Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Finding Aid for Caroline A. Shelden papers, 1890-1921.
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Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
- Creator
- Shelden, Caroline Annette Alger,d. 1935
- Title
- Caroline A. Shelden papers
- ID
- 02373
- Date
- 1890-1921.
- Extent
- 1.5 linear ft.
- General Physical Description note
- (5 boxes)
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- The collection contains letters, diaries, scrapbooks and invitations.
Biographical/Historical note
Mrs. Caroline Annette Alger Shelden was a Detroit society leader. The daughter of General Russell A. Alger, former Governor of Michigan and Secretary of War in President McKinley's cabinet, she was born in Grand Rapids, but lived in Detroit most of her life. She was educated at private schools in Detroit, Mich. , Farmington, Mich. , Paris, France , and Lucerne, Switzerland. Caroline and Henry Dusenbury Sheldon married in 1887, and they had three children. Their home in Grosse Pointe Shores, "Deeplands", became known as a fashionable showplace. Caroline had a great number of social affiliations, including Colonial Dames of America in Michigan, Daughters of the American Revolution, Needlework Guild, Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit Colony Club, Women's City Club (Detroit, Mich.), Detroit Museum of Arts Founders Society, and Garden Club of Michigan. She died while on vacation in the Upper Peninsula, at Huron Mountain, in August 1935.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research use.
Caroline A. Shelden papers, 1890-1921. (OCLC record)
[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/298325871]Controlled Access Headings
Family Name(s)
- Shelden, Caroline Annette Alger, -- d. 1935 -- Archives.
Genre(s)
- Diaries. -- aat
- Invitations. -- aat
- Personal correspondence. -- aat
- Scrapbooks. -- aat
Subject(s)
- Patriotic societies.
- Women -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Societies and clubs.
Other Finding Aids note
Finding aid and white index cards available in the Burton Historical Collection and on the World Wide Web.
Collection Inventory
BOX 1 |
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Diaries |
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Invitations/Announcements |
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BOX 2 |
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Typescripts of Letters, Business Cases |
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Scrapbooks |
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BOX 3 |
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Invitations/Announcements |
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Scrapbooks |
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BOX 4 & 5: Correspondence |
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