Fd
Fd 1 Letter sent, 1942 1 item
December 8, 1942--Huntington, WV: Letter sent to Sgt. Fred M. Lawson of Huntington’s Army Recruiting Office inviting his staff of servicemen to the Service Ball of the local A. W. V. S. unit, of which Miss Enslow was chairman.
Fd 2 Postcard sent, undated 1 item
Chicago, IL: Card sent to Jeannette Hatch of Huntington, a fellow-member of the T. T. Club, describing activities during Miss Enslow’s visit with sister Constance.
Fd 3 Letters received, undated: unidentified; B-W 10 items
Fd 4 Letters received, 1915-1939 12 items
April 2, 1925--Huntington, WV: Letter of recommendation from Roy Brammar (sp), Feature Advertising Editor of the Herald-Dispatch, to future employers of Miss Enslow, relating her history with the Huntington Publishing Company, and recommending her “. . . as being a capapble and honest lady worthy of trust and confidence.”
June 3, 1927--Cincinnati, OH: Letter from Laurence Witten, insurance agent, answering Miss Enslow’s need to borrow two-hundred dollars, and discussing prospects for her possible employment in the Cincinnati office of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; he comments that “. . . undoubtedly things have been hard. . .” for Miss Enslow and her mother.
July 28, 1932--New York City: Letter from Ruth Etting, popular songstress, thanking Miss Enslow for suggestions for her CBS-radio program.
Fd 5 Letters received, 1942-1966 21 items
March 28, 1947--Huntington, WV: Letter from Haidee M. Scott, area Field Director of the American Red Cross, thanking Miss Enslow for her “tireless efforts” in aiding with the Benefit Dance at the Veterans Hospital.
January 14, 1949--Charleston, WV: Letter from W. Va. Department of Public Assistance, thanking Miss Enslow for her aid in acquiring bicycles for needy
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May 14, 1951--New York City: Letter from the secretary of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, thanking Miss Enslow for press clippings which “. .
.both interested and amused them.”
Fd 6 Letters concerning AWVS and armed services: undated; 1942-1944 8 ite ms
December 6, 1942--Northampton, MA: Form letter, with additions, from C. E. Mitchell of the Women’s Navy Reserves, describing life in the Midshipmen’s School which she is attending.
Fd 7 Telegrams, 1942-1956 2 items
Fd 8 Cards: undated; 1922-[1963] 10 items
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II. Newspaper and Professional Papers
Bx 2 Columns and Feature Articles 11 Fd
Fd 1 Society Editor, 1924 3 items These are clippings of columns containing items of social interest of which Miss Enslow served as editor.
Fd 2-5 Undated, untitled columns
These are arranged alphabetically by first word in the article. The columns consist of items of social interest.
Fd 2 Undated, untitled columns, A-E 8 items Fd 3 Undated, untitled columns, F-J 23 items Fd 4 Undated, untitled columns, L-P 8 items Fd 5 Undated, untitled columns, R-W 11 items Fd 6 Untitled columns, 1939-1948 8 items
These columns are arranged in chronological order.
Fd 7-11 Feature articles, undated; 1920-1961
These articles cover a wide variety of subjects: fashion notes, horse show news, travel items, local history and articles about socially prominent Huntingtonians. The undated articles are arranged in alphabetical order by first word in the title.
Fd 7 Undated feature articles, A-Z 24 items
Fd 8 Feature articles, 1920-1939 8 items
August 27, 1939--”. . .Colonel Delos W. Emmons, Leader in Early City Life” discusses the life, professional and personal, of one of Huntington’s founders; the article was written as a tribute soon after his death.
Fd 9 Feature articles, 1940-1953 10 items June 11, 1953--”Junior League Here Has Twentieth Anniversary” retells the history of the group, one of Huntington’s most active and prestigious civic organizations.
Fd 10 Feature articles, 1954-1958 13 items
Fd 11 Feature articles, 1959-1961 15 items
5 This folder contains several items on the 1959 HUPCO-sponsored European tour.
Bx 3-5 “Miscellany” columns, undated; 1942-1970
These boxes contain clippings of Miss Enslow’s column “Miscellany”, subtitled “Talk of the Town”. In this column, she recorded social events in Huntington, described her visits to Chicago, New York, and Europe, and provided information about cultural events and the activities of women’s organizations in Huntington. The undated columns are arranged alphabetically by the first word in the article; the remainder are in chronological order.
