L. L. Brennan letters to Holter Hardware Co., 1896
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Summary
- Creator:
- Brennan, L. L. (Lydia L.)
- Abstract:
- Lydia L. Brennan ran a photographic business, the Elite Studio in Butte, Montana, until December 1896, when she sold the business to J. W. Nelson. Brennan married John N. Kirk, a Butte lawyer. Collection comprises two autograph, signed letters Lydia L. Brennan wrote to the Holter Hardware Company in Helena, Montana, on July 1 and October 3, 1896, to place orders for photographic supplies, particularly American Aristo Platino papers.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (2 items)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11634
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises two autograph, signed letters Lydia L. Brennan wrote to the Holter Hardware Company in Helena, Montana, on July 1 and October 3, 1896, to place orders for photographic supplies, particularly American Aristo Platino papers. On her Elite Studio stationary, with the stamp of Holter Hardware indicating the inquiries were received and answered.
- Biographical / historical:
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Lydia L. Brennan ran a photographic business, the Elite Studio in Butte, Montana, until December 1896, when she sold the business to J. W. Nelson. Brennan married John N. Kirk, a Butte lawyer.
- Acquisition information:
- The L. L. Brennan Letters to Holter Hardware Co. were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, June, 2018
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0050-LUBMSS134
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Women photographers -- United States
Women photographers -- Montana
Photographers -- Montana - Names:
- A.M. Holter Hardware Company (Helena, Mont.)
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Lisa Unger Baskin Collection (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Brennan, L. L. (Lydia L.)
Baskin, Lisa Unger
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