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Box 4

 Container

Contains 17 Results:

Collected concert and event documents, 1857-1949

 Archival Record — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents This folder contains documents collected by Beatrice Sells pertaining to any concert or event to which she was either participated or attended.
Dates: 1857-1949

Newspaper clippings, 1940-1955

 Archival Record — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings consist mainly of documents featuring Sells, but additionally contain periodicals collected by Sells as well.
Dates: 1940-1955

Miscellaneous writings of Sells

 Archival Record — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of correspondence to Beatrice Sells along with financial records, newspaper clippings, and documents relating to events and performances to which Sells either attended or participated. Although the collection centers on Sells, there are also documents pertaining to her first husband, James Deitrick, and her father, Elijah Sells. Documents relating to Deitrick contain information regarding his various international adventures in China and Nicaragua.
Dates: 1831-1949

The Home of Volcanoes

 Archival Record — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents This folder contains a seven page account of both the volcanoes in Central America during the period of the collection. Although the paper is presumably written by Sells first husband, Deitrick, it has no indicated author or date. The paper describes the threat of volcanoes to mainly Nicaragua and Panama and concludes that the construction of a canal in Panama would be ill-advised.
Dates: 1831-1949

Collected pictures and plates

 Archival Record — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents This folder contains various pictures collected by Sells along with a picture of Sells when she was a young girl. Additionally, the folder contains a plate with a backwards inscription of Sells' father, Elijah Sells.
Dates: 1831-1949

Documents relating to Elijah Sells, 1978-1889

 Archival Record — Box: 4, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents Documents in this folder include letters addressed to Elijah Sells, correspondence concerning Elijah Sells, and a petition created by Elijah Sells to instate his father, Hugh Sells, as governor.
Dates: 1978-1889

General notes

 Archival Record — Box: 4, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of correspondence to Beatrice Sells along with financial records, newspaper clippings, and documents relating to events and performances to which Sells either attended or participated. Although the collection centers on Sells, there are also documents pertaining to her first husband, James Deitrick, and her father, Elijah Sells. Documents relating to Deitrick contain information regarding his various international adventures in China and Nicaragua.
Dates: 1831-1949

Collected letterhead and seals

 Archival Record — Box: 4, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of correspondence to Beatrice Sells along with financial records, newspaper clippings, and documents relating to events and performances to which Sells either attended or participated. Although the collection centers on Sells, there are also documents pertaining to her first husband, James Deitrick, and her father, Elijah Sells. Documents relating to Deitrick contain information regarding his various international adventures in China and Nicaragua.
Dates: 1831-1949

Envelopes

 Archival Record — Box: 4, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents This folder contains empty envelopes with any kind of notes on them or envelopes found in the collection that had no contents.
Dates: 1831-1949

Deeds and contracts, 1875-1906

 Archival Record — Box: 4, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of correspondence to Beatrice Sells along with financial records, newspaper clippings, and documents relating to events and performances to which Sells either attended or participated. Although the collection centers on Sells, there are also documents pertaining to her first husband, James Deitrick, and her father, Elijah Sells. Documents relating to Deitrick contain information regarding his various international adventures in China and Nicaragua.
Dates: 1875-1906