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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Baldwin-Stoddard Family Notebook, Ms2019-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Baldwin-Stoddard Family Notebook was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2017.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Baldwin-Stoddard Family Notebook commenced in January 2019 and completed in February 2019.

Biographical Note

Albert and Harry Baldwin are the cousins of Frank, May Baldwin, and Martha Lee Baron Stoddard. The Stoddards were the grandchildren of Isaac N. Stoddard of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. May married attorney George D. Yeomans. Also known as Issie, Martha was an artist, who died at the age of 19 in Italy, while in the care her Aunt Mattie.

Scope and Content

This collection comprises one notebook of an incomplete, first person narrative about Martha Lee Baron Stoddard and May Baldwin Stoddard of Boston, Massachusetts. The narrative is written after 1893 by the Stoddards' aunt Mattie to their cousins, Albert and Harry Baldwin. The author discusses the Stoddards' childhood in Boston, attendance to Phillips Brooks' church, and traveling with Martha to Europe and her death in Italy. The volume also contains the transcription of a letter to May after giving birth to her first child, dressmakers' notes, and a short piece about finding strength.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Baldwin-Stoddard family
• Family histories
• Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Baldwin-Stoddard Family Notebook by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).