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Lucy Curtiss writes to her brother Homer of her anxiety of not hearing from him between the fall of Petersburg and the fall of Richmond and of the death of Abraham Lincoln and the desire for revenge against the South.

Homer Curtiss writes to his family about his reading habits and those of the other soldiers, officers, new recruits, encouraging others home in Warren, Conn. to enlist, and the young drummer boys in camp.

Homer Curtiss writes to his family about the experience of guard duty and going off base to visit Alexandria and Washington, D.C.

Home of Anna Hempstead Branch, Mary Branch and other notable figures. The oldest part, built by Robert Hempstead circa 1643. One of the oldest houses in New England. Used as a fort in the Seven Years War.

Photographs of Anna Hempstead Branch and others (unknown)

Homer Curtiss provides a sketch and description of his camp in Alexandria.

Correspondence from Mary Beard to American Association of Textile Chemists requesting information to assist with records for WCWA.

Photograph of Mary Morrison

Photograph of Roberta Bitgood

Photograph of Frances Perkins