Ames, Anne Carrington Dwight, 1849-1904
Dates
- Existence: 1849-1904
- Existence: 1849 - 1904
Biography
Vice Regent for Rhode Island (1894-1904), Mrs. William Ames
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Ames, Anne – Obituary, 1904; Biographical letter by her daughter; Invitation for subscription to the Peace Dance, 1899, 1904
These files were kept by staff members at Mount Vernon, most often by the Secretary to the Board, to document the lives and work of individual Vice Regents. Some items were given directly by the Vice Regents to be placed in their files, while other documents were located or collected by staff and interfiled at a later time. Types of material include mostly correspondence, clippings, obituaries, resumes, tributes and memorials, notes, memos, and ephemera.
Sarah Boyer to Anne Ames, 1898 March 7
A.L.S. Burlington, New Jersey. Has possession of the cast of the face of George Washington. Was presented by Lorenzo Lewis to Mrs. Boyer's grandfather. Must sell it for financial reasons. Is one of original three made by Houdon, she claims.
Scrapbook of Vice Regent Anne Ames from Rhode Island, 1895-1904
Includes clippings, printed material, and correspondence.
Susan Hudson to Anne Ames, 1895 July 25
A.L.S. Stratford. Sends Mrs. Ames, the new Vice Regent for Rhode Island, a copy of the minutes of 1894, 1895 and the Annual Report. Asks that she take possession of Mrs. Chace's Mount Vernon papers.
William C. Waterman to Anne Ames, 1895 October 8
A.L.S. Providence. He has gone though Mrs. Chace's papers and destroyed most of them. ER-5, p. 183
