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RG 30/88 - Lucy Fletcher Kellogg Family (1793-1891)
Scope and Content
This collection, which consists of correspondence, notebooks, legal papers, and printed materials, provides information on the lives of Lucy Fletcher Kellogg and her family as well as on life in the Louisiana cities of Minden and New Orleans from 1836 to 1852. Kellogg’s account of her life is preserved in both manuscript and printed forms, 1879 and 1881. In addition to information on family life and changes of residence, Kellogg describes her youth in New England, where she produced textiles in her parent’s home to support herself. Family letters among siblings, cousins, and aunts, 1836-51, discuss devout Protestant feelings of isolation in the apparently unchristian rural areas of Louisiana, the education of children, and abolitionism. Lucy Fletcher Kellogg’s two notebooks contain copied poetry and diary entries from throughout her life. Two notebooks kept by Kate Birge, 1882, and n.d., contain pieces of poetry and some recipes. Some family legal papers and nineteen (19) Civil War letters written by George M. Kellogg are also included.
Series Descriptions

Series 1. Correspondence, 1836-51, 1854-64, n.d. (3f)

Includes letters written by George M. Kellogg to Lucy Fletcher Kellogg and other individuals. A separate folder contains letters of other Kellogg family members.

Series 2. Miscellaneous Papers, 1849-99, n.d.

Contains records of the Kellogg family finances and property deeds.

Series 3. Notebooks, 1829-80s, 1895, n.d. (2f)

These are notebooks compiled by Lucy Fletcher Kellogg and Kate Birge. The two notebooks of Lucy Fletcher Kellogg, 1829-80s, contain letters, clippings, poems, and journal entries. The two notebooks of Kate Birge, 1854-79, 1882, 1895, n.d., contain poems and clippings.

Series 4. Printed Matter, 1881, 1897, n.d.

The printed material includes a memorial to C.A. Kellogg, reminiscences of Mrs. Lucy F. Kellogg, and a photograph of an unidentified house.

Provenance

 

Related Materials
The papers of James Harris Fairchild (RG 2/3).
 
 
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