Family Correspondence

See more items in: Esther McCoy papers; Esther McCoy papers / Series 2: Correspondence

Collection Citation: Esther McCoy papers, circa 1876-1990, bulk 1938-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement note: Folders are arranged alphabetically; within folders, material is chronological. If letters are strictly from the sender to a particular person, it is indicated in the folder title e.g. Katie Mae McCoy to Esther McCoy.

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Existence and Location of Copies: This subseries has been scanned in its entirety.

Scope and Contents note: This subseries contains correspondence between McCoy and her parents, James L. and Katie Mae McCoy, and between her brothers Clarence, William, John, and Frank, sister Ruth McCoy Hahn, and various other family members. Files for some of the family members represented here, including James L. McCoy, also contain business papers documenting activities such as the family lumber business. The folder of correspondence between various family members includes letters from Esther McCoy.

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