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Size | 2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1200 items) |
Abstract | Theodore Richmond (1837-1916) was a lawyer in Ligonier, Ind., and Marshall, Iowa, who moved to Athens, Tenn. in 1865, and to Chattanooga in 1870. The collection includes letters, 1861-1863, between Richmond and Harriet Burgert of Navarre, Ohio, whom he married in 1862, and correspondence with members of her family; slight family and social correspondence after the Richmonds moved to Tennessee; frequent letters from Richmond's daughter, Grace, while she was a student at Vassar College, 1880-1884, as well as letters to Grace from her family describing social life and schools in Chattanooga, Tenn.; and a brief diary, 1926, by Richmond's daughter, Bessie, of a West Indian cruise. Early papers pertain to Richmond's father, Judah L. Richmond (1807-1868), Baptist preacher, and include a diary, 1844, written while he was living in Forestville, N.Y., and preaching in Chatauqua County, N.Y., and scattered family letters. |
Creator | Richmond, Theodore, 1837-1916. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, August 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Theodore Richmond (1837-1916) was the son of Judah L. Richmond (1807-1868), Baptist preacher of Ohio and New York. Theodore Richmond became a lawyer and practiced in Ligonier, Ind., 1861-1862, moving to Marshall, Iowa, in 1863. He went to Tennessee in 1865, living first in Athens and after 1870 in Chattanooga. He was a law partner of S. A. Key and later of Henry A. Chambers. He married Harriet "Hallie" Burgert, daughter of Adam Burgert of Navarre, later Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862. Their children were Grace, Theodore Jr., Bessie, and Chester Dawson Richmond.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters, 1861-1863, between Theodore Richmond and Harriet Burgert of Navarre, Ohio, whom he married in 1862, and correspondence with members of her family; slight family and social correspondence after the Richmonds moved to Tennessee; frequent letters from Richmond's daughter, Grace, while she was a student at Vassar College, 1880-1884, as well as letters to Grace from her family describing social life and schools in Chattanooga, Tenn.; and a brief diary, 1926, by Richmond's daughter, Bessie, of a West Indian cruise. Early papers pertain to Richmond's father, Judas L. Richmond (1807-1868), Baptist preacher, and include a diary, 1844, written while he was living in Forestville, N.Y., and preaching in Chatauqua County, N.Y., and scattered family letters.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1844-1859 |
Folder 2 |
1860-1862 |
Folder 3 |
1863 |
Folder 4a |
January-June 1864 |
Folder 4b |
July-December 1864 |
Folder 5 |
1865 |
Folder 6 |
1866-1869 |
Folder 7 |
1870-1879 |
Folder 8 |
1880-October 1881 |
Folder 9 |
November-December 1881 |
Folder 10 |
January-April 1882 |
Folder 11 |
May-September 1882 |
Folder 12 |
October-December 1882 |
Folder 13 |
January-March 1883 |
Folder 14 |
April-June 1883 |
Folder 15 |
July-September 1883 |
Folder 16 |
October-November 1883 |
Folder 17 |
December 1883 |
Folder 18 |
January-March 1884 |
Folder 19 |
April-December 1884 |
Folder 20 |
1885-1893 |
Folder 21 |
1900-1926 |
Folder 22 |
Undated |
Folder 23 |
Undated |
Folder 24 |
Undated |