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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Margaret and Ames Vanwormer Letter, Ms2009-056, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Margaret and Ames Vanwormer Letter was purchased by Special Collections in 1993.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the Margaret and Ames Vanwormer Letter commenced and was completed in April 2009.

Biographical Note

Ames and Margaret Vanwormer are listed in the 1880 census as a married couple living in Hamilton County, Nebraska. Both were born in Pennsylvania--he ca. 1836, she ca. 1841. Also living in the household were their children: Caroline, Charles, Henry, Birdy, and Alvira. (The census indicates that the oldest two children had been born in Iowa; the latter 3, Nebraska.) Boarding with the family was 21-year-old Edward M. Vanwormer. No further biographical information could be found.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a brief letter from Margaret and Ames Vanwormer to an unnamed brother. The letter relates entirely to personal matters, mentioning the illness of Edward Matthew; news of Charles, James and Samuel Lake; and plans to move away from Fort [Dodge?].

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Letters

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Margaret and Ames Vanwormer Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).