Bx 3 “Miscellany” columns, undated 9 Fd
Box 4 “Miscellany” columns, 1942-1956 19 Fd
March 22, 1951--comments on the “magnificent” performance of Alicia Alonso and Igor Youskevich with [American] Ballet Theater on the Marshall Artists Series, and laments the little enthusiasm from the audience.
April 19, 1951--relates personal anecdotes about Helen Traubel, Metropolitan Opera soprano, and a performer on Marshall Artists Series.
January 28, 1954--recounts Miss Enslow’s attendance of a performance of the New York City Ballet, of which Huntington’s Arlouine Case is a featured dancer.
Bx 5 “Miscellany” columns, 1957-1970 12 Fd
Bx 6 Miscellaneous titled columns by Catherine Enslow 3 Fd
Fd 1 “Tee-Vee Chit Chat,” undated, C-W 7 items Fd 2 “Tee-Vee Chit Chat,” 1951 5 items Fd 3 “Women in Defense,” undated; 1942-1943 10 items
Bx 7 Huntington Publishing Company 18 Fd 1 Sbk Fd 1 (Sbk 1) HUPCO Scrapbook 1 item
This scrapbook includes photographs, printed articles, and miscellaneous items dealing with the company’s fiftieth anniversary, in 1939.
Fd 2 Loose items found in Scrapbook 1 3 items
Fd 3 Miscellaneous items 14 items
6 This folder includes memoranda to Miss Enslow, in addition to the 1920 Style Book.
Fd 4 “Hank’s Herald” newsletter 6 items
This is a publication for HUPCO employees who were serving with the armed forces during World War II.
Fd 5 Orders and memoranda for newspaper photographs 2 items
Fd 6 HUPCO contest “Why I Am For Roosevelt” entries 15 items
Fd 7 Writings by others--some identified--for newspaper stories 6 items
Fd 8 Newspaper copy 8 items
Fd 9 Wire releases 2 items
Fd 10 Press releases 5 items
Fd 11 Tear Sheets 13 items
Fd 12 Clippings with notes and corrections 12 items
Fd 13 Clippings about HUPCO; undated, 1939-1955 11 items
Fd 14 HUPCO tours of Europe: Notes and copy 3 items
Fd 15 1960 HUPCO tour of Europe: List of participants 1 item
Fd 16 HUPCO tours of Europe: Itineraries 3 items
Fd 17 HUPCO tours of Europe: Newsclippings 14 items
Fd 18 HUPCO tours of Europe: Printed Material 11 items
Bx 8 Other Professional Papers 13 Fd
Fd 1-8 Journalism career items
This grouping includes items on the Women’s Press Club, the 1963 Travel Editor’s tour of Kentucky (not HUPCO-sponsored), and items relating to subjects
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Fd 1 Journalism booklets 2 items
Fd 2 Clippings on Women’s Press Club 6 items
Fd 3 Travel Editor’s tour of Kentucky: Itinerary 1 item
Fd 4 Travel Editor’s tour of Kentucky: Clippings 5 items
Fd 5 Travel Editor’s tour of Kentucky: Other material 5 items
Fd 6 The Greenbrier, printed material 10 items This folder includes three 1934 issues of The Portico, a monthly magazine.
Fd 7 Horse shows, programs 4 items
Fd 8 Delta Queen, publicity items 20 items
Fd 9-12 Radio career items
This grouping includes items dealing with Miss Enslow’s career as announcer and singer on the WSAZ radio station (late 1920s and 1930s).
Fd 9 Radio: Printed material 5 items
Fd 10 Radio poll material 2 items
Fd 11 Radio stationery forms 4 items
Fd 12 Radio commentaries and scripts 9 items
Item 5 is devoted to fashions and includes interesting comments on the way that prominent ladies of Huntington at the turn-of-the-century, including Miss Enslow’s mother, would order original gowns from Mme. Dunlevy, a noted Louisville dressmaker.
Fd 13 Addresses and speeches for Parking Meter Association 2 items
8 III. Personal and Family Papers
Bx 9 Data, Correspondence, News clippings, and Legal Papers About the Enslow Family 17 Fd
Fd 1 C. B. E.: Biographical data 1 item
Fd 2 C. B. E.: Notations 6 items
Fd 3 Letters from C. B. E. to Mrs. E. B. Enslow, 1922 4 items
All letters describe the splendid Mayo/Fetter house party in Ashland, Kentucky. For almost a week, the guest dined elegantly, swam in an indoor pool, golfed, and were constantly serenaded by an orchestra hired from Cincinnati.
