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Size | 40 items |
Abstract | Bertha Bragg Scriven was the wife of George P. Scriven (1854-1940) and the daughter of Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912). The collection is chiefly letters received by Bertha Bragg Scriven from her husband in Georgia, the Philippines, Cuba, and Peking, China, concerning family and personal matters, and Scriven's daily activities. Also included are letters received from her father written while he was consul general at Hong Kong, 1903-1904, concerning family and social affairs. |
Creator | Scriven, Bertha Bragg. |
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, July 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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Bertha Bragg Scriven was the wife of George P. Scriven (1854-1940) and the daughter of Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912). Mrs. Scriven maintained a home in Washington, D.C., but also lived abroad in Italy, France, and England.
George Percival Scriven (born 1854), native of Pennsylvania, was educated at the United States Military Academy. He served in the United States army officer stationed in Georgia, the Philippines, Cuba, and China.
Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) practiced law in Fond du Lac, Wisc.; was an officer in the Union army during the Civil War; was active in the Democratic party; United States congressman, 1877-1883 and 1885-1887; delegate to the Democratic National Convention; Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico, 1888-1889; and consul general in Hong Kong, China, 1903-1906.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly letters received by Bertha Bragg Scriven from her husband, George Percival Scriven in Georgia, the Philippines, Cuba, and Peking, China, concerning family and personal matters, and Scriven's daily activities. Also included are letters received from her father, Edward Stuyvesant Bragg written while he was consul general at Hong Kong, China, 1903-1904, concerning family and social affairs.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
1898Folder includes original finding aid. |
Folder 2 |
1899-1904 |
Folder 3 |
1909 and undated |