Sallie Bingham collection of Lefroy, Caperton, and Montague family papers, 1866-1959 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Bingham, Sallie and Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Abstract:
Family papers documenting the Lefroy, Caperton, and Montague familes, representing the families in Sallie Bingham's matrilineal line. These materials belonged to Sallie Bingham's mother, Mary Caperton Bingham, until her death, when they went to Sallie; her sister, Eleanor Bingham Miller; and their niece, Emily Bingham. Two figures documented in these papers, Helena Lefroy Caperton and Sallie Montague Lefroy, are the focus, along with her mother, of Sallie Bingham's 2014 book, The Blue Box . Includes genealogies, letters, wills, a bill of sale, short stories and other writing, speeches, a prayer book, list, a few clippings, and Irish and English postcards.
Extent:
0.8 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11104

Background

Scope and content:

Family papers documenting the Lefroy, Caperton, and Montague familes, representing the families in Sallie Bingham's matrilineal line. These materials belonged to Sallie Bingham's mother, Mary Caperton Bingham, until her death, when they went to Sallie; her sister, Eleanor Bingham Miller; and their niece, Emily Bingham. Two figures documented in these papers, Helena Lefroy Caperton and Sallie Montague Lefroy, are the focus, along with her mother, of Sallie Bingham's 2014 book, The Blue Box . Includes genealogies, letters, wills, a bill of sale, short stories and other writing, speeches, a prayer book, list, a few clippings, and Irish and English postcards. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.

Biographical / historical:

Sallie Bingham (born January 22, 1937) is an American author, playwright, poet, teacher, feminist activist, and philanthropist.

Acquisition information:
The Sallie Bingham Collection of Lefroy, Caperton, and Montague Family Papers, 1866-1959 and undated, were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2015.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice L. Poffinberger, December, 2015

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0059.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by family.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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[Identification of item], Sallie Bingham Collection of Lefroy, Caperton, and Montague Family Papers, 1866-1959 and undated, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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