Fd 4 Family correspondence, undated; 1909-1953 10 items
September 16, 1944--Chicago, Gloria Heath Johnston to C. B. E.: Letter describing the excitement of her trip to and the first days in Chicago as an art student, and her visit with the family of “Mr. Powell”, an executive who, during Gloria’s stay, was offered the presidency of the Swift Meat Company. Fd 5 Letter from E. B. Enslow to Constance B. Kelly, 1889 1 item
March 10, 1889--Cincinnati: Letter written during a business trip to his fiancee (and future mother of C. B. E.) from the Dennison, his favorite hotel “. . .because it was here that I first realized I loved you. . .”
Fd 6 Post cards received, Mrs. E. B. Enslow, 1911-1953 5 items
Fd 7 Kelly family letters, undated; 1873 2 items
Fd 8 News clippings about C. B. E., undated 32 items
Fd 9 News clippings about C. B. E., 1920-1969 30 items
December 24, 1922, The Herald-Dispatch--Gravure page of photos and accompanying comments of the aforementioned Mayo/Fetter houseparty in Ashland.
April 26, 1930, The Herald-Dispatch--”Catherine Enslow, Jack Maurice are Contest Winners” announces Miss Enslow’s first-place victory in a HUPCO- sponsored “finish-the-story” creative writing contest, the grand prize being a luxury automobile. At the time, Miss Enslow had not yet been reemployed by HUPCO, but was a Frigidaire representative.
9 November 27, 1938, The Herald-Dispatch--”Miss Enslow Reviews History of Huntington’s Gypsy Club. . .”
August 27, 1939, The Herald-Dispatch--”Junior League Was Formed From Old T. T. Club” details the history of Huntington’s Junior League.
Fd 10 Newsclippings: Enslow family subject, undated; 1930-1955 7 items
Fd 11 Newsclippings: Juliette Buffington Enslow murder, 1936 21 items
Fd 12 Newsclippings: Leslie Combs II family, undated; 1924-1968 10 items
October 17, 1968, The Louisville Courier-Journal--”Thoroughbred Club to Honor Top Market Breeder” tells the story of one of Kentucky’s most successful horse breeders, Leslie Combs II, who married Miss Enslow’s cousin, Dorothy Enslow.
Fd 13 Newsclippings: Gloria Heath Johnston, undated; 1946-1947 9 items
Fd 14 Artwork by Gloria Heath Johnston 3 items
Fd 15 Membership and other cards 21 items
Fd 16 Financial papers 4 items
Fd 17 Legal documents, 1857-1962 10 items
This folder includes turn-of-the-century insurance policies prepared by Huntington’s first insurance agent, E. B. Enslow, the father of Catherine Enslow.
Bx 10 1924 Diary and Items found Therein 1 Bk 5 Fd
Bk 1 1924 Diary
This volume is not a personal diary, but an appointment book with dates of events which Miss Enslow attended as the newspaper’s society editor.
Fd 1 Letters found in 1924 diary 6 items
Fd 2 Writings found in 1924 diary 11 items
10 This folder includes preliminary news copy for Miss Enslow’s society columns.
Fd 3 Invitations found in 1924 diary 6 items
Fd 4 Newsclippings found in 1924 diary 64 items
Fd 5 Photos and printed material found in 1924 diary 13 items
Bx 11 Kelly Family Bible and Items found Therein 1 Bk 1 Fd Bk 2 Kelly Family Bible
Printed in 1802, and purchased (apparently) by William W. S. Kelly in 1840, this Bible includes extensive handwritten notes on the Kelly family in a set of pages between the Testaments.
Fd 1 Items found in the Bible 23 items
This folder includes a “mental faculties chart” of E. B. Enslow, in which a multitude of his qualities are analyzed and graded on a scale of 1 to 21.
Bx 12 Books 3-13 11 Bk 1 Fd
Bk 3 Book of children’s stories, undated
Bk 4 Ripley, Frederick H. The Music Primer. New York: American Book Company, 1895.
Bk 5 Sauerlandt, Max. Michelangelo. Dusseldorf: Karl Robert Langewiesche, 1911.
