Mary Ella Calhoun Foote Estate Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of Mary Ella Calhoun Foote. Upon her death in 1918, she left her entire estate to Vanderbilt University to erect a building in memory of her father, William Henry Calhoun, a Nashville jeweler. The bulk of this collection contains correspondence, with other miscellaneous estate papers at the end.
Dates
- Creation: 1844 - 1929
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 Note - Mary Ella Calhoun Foote
Mary Ella Calhoun Foote was born in Nashville, where her father William Henry Calhoun was a jeweler. Mary Ella Calhoun married R.H. Foote, a lawyer of New York, in 1888. The Calhoun family then settled in New York City. She died on February 1, 1918 in New York City and bequeathed the bulk of her estate to Vanderbilt University to erect a building in honor of her father. The estate included property in Davidson County and antique silver presented by Andrew Jackson, Jr. to William Calhoun.
Full Extent
1.26 Linear Feet (2 letter Hollingers, 1 legal Hollinger)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Mary Ella Calhoun Foote. Upon her death in 1918, she left her entire estate to Vanderbilt University to erect a building in memory of her father, William Henry Calhoun, a Nashville jeweler. The bulk of this collection contains correspondence, with other miscellaneous estate papers at the end.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Mary Ella Calhoun Foote Estate Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hosanna Banks
- Date
- reprocessed 2002
- 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
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