A Guide to the Hutchins Family Papers 1880-1941
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 7303-a
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Hutchins Family Papers, Accession # 7303-a, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Hutchins Papers were given to the Library by Miss Elizabeth B. Brockenbrough and Miss Rebecca Brockenbrough of Richmond, Virginia, on October 2, 1963.
Biographical/Historical Information
Clara was married to Stilson Hutchins. Stilson was born in Whitfield, N.H. on November 14, 1838, and graduated from Harvard University. He founded the Dubuque Herald in Iowa, the St. Louis Times in Missouri (1866), and the Washington Post in Washinton, D.C. (1877). Stilson also co-authored a book called The National Capital, Past and Present .
Scope and Content Information
This collection contains ca. 750 documents (2 Hollinger boxes), 1880-1941, and consists of correspondence, chiefly letters to Clara Hutchins, receipts, and miscellaneous items.