Family papers, 1787-1938 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Correspondence, legal papers, clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks relating to the activities of Bettie Mizell Donelson and other members of the Donelson family. Correspondence consists of both early family letters and the correspondence of Bettie Mizell Donelson on such topics as the Ladies' Hermitage Association, the refurbishing of the Hermitage, and the work of the Woman's Board of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The legal papers involve the Donelson family during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and include North Carolina land grants, court records, and indentures. The scrapbooks include one volume of articles written about Andrew and Rachel Jackson, two volumes on the murder of William Alexander Donelson, six volumes on the Ladies' Hermitage Association, one volume on the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and woman suffrage, and one volume on the Woman's Board of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Photographs relate to Andrew Jackson Donelson, Bettie Mizell Donelson, the Hermitage, Andrew and Rachel Jackson, the Ladies' Hermitage Association, and Mount Vernon