Scope and Contents From the Collection: These extensive manuscript journals, and two letters document a remarkable trek around the world by Dr. Hyde, heir of the Babbitt Soap Company, and his two sons, Talbot and Fred who all eventually inherited equal shares of the massive fortune. The three journal volumes were all written by Dr. Hyde, and the two letters were sent by the two sons to their grandmother Elizabeth Hyde, and mother Ida Josephine Babbitt Hyde, sisters Elizabeth, and Mabel throughout their trip. The trio began their...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: These extensive manuscript journals, and two letters document a remarkable trek around the world by Dr. Hyde, heir of the Babbitt Soap Company, and his two sons, Talbot and Fred who all eventually inherited equal shares of the massive fortune. The three journal volumes were all written by Dr. Hyde, and the two letters were sent by the two sons to their grandmother Elizabeth Hyde, and mother Ida Josephine Babbitt Hyde, sisters Elizabeth, and Mabel throughout their trip. The trio began their...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: These extensive manuscript journals, and two letters document a remarkable trek around the world by Dr. Hyde, heir of the Babbitt Soap Company, and his two sons, Talbot and Fred who all eventually inherited equal shares of the massive fortune. The three journal volumes were all written by Dr. Hyde, and the two letters were sent by the two sons to their grandmother Elizabeth Hyde, and mother Ida Josephine Babbitt Hyde, sisters Elizabeth, and Mabel throughout their trip. The trio began their...