Guide to the Hamtonetta Burgess Carr Papers 1881-1950
Cage 139

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Title
Hamtonetta Burgess Carr Papers
ID
Cage 139
Date [inclusive]
1881-1950
Extent
.5 feet of linear shelf space , 1 box
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Collection includes correspondence and papers relating to the Burgess family, specifically sisters Hamtonetta Burgess Carr and Catherine Burgess Carr, during the period 1881-1950.

Preferred Citation

Hamtonetta Burgess Carr Papers, 1881-1950

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA

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Biography/History

Hamtonetta Burgess Carr (circa 1869-1949) and Catherine Burgess Carr (circa 1867-1915) were daughters of Scottish natives Thomas Burgess (1824-1901) and Margaret (McTaggert) Burgess (1841-1877). In 1868, Thomas Burgess founded the town of Bala in Ontario, Canada.

Catherine later married William H. Carr, and Hamtonetta attended Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, circa 1889-1891. Hamtonetta was involved with the Friends' Intelligencer: a Religious and Family Journal as a writer and secretary circa 1908. A portion of their lives was spent in Idaho, including in the cities of Elk River and Lewiston.

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Scope and Content

This collection consists of correspondence between Hamtonetta Burgess Carr and her family and friends, including her sister Catherine Burgess Carr, between 1881 and 1933. The letters discuss Hamtonetta's school days at Swarthmore College, the family's movement westward, and Catherine's commercial experiences in northern Idaho. A number of the letters are between Catherine and her husband, William H. Carr, while she was traveling in Idaho in 1914. Additional correspondents include an Aunt Sarah Burgess and Mary P. Burgess.

Collection includes postcards from Nebraska, a Carr memorandum, newspaper clippings, a marriage certificate, a Harley-Davidson "Motorcycles and Sidecars" brochure, and a photograph titled "The 'King' is no more." The photo depicts the largest known white pine tree chopped down in Latah County, Idaho by Potlatch Lumber Co. in 1911. The reverse side of the photograph has typed details about the tree.

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Arrangement

This collection is arranged in a single series with miscellaneous materials placed at the end of series.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  2013

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to the Washington State University Libraries in 1963 by Wilma Ogston.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Swarthmore College -- Students -- Correspondence

Subject(s)

  • Frontier and pioneer life -- Idaho
  • Home and Family
  • Overland Journeys to the Northwestern United States
  • Pioneers

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Bibliography

Burgess, Hamtonetta, "Friends' Associations," Friends' Intelligencer: a Religious and Family Journal 65, no. 7 (1908): 112. "Designation Statement for Margaret Burgess Park (a.k.a. Bala Falls Park, Ontario, Canada)," muskokalakes.civicweb.net, last modified 2011, https://muskokalakes.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?ID=36202. Gedcom Library, http://gedcomlibrary.com/gedcoms/v208545.ged.

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