Bk 6 The Motion Picture Story [Periodical], 1912.
Bk 7 Irving, Washington. Seven Selections from “The Sketch Book.” Chicago: Ainsworth and Company, 1912.
Bk 8 The Tatler, vol. 1. Huntington High School, 1914.
Bk 9 A Portfolio of Cartoons. Huntington, 1916.
11 The illustrations are caricatures of Huntington’s founding fathers and first citizens.
Bk 10 The Tatler, vol. 3. Huntington High School, 1916.
Bk 11 The New Testament, King James version, 1941.
Bk 12 The List of Society: 1956. New York: Society Listing, Inc., 1956.
Bk 13 Western Tour Book. Washington, D.C.: American Automobile Association, 1958.
Fd 1 Loose pages from the books 4 items
Bx 13 Personal Memorabilia 5 Fd
Fd 1 Artwork 4 items
Fd 2 Cloth articles 3 items
Fd 3 Gypsy Club ribbon 1 item
Fd 4 Pressed flower book, 1902-1904 2 items
Fd 5 Miscellaneous writings, unidentified 5 items
This folder includes the poem “Moonlight at Mayo’s,” commemorating the 1922 Mayo/Fetter houseparty in Ashland.
Bx 14 Artifacts
This box includes items as diverse as a homemade needlepoint wallet and heavy photograph plates.
Bx 15 Printed Material: Small Items 11 Fd
Fd 1 Address books 4 items
One of the books in this folder belonged to “Mother Ray,” a nurse who served affluent Huntington families. This book seems to be a list of the babies she delivered.
12 Fd 2 Calendars 3 items
Fd 3 VPI 1912 calendar and programs 3 items
Fd 4 Calling cards 2 items
Fd 5 Greeting cards 5 items
Fd 6 Picture post cards 11 items
Fd 7 Tickets, invitations, and carnets 14 items
Fd 8 YMCA record book for ukelele class 1 item
Fd 9 Washington and Lee stickers 5 items
Fd 10 Red Cross application form 1 item
Fd 11 Programs 22 items
One of this folder’s items is the program to the first Huntington showing of D. W. Griffith’s monumental film “The Birth of a Nation,” December 13 to 18, 1915.
Bx 16 Printed Material: Booklets, Music, Posters, and Prints 16 Fd
Fd 1 Booklets: Chicago World’s Fair 4 items
Fd 2 Booklets: Drama 1 item
Fd 3 Booklets: History 4 items
Fd 4 Booklets: Huntington 4 items
Fd 5 Booklets: Miscellaneous subjects 8 items
Fd 6 Booklets: Politics 3 items
Fd 7 Booklets: Travel 8 items
Fd 8 Booklets: United Nations 10 items
Fd 9 Booklets: World War II 3 items
13 Fd 10 Music: “The Parrot” opera 1 item
Fd 11 Music: Songs 14 items
Fd 12 Posters 7 items
Fd 13 Print: “Dream of the Carrier Boy” 1 item
Fd 14 Prints: Miscellaneous 13 items
Fd 15 Prints: Portraits 9 items
Fd 16 Miscellaneous printed material 6 items
Bx 17 Printed Material: Magazines and Magazine Articles 19 Fd
Fd 1 Magazine: The Democratic Digest, April-May 1951 1 item
Fd 2 Magazine: Fashions of the Hour, 1924 1 item
Fd 3 Magazines: Huntington Saturday Night, May-June 1925 6 items
Fd 4 Magazines: Huntington 2 items
Fd 5 Magazine: Life, May 3, 1917 1 item
Fd 6 Magazines: Miscellaneous subjects 4 items
Fd 7 Magazines: Motif (Magazine of the Three Arts Club) 1923-1927 4 items
Fd 8 Magazine: The New York Sub, September 3, 1833 1 item
Fd 9 Magazines: Show business 4 items
Fd 10 Magazines: World War II 4 items
Fd 11 Magazines: Writer’s Journal, 1950 2 items
Fd 12 Magazines articles: Art, undated; 1923-1929 17 items
Fd 13 Magazine articles: Children, undated; 1935-1960 5 items
Fd 14 Magazine articles: Dancing, undated; 1914 2 items
14 Fd 15 Magazine articles: Fashion, undated; 1922 3 items
Fd 16 Magazine articles: Miscellaneous subjects, undated; 1942-1957 8 items
Fd 17 Magazine articles: Show business, undated; 1932-1953 8 items
Fd 18 Magazine articles: Tennis, undated; 1950 2 items
Fd 19 Magazine articles: World War II, undated; 1941-1944 6 items
Bx 18 Printed Material: Newspaper Clippings 29 Fd
Fd 1 Animals, undated; 1945-1955 22 items
Fd 2 Arts, undated; 1913-1969 33 items
Fd 3 Cartoons, undated; 1948-1958 14 items
Fd 4 Diseases, undated; 1936-1954 7 items
Fd 5 Fashions and beauty, undated; 1947-1954 8 items
Fd 6 History (local), undated; 1921-1970 25 items
December 25, 1921, The Huntington Advertiser--”Dr. Walker and the Baptists Big Factors. . .” is a full-page review of the history of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and the ministry of Dr. W. P. Walker.
