Dorothy K. MacDowell Collection
Scope and Contents
The Dorothy K. MacDowell Collection, 1934-1988, consists of Vanderbilt family research materials collected by genealogist Dorothy K. MacDowell Wood, 1917-2013.
Dates
- Creation: 1934 - 1988
Conditions Governing Access
The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.
Biographical / Historical
Dorothy Lee Kelly MacDowell Wood (1917-2013) was born on November 8, 1917, to Gladys Lee and Harrison Barron Kelly in Monticello, Georgia. She received a BA in English from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1939. In the same year, she married McNeely DuBose MacDowell (1914-1976). She married Henry Charles Wood in 1979. Wood was an avid writer, writing for various newspapers and magazines, and her play, “Drums Along the Savannah,” was produced during the Tercentennial of South Carolina’s statehood. Wood published twenty genealogical books, including “Commodore Vanderbilt and His Family: A Biographical Account of the Descendants of Cornelius and Sophia Johnson Vanderbilt” (1989). She died in Hendersonville, North Carolina, on October 9, 2013.
Full Extent
3.12 Linear Feet (3 Paige boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Dorothy K. MacDowell Collection, 1934-1988, consists of Vanderbilt family research materials collected by genealogist Dorothy K. MacDowell Wood, 1917-2013.
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Dorothy K. MacDowell Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
About this Site
This site contains collection guides, or finding aids, to the archival collections held by Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives, the History of Medicine Collection, and the Scarritt Bennett Center. Finding aids describe the context, arrangement, and structure of archival materials, allowing users to identify and request materials relevant to their research.
Requesting Materials
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