Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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| Creator: | Parsons, C. Matilda Mortimer Remington, 1842-1907 |
| Title: | C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington Papers |
| Dates: | 1951-1971 |
| Quantity: | 0.2 cubic feet (1 box) |
| Abstract: | The collection contains correspondence between C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington, her brother Benjamin Mortimer, her sister-in-law Sarah (Bates) Mortimer, and her mother. Also included are childhood drawings and sketches by Charlotte and a poem entitled "Reading" she wrote at age 13. |
Biographical Note
Charlotte Matilda Mortimer (1842-1907) was born in New York to Eliza (Duyea) Mortimer and Benjamin Mortimer. She married banker Emory Brace Remington (1843-1875) in 1865 and had three children, Mortimer Remington (1868-1929), Charlotte Matilda Remington (1871-1880), and Emory Brace Remington (1874-1937). Emory passed away in 1875 and Matilda remarried to Charles Henry Parsons in 1891. Her granddaughter, Olive Remington (1897-1984), graduated from Vassar College in 1919.
TopScope and Content Note
The collection contains correspondence between C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington, her brother Benjamin Mortimer, her sister-in-law Sarah (Bates) Mortimer, and her mother. The letters discuss topics including Remington's life in Brooklyn, her work as a schoolteacher, Benjamin and Sarah's travels in Australia, and the ongoing Civil War. Also included are childhood drawings and sketches by Remington and a poem entitled "Reading" she wrote at age 13.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Subjects:
- Australia--Description and travel--Nineteenth century
- Family--New York (State)
- United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865
Document Types:
- Correspondence
- Drawings (visual works)
VCL Categories:
- Family
- War and War Crimes
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Emma Gronbeck, March 2023.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Olive G. Malcolm (VC 1954).
Container List
| Folder 1 | Drawings by C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington, 1851 |
| Folder 2 | Drawings by C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington, 1852 |
| Folder 3 | Drawings by C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington, 1853 |
| Folder 4 | Drawings by C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington, undated |
| Folder 5 | Letters from Benjamin Mortimer to C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington, 1858-1859 |
| Folder 6 | Letters from C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington to Benjamin and Sarah Mortimer, 1855-1858 |
| Folder 7 | Letters from C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington to Benjamin and Sarah Mortimer, 1859-1860 |
| Folder 8 | Letters from C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington to Benjamin and Sarah Mortimer, 1861-1862 |
| Folder 9 | Letters from C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington to Benjamin and Sarah Mortimer, 1865-1869 |
| Folder 10 | Letters from C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington to Benjamin and Sarah Mortimer, 1870-1871 |
| Folder 11 | Letters from C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington to Benjamin and Sarah Mortimer, undated |
| Folder 12 | Letters from C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington to Benjamin and Sarah Mortimer, 1859-1871 [transcripts] |
| Folder 13 | Letters from C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington to her mother, 1858, 1869 |
| Folder 14 | Poem: "Reading" by C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington, 1855 |
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Details
The collection contains
correspondence between C. Matilda (Mortimer) Remington, her brother Benjamin
Mortimer, her sister-in-law Sarah (Bates) Mortimer, and her mother. Also included are
childhood drawings and sketches by Charlotte and a poem entitled "Reading" she wrote
at age 13.
Papers