March 13, 1931, The Huntington Herald-Advertiser--”Former Huntingtonian Recalls Events of Early Days” is a long list of anecdotes relating to life in Huntington during the 1880s and 1890s.
Fd 7 Holidays, undated; 1936-1965 7 items
Fd 8 Horse shows and races (out-of-town), undated; 1942-1947 5 items
Fd 9 Kentucky miscellaneous subjects, undated; 1946 6 items
Fd 10 Miscellaneous (non-WV or KY), undated; 1936-1956 44 items
Fd 11 Miscellaneous titled news columns (not by C. B. E.), no author given; A-W 37 items
15 Fd 12 Obituaries, A-Z 55 items
This folder includes major tributes to Omar T. Frick, F. Witcher McCullough, Judge Elliot Northcott, Gustavus A. Nortchcott, C. Lloyd Ritter, Sr., Buford Tynes, and Ernest M. Watts.
Fd 13 Politics, undated; 1944-1956 19 items
Fd 14 “Society”: Club meetings (Huntington), undated; 1948-1956 13 items
Fd 15 “Society”: Debutantes, undated; 1952-1953 10 items
Fd 16 “Society”: General subject, undated; 1931-1954 46 items
Fd 17 “Society”: Gypsy Club, 1939 2 items
Fd 18 “Society”: Junior League, undated; 1930-1954 24 items
Fd 19 “Society”: Out-of-State, undated; 1939-1969 16 items
Fd 20 “Society”: Visitors, undated; 1939-1953 19 items
Fd 21 “Society”: Weddings, undated; 1933-1953 52 items
Fd 22 Sports, undated; 1922-1969 19 items
Fd 23 West Virginia miscellaneous subjects, undated, 1932-1961 14 items
Fd 24 West Virginians (non-”Society” items), undated; 1939-1953 20 items
Fd 25 Women’s studies: Miscellaneous, undated; 1936-1950 11 items
Fd 26 World War I, 1918 1 item
Fd 27 World War II: General subject, undated; 1939-1945 29 items
Fd 28 World War II: Hollywood Victory Caravan in Chicago, 1942 7 items
Fd 29 World War II: Rationing, undated; 1942 8 items
Bx 19 Scrapbooks 2-5 4 Sbk
16 Sbk 2 Childhood Scrapbook of Alice Enslow, sister of F. B. Enslow and E. B. Enslow
Alice, who married Richard Peckham, died in 1897 at the age of forty-eight, leaving no children. This book came into the possession of Mrs. E. B. Enslow, and consists chiefly of poetry clippings and art prints.
Sbk 3 Scrapbook of prescriptions, remedies, and household hints, 1890-1900s
Sbk 4 Scrapbook prepared by Constance Bliss Enslow for C. B. E., 1920s-1930s
Sbk 5 Scrapbook of newspaper articles (some by C. B. E.), 1930s
Bx 20 Scrapbook 6 1 Sbk
Sbk 6 Scrapbook/Photo album of C. B. E.
This book contains many photos of the T. T. Club girls and of Miss Enslow’s travels.
17 IV. Organization and Civic Papers
Bx 21 Organization and Civic Papers 8 Fd 1 Sbk
Fd 1 Democratic National Committee items 2 items
Fd 2 AWVS: Correspondence (not addressed to C. B. E.), undated; 1943 2 items
Fd 3 AWVS: Magazines and brochures 8 items
Fd 4 AWVS: Miscellaneous items 13 items
Fd 5 AWVS and related groups: newsclippings 9 items
Fd 6 Marathon dance 5 items
Fd 7/Sbk 7 Scrapbook of marathon dance, 1930s 1 item
This book chronicles a celebrated marathon dance held in Huntington’s Vanity Fair.
