Newcomb Archives
Spence, Mary Ann
11-014
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Newcomb Archives
- Creator - Associated name
- Spence, Mary Ann
- Title
- Spence, Mary Ann
- ID
- 11-014
- Date [inclusive]
- 1890-2000
- Extent
- 3.0 Cubic feet One large box, two small boxes
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
Mary Ann Spence was the daughter of Mattilou Brown Simonton and Alison Simonton. Her brother was Rev. Alison Simonton, Jr. She married John Spence, a journalist, and resided in Tennessee for the majority of her life. She traveled with her family frequently around the country and the world. She aspired to be a writer. When she was young, she was the secretary for a congressman in Washington, D.C. She had two children. Her family was involved heavily with church life.
Scope and Contents note
This collection mostly contains the various writings of Mary Ann Spence, including journals, planners, and letters. It also contains newspaper and magazine clippings, postcards, pamphlets, and brochures. Mary Ann wrote a lot about her internal conflicts of being a housewife, her political musings and frustrations, her various travels abroad, her work within the family, and her theological views. Materials date from the 1890s up until the 2000s, but most of the material is from the 1940s through the 1980s.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in one large box and two smaller boxes. Materials have been arranged into folders with headings. The order of materials has been kept the same. If the materials came to us in a titled folder, the heading was kept the same. Otherwise, an appropriate heading was given based on subject matter.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Newcomb Archives
Newcomb Center for Research on WomenSeltzer-Gerard Reading Room
62 Newcomb Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
504 865 5762
vorhoff@tulane.edu
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Correspondence
Subject(s)
- Family Life
- Housework
- Travel
Collection Inventory
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Box 1 of 3 Box 1 of 3Looseleaf Notes Mattilou’s Letters to Mary Ann 1958 Mattilou’s Letters to Mary Ann 1959 Mattilou’s Letters to Mary Ann 1960 Mattilou’s Letters to Mary Ann 1961 Letters 1962-172 Letters 1991-1996 to Mary Ann from Mary and Martha Letters from Martha to Narcissa, Martha, Dibber, Mary Libba 1990 Letters to MaryAnn/John from Mary/Martha 1983, 1984, 1988 Folder Documenting Mattilou’s Death Boyd McLeod Folder Simonton Folder Pittsburg (sic) Folder Florida Trip Folder Spence Family Reunion 1985 Tipton County Folder ca 1995 Writings through '60s Folder “Writing” Folder “Writing” Folder part II “Writing” Folder part III “Writing Material” Folder “Column Material” Folder “MA Philosophizing” Folder “Mary Ann Spence’s Random Paper’s” Folder |
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Box 2 of 3 Box 2 of 3Composition Book Red Memorandum Book Yellow March 25, 1985 Notebook Various Letters and newspaper clippings, dating 1986 Map of University of Tennessee, Knoxville with notes and brochue |
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Box 3 of 3 General notePlanners from 1997-2001, 2003-2004 Notes about a trip to England Blue “My Trip Abroad” Planner from 1925 Undated note leaflets Set 1 Undated note leaflets Set 2 Cardboard Embroidery Image |
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