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WOODROW WILSON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
FINDING AID
COLLECTION: Edith Gittings Reid Collection
ACCESSION NUMBER: MS100020
INCLUSIVE DATES: 1896-1923
DONOR: Emma Diduch
RESTRICTION: none
DATE OF GIFT:
LOCATION: Woodrow Wilson
Presidential Library & Museum
SIZE: 1 box
BIOGRAPHY: Wilson met Edith Gittings Reid's husband, Henry Fielding Reid, while in
graduate study at Johns Hopkins University. The friendship between Wilson and Mrs. Reid
began during one of Wilson's visits to Baltimore while giving a series of lectures at Johns
Hopkins and was cemented by an extensive correspondence and lasting bond between their
families. Reid published several books near and after Wilson's death, including Florence
Nightingale: A Drama and biographies of Sir William Osler, William Sydney Thayer, and
Woodrow Wilson. This collection was presented to the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation
by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Wilson's correspondence with Edith Gittings Reid in this collection
consists of 38 letters to her and one to her husband beginning February 22, 1896. His last note
was written in July, 1923, the summer before his death. The letters are arranged chronologically
and pertain to literary matters as well as social and family affairs. There is little of a political
nature except around the time of the 1912 presidential election and Wilson's early presidency in
which the tone of the letters are highly personal. The addresses are often "My dear Friend", "My
dear, dear Friend", or "My dearest Friend" with varying signatures such as "Faithfully and
sincerely your friend", "Your devoted friend", or "Your affectionate friend”.
FORMS OF MATERIAL: 1 box; 39 folders of photocopies of original letters
AUHTOR/DONOR: Edith Bolling Wilson
SCOPE AND CONTENT: Of the original letters, the first 22, dated February 1896 to May 1912,
are handwritten. There is a series of 14 typed but autographed letters from 1912 to 1918, all but
one written from the White House. The last two, one from October 16, 1921 and one from July,
1923, were written from his "S" Street home. A note from Mrs. Reid identifies the approximate
date of the 1923 letter and confirms that it was the last note written to her from Wilson. Although
�this correspondence has appeared in published form, researchers may be interested in seeing the
facsimile documents and following the continuity of a long-time friendship.
�
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Edith Gittings Reid Collection
Description
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Photocopies of 39 personal letters from Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid, a personal friend.
Wilson met Edith Gittings Reid's husband, Henry Fielding Reid, while in graduate study at Johns Hopkins University. The friendship between Wilson and Mrs. Reid began during one of Wilson's visits to Baltimore while giving a series of lectures at Johns Hopkins and was cemented by an extensive correspondence and lasting bond between their families. Reid published several books near and after Wilson's death, including Florence Nightingale: A Drama and biographies of Sir William Osler, William Sydney Thayer, and Woodrow Wilson. This collection was presented to the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
Wilson's correspondence with Edith Gittings Reid in this collection consists of 38 letters to her and one to her husband beginning February 22, 1896. His last note was written in July, 1923, the summer before his death. The letters are arranged chronologically and pertain to literary matters as well as social and family affairs. There is little of a political nature except around the time of the 1912 presidential election and Wilson's early presidency in which the tone of the letters are highly personal. The addresses are often "My dear Friend", "My dear, dear Friend", or "My dearest Friend" with varying signatures such as "Faithfully and sincerely your friend", "Your devoted friend", or "Your affectionate friend”.
The first 22 letters, dated February 1896 to May 1912, are handwritten. There is a series of 14 typed but autographed letters from 1912 to 1918, all but one written from the White House. The last two, one from October 16, 1921 and one from July, 1923, were written from his "S" Street home. A note from Mrs. Reid identifies the approximate date of the 1923 letter and confirms that it was the last note written to her from Wilson.
Although this correspondence has appeared in published form, researchers may be interested in seeing the facsimile documents and following the continuity of a long-time friendship.
Publisher
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Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Format
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1 box; 39 folders
Language
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English
Type
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Digital Manuscript Collection
Creator
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Reid, Edith Gittings, 1863-
Identifier
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MS000086
Date
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1896-1923
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Edith Bolling Wilson
Subject
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Reid, Edith Gittings, 1863-
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Johns Hopkins University
Reid, Henry Fielding
Princeton University
Presidents--Election
Contributor
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Brianna Eagle
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Edith Gittings Reid Collection Finding Aid
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FA000086
Date
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1896-1923
Description
An account of the resource
Photocopies of 39 personal letters from Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid, a personal friend.
Source
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Edith Bolling Wilson
Subject
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Cataloging of archival materials
Format
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pdf file
Language
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English
Type
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Archival Finding Aid
Publisher
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Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
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Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Contributor
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Brianna Eagle
Creator
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Emma Diduch
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Photocopies arranged chronologically by date.
Biography or History
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Wilson met Edith Gittings Reid's husband, Henry Fielding Reid, while in graduate study at Johns Hopkins University. The friendship between Wilson and Mrs. Reid began during one of Wilson's visits to Baltimore while giving a series of lectures at Johns Hopkins and was cemented by an extensive correspondence and lasting bond between their families. Reid published several books near and after Wilson's death, including Florence Nightingale: A Drama and biographies of Sir William Osler, William Sydney Thayer, and Woodrow Wilson. This collection was presented to the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Wilson's correspondence with Edith Gittings Reid in this collection consists of 38 letters to her and one to her husband beginning February 22, 1896. His last note was written in July, 1923, the summer before his death. The letters are arranged chronologically and pertain to literary matters as well as social and family affairs. There is little of a political nature except around the time of the 1912 presidential election and Wilson's early presidency in which the tone of the letters are highly personal. The addresses are often "My dear Friend", "My dear, dear Friend", or "My dearest Friend" with varying signatures such as "Faithfully and sincerely your friend", "Your devoted friend", or "Your affectionate friend”.
Level
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Folder
Scope and Content
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Of the original letters, the first 22, dated February 1896 to May 1912, are handwritten. There is a series of 14 typed but autographed letters from 1912 to 1918, all but one written from the White House. The last two, one from October 16, 1921 and one from July, 1923, were written from his "S" Street home. A note from Mrs. Reid identifies the approximate date of the 1923 letter and confirms that it was the last note written to her from Wilson. Although this correspondence has appeared in published form, researchers may be interested in seeing the facsimile documents and following the continuity of a long-time friendship.
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Box 1
Folder 1: 1896-02-22; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 2: 1897-05-30; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 3: 1897-06-18; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 4: 1897-10-03; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 5: 1898-01-25; Woodrow Wilson to Henry Fielding Reid
Folder 6: 1898-02-27; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 7: 1899-12-26; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 8: 1901-01-27; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 9: 1901-11-13; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 10: 1901-11-17; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 11: 1902-02-16; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 12: 1902-02-25; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 13: 1902-06-05; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 14: 1902-07-12; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 15: 1902-10-22: Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 16: 1902-11-02; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 17: 1902-12-11; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 18: 1903-02-03; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 19: 1907-03-15; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 20: 1910-05-02; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 21: 1912-05-26; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 22: 1912-11-20; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 23: 1913-06-12; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 24: 1913-10-06; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 25: 1914-03-15; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 26: 1914-04-15; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 27: 1914-08-21; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 28: 1915-03-08; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 29: 1915-07-05; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 30: 1915-10-05; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 31: 1915-10-05; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 32: 1915-12-05; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 33: 1916-11-09; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 34: 1918-03-10; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 35: 1918-08-15; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 36: 1918-11-15; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 37: 1921-10-16; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 38: 1923-07-99; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid
Folder 39: [9999-99-99]; Woodrow Wilson to Edith Gittings Reid