Fd 8 Junior Auxiliary of Children’s Hospital 1 item
18 V. Files on Notable Persons
Bx 22 News clippings of Notable Persons 27 Fd 1 Sbk
Fd 1 Miscellaneous notable men: Lionel Barrymore to Mark Van Doren 19 items
Fd 2 Miscellaneous notable women: Maud Adams to Mrs. David Wing 26 items
Fd 3 Elizabeth Arden 2 items
Fd 4 Tallulah Bankhead 2 items
Fd 5 Alben Barkley 4 items
Fd 6 Billy Blanks 7 items
Fd 7 Dagmar (Virginia Egnor) 11 items
Fd 8 Dionne Quintuplets 5 items
Fd 9 Eisenhower family 3 items
Fd 10 Lt. Gen. Delos C. Emmons 3 items
Fd 11 English royal family 31 items
Fd 12 Katherine Hepburn 3 items
Fd 13 Joan Hyldoft 3 items
Fd 14 Christine Jorgensen 2 items
Fd 15 Elissa Landi 4 items
Fd 16 Charles A. Lindbergh 4 items
Fd 17 Gen. Douglas MacArthur 4 items
Fd 18 Mary Martin 7 items
Fd 19 Alfred T. Proctor 11 items
19 Fd 20 Franklin D. Roosevelt family 31 items
Fd 21 Jesse Stuart 2 items
Fd 22/Sbk 8 Gloria Swanson Scrapbook 1 item
Fd 23 Gloria Swanson 6 items
Fd 24 Jean Thomas 1 item
Fd 25 Harry S. Truman 11 items
Fd 26 Vinson family 9 items
Fd 27 Woodrow Wilson 8 items
20 VI. Photographs
Bx 23 Enslow Family Photographs 18 Fd
Fd 1 Photos of C. B. E. alone 14 items
Fd 2 Photos of C. B. E. with other people 18 items
Fd 3 Photos of C. B. E. with other people 16 items
Fd 4 Snapshots of C. B. E. 30 items
Fd 5 Photo of C. B. E. found in Sbk 12 1 item
Fd 6 Photos of C. B. E. during Travel Editors’ tour of Kentucky 9 items
Fd 7 Photos of Enslow family 22 items
Fd 8 Photos of Enslow family 16 items
Bx 24 Identified Photographs, A-M 20 Fd
Bx 25 Identified Photographs, M-Z 13 Fd
Bx 26 Individual Photograph Files on Notable Persons 22 Fd
Fd 1 Maud Adams 2 items
Fd 2 Tallulah Bankhead 3 items
Fd 3 Katherine Cornell 5 items
Fd 4 Dagmar (Virginia Egnor) 6 items
Fd 5 Dionne Quintuplets 5 items
Fd 6 Gable and Lombard 8 items
Fd 7 Greta Garbo 22 items
Fd 8 Pope John XXIII 18 items
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Fd 9 Elissa Landi 17 items
Fd 10 Ken Hechler 3 items
Fd 11 Fay Lanphier, Miss America 1925 1 item
Fd 12 Mary Martin 3 items
Fd 13 Miss World-USA 1963 contestants 5 items
Fd 14 Sally Rand 13 items
Fd 15 Nelson Rockefeller 10 items
Fd 16 Will Rogers 2 items
Fd 17 Franklin D. Roosevelt family 15 items
Fd 18 Gloria Swanson 10 items
Fd 19 Marion Talley 2 items
Fd 20 Tilden (tennis champion) 7 items
Fd 21 Judge Fred Vinson 7 items
Fd 22 Duke and Duchess of Windsor 21 items
Bx 27 Photographs of Notable Persons, A-Z 10 Fd
Bx 28 Photographs of Identified Miscellaneous Subjects, F-T, and Negatives 8 Fd
Fd 1 Florence Nightingale Junior Red Cross Auxiliary 2 items
Fd 2 The Greenbrier 52 items
Fd 3 Horace P. Martin home 6 items
Fd 4 Huntington High School class of 1917 1 item
Fd 5 HUPCO sale to Hawaiian owners 4 items
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Fd 6 Huntington Theatre 1 item
Fd 7 Travel Editors’ tour of Kentucky 5 items
Fd 8 Negatives 17 items
Bx 29 Unidentified Photographs of Individuals 10 Fd
Bx 30 Unidentified Photographs of Pairs, Groups, Animals, and Miscellaneous Subjects 22 Fd
23 VII. Oversized Items
Bx 31 Scrapbooks 9-11 and Items Found Therein 3 Sbk 4 Fd
Sbk 9 Scrapbook of Mrs. E. B. Enslow
This book includes Mrs. Enslow’s 1890 wedding invitation pasted on the back cover, in addition to numerous art prints, poems, and magazine articles of the 1880s and 1890s.
