Georgia Dunn Coggin Letters,
Scope and Content
This collection consists of letters to and from Georgia Dunn Coggin, spanning from 1910-1960. The letters are primarily between Georgia and her husband William, and Georgia and her friend Lillie Goddard of New York City. The letters from William range between 1910 and 1921 and were written to Georgia by William while he was away on business for his position as Divisional Superintendent of Public Schools. Many of the letters between Lillie and Georgia concern Lillie's daughter, Eliza Goddard, who stayed intermittently with William and Georgia throughout her childhood, between 1925 and 1943. The content of all of the letters mainly concerns daily life, family matters, children, husbands, illnesses and deaths.
Dates
- Creation: 1910 - 1960
Creator
- Coggin, Georgia Dunn (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Georgia Dunn Coggins Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
Georgia Dunn was born in 1888 in Wichita, Kansas. She moved to Virginia in 1916. She married William Coggin, to whom she remained married until William's death in 1960.
Full Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Georgia Dunn Coggin Letters collection contains letters written to and from Coggin from 1910 to 1960.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically, from the earliest given date to the most recent.
Acquisition Information
This collection was acquired by Special Collections in 2005.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Georgia Dunn Coggins Letters was completed in October 2012.
- Title
- Georgia Dunn Coggin Letters, 1910-1960
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Adrienne Glenney, Student Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © Virignia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu