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Size | 3.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 950 items) |
Abstract | Thomas Codgell Wetmore (1869-1906) was an Episcopal clergyman at Fletcher and Arden in Buncombe County, N.C., and founder of Christ's School for boys in Arden. The collection is chiefly letters between Wetmore and his wife, Susanna Boone Allan, in 1892 and 1893, before their marriage and later while he was traveling in the North to raise funds for Christ's School or for his church work, or when Susanna Wetmore was away from home, and letters received from their relatives. Early letters deal chiefly with matters of courtship and engagement, but also discuss Episcopal Church matters and individuals in Lincolnton, N.C., Thomas Wetmore's hometown. Letters from Susanna Wetmore include descriptions of Baltimore and Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1894. Thomas Wetmore's letters from 1898 to 1904 discuss cities he visited, especially New York, and Episcopal Church matters. |
Creator | Wetmore, Thomas Cogdell, 1869-1906. |
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 2009
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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Thomas Codgell Wetmore (1869-1906) was an Episcopal clergyman at Fletcher and Arden in Buncombe County, N.C., and founder of Christ's School for boys in Arden. He was the son of William Robards Wetmore and Mary Bingham Wetmore of Lincolnton, N.C. Prior to his work as a minister, Wetmore was was a job printer, a telegraph operator, a railroad station agent, and, for a short time, publisher of a newspaper.
Thomas Codgell Wetmore was married to Susanna Boone Allan, a relative of Susanna Robertson Lyman, wife of the Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina, Theodore B. Lyman.
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly letters between Thomas Codgell Wetmore and his wife, Susanna Boone Allan. The bulk of the letters, 1892-1893, deal primarily with matters of courtship and engagement, but also discuss Episcopal Church matters in general and Bishop Theodore B. Lyman in particular, and individuals in Lincolnton, N.C. Later letters are were written during periods of separation while Susanna was caring for an aunt at Arden and Wilmington, N.C., and at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., 1894; while she was at Hot Springs, N.C., 1897; and while Thomas was in New York, N.Y., and other northern cities raising funds for his church and school work, 1898-1904.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1-7
Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7 |
1872-1892 |
Folder 8-26
Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26 |
1893 |
Folder 27-30
Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30 |
1894 |
Folder 31-32
Folder 31Folder 32 |
1896-1898 |
Folder 33-35
Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35 |
1899-1908 |
Folder 36-40
Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40 |
Undated letters and fragments |