Sbk 10 T. T. Club scrapbook, 1915-1916
This is a scrapbook of a prestigious club of Huntington debutantes, of which Catherine Enslow was president in 1915-16.
Fd 1 Letters found in scrapbook 10 4 items
February 6, 1916--Huntington, WV: Letter of resignation as treasurer of the T. T. Club from Jenny Eloise Campbell to her fellow club members, because “. . .I cannot keep on taking other people’s money to pay for our personal debts with a clear conscience.”
Fd 2 Miscellaneous printed items found in scrapbook 10 10 items
June 7, 1920--Illustrated fashion catalogue of the Boggs and Buhl store.
Fd 3 Writings found in scrapbook 10 9 items
Fd 4 Newsclippings found in scrapbook 10 64 items
August 20, 1916, The Huntington Herald-Dispatch--”Homecoming of Anna Fitziu” announces the Huntington-born soprano’s guest appearance in a concert under the auspices of the Huntington Choral Association. The articles includes an in-depth biography of the singer.
Sbk 11 Radio career scrapbook of Catherine Enslow, 1930s
This book includes newspaper articles about and fan letters for Miss Enslow, who had a nightly show on WSAZ.
24 Bx 32 Scrapbooks 12 and 13, and Items found Therein 2 Sbk 4 Fd
Sbk 12 Scrapbook prepared by Grace Aleshire. 1897-1938
This book includes newspaper articles which deal chiefly with Huntington “society”.
Fd 1 Letters found in scrapbook 12, 1934-1948 2 items
Fd 2 Printed item found in scrapbook 12 1 item
Sbk 13 AWVS scrapbook, 1941-1944
This album includes newsclippings and magazine articles dealing with this private women’s service organization of World War II.
Fd 3 Miscellaneous printed items found in scrapbook 13 10 items
Fd 4 Loose clippings found in scrapbook 13 5 items
Bx 33 Oversized Files on Duke and Duchess of Windsor 18 Fd
Fd 1 Magazine articles: Edward, Prince of Wales, undated 7 items
Fd 2 Magazine articles: Incomplete articles on Windsors, undated 2 items
Fd 3 Magazine articles: Windsors, undated, no author, D-W 6 items
Fd 4 Magazine articles: Windsors, undated, author, C-W 9 items
Fd 5 Magazine article: Edward, Prince of Wales, October 1924 1 item
Fd 6 Magazine articles: Wallis Simpson before marriage, undated 2 items
Fd 7 Magazine articles: Wallis Simpson before marriage, Nov. 21, 1936 1 item
Fd 8 Magazine articles: Windsors, 1936-1937 9 items
Fd 9 Magazine articles: Windsors, 1938-1954 6 items
Fd 10 News clippings: Windsors, undated 9 items
25 Fd 11 News clippings: Windsors, 1936 13 items
Fd 12 News clippings: Windsors, 1937-1938 7 items
Fd 13 News clippings: Syndicated series on Windsors, Nov. 1940 2 items
Fd 14 News clippings: Windsors, 1940-1955 7 items
Fd 15 Magazine photos: Windsors 8 items
Fd 16 Magazine photos: Duchess of Windsor 10 items
Fd 17 Magazine photos: Duke of Windsor 6 items
Fd 18 Magazine and newspaper photos: Duke of Windsor and others 6 items
Bx 34 1 Irvin Dugan Cartoon, 25 photographs, and a Nineteenth Century Hotel Register 1 Fd
Fd 1 Hotel register, 1836-1837 1 item
Bx 35 Clothing items 5 items
This box includes a black shawl, a black velvet cape, a black mantilla, a black cummerbund, and a brown leather baby shoe.
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