Marie Louise Coffin Summerfield Papers
Scope and Contents
The Marie Louise Coffin Summerfield Papers includes correspondence about financial matters, the closure of the estate of Trenmore Coffin, and the withdrawal of her investments from a California savings and loan during the Depression; school records of her son Trenmore at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis; tax bills; and history and statement concerning the Figprune Cereal Company of California.
Dates
- 1904-1932
Creator
- Summerfield, Marie Louise Coffin (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Biographical Note
Marie Louise Coffin Summerfield was a Carson City, Nevada resident, widow of Trenmore Coffin, Sr. and Sardis Summerfield, and a member and officer of the Western Federation of Women's Clubs.
Extent
0.41 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Marie Louise Coffin Summerfield was a Carson City, Nevada resident, widow of Trenmore Coffin, Sr. and Sardis Summerfield, and a member and officer of the Western Federation of Women's Clubs. The collection includes correspondence about financial matters, the closure of the estate of Trenmore Coffin, and the withdrawal of her investments from a California savings and loan during the Depression; school records of her son Trenmore at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis; tax bills; and history and statement concerning the Figprune Cereal Company of California.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1) Correspondence; 2) Legal Documents; 3) Printed Materials; 4) Photographs
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired from an unknown in 1979.
Processing Information
Photographs formerly separated as collection number UNRS-P1989-29 to the Special Collections Department photo archive.
Creator
- Summerfield, Marie Louise Coffin (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Marie Louise Coffin Summerfield Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
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Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
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