Wilhelmine M. Easby-Smith letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0467
Scope and Contents
The collection contains two letters, written by Wilhelmine M. Easby-Smith, dated 9 and 15 June 1896, to James H. Fitts, regarding a portrait of her husband, William Russell Smith, given to the University of Alabama.
Dates
- 1896 June 9, 15
Creator
- Smith, Wilhelmine M. Easby (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Conditions Governing Use
None
Biographical / Historical
Wilhelmine M. Easby, daughter of William and Agnes M. Easby, was born in Washington, D.C. in 1835. She married William Russell Smith, politician and later president of the University of Alabama (1869-1871), on 14 June 1854; she was his third wife. The couple had two children: James S. and William. William Russell Smith died on 26 February 1896 in Washington, D.C.. She died in Washington, D.C. in 1918.
Extent
0.03 Linear Feet (2 items)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Two letters, dated 9 and 15 June 1896, to James H. Fitts, regarding a portrait of Easby-Smith's husband, William Russell Smith, given to the University of Alabama.
Provenance
unknown
General
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Processed by
Unknown; updated by Andrew Harris & Martha Bace, 2013
Creator
- Smith, Wilhelmine M. Easby (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Wilhelmine M. Easby-Smith letters
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- February 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository