Caroline Baldwin Babcock papers
Scope and Content
The collection includes genealogical materials on the Babcock and Baldwin families, including a marriage bond of Babcock's parents, Frederick and Salome (Bronson) Baldwin and life certificate of her husband, Perry H. Babcock, and family recipes; personal correspondence, copies of will, and announcement of Baldwin Babcock lecture series; reminiscences about Babcock by Harriet H. Thwing and I.T. Frary; article about her life by Grace Goulder Izant; book of cloth samples collected by Caroline Babcock; obituary and family Bible. Includes photographs of Caroline Baldwin Babcock, her cousin Hiram Griswold, and her husband Perry Babcock, and photographs of Perry Babcock's store in Cleveland, Ohio, Babcock, Hurd & Co.
Dates
- Creation: 1827-1962
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open for research use.
Biography of Caroline Baldwin Babcock
Caroline Baldwin Babcock (1841-1921) was a civic and social leader in Hudson, Ohio, and founder of the Hudson Library & Historical Society. She was the daughter of early Hudson pioneers Frederick (1794-1880) and Salome Bronson Baldwin (1804-1881). After being raised in Hudson she married Perry H. Babcock (1816-1897) a successful Cleveland, Ohio, merchant. She lived for a period of time with her spouse on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland before returning to Hudson in her later years.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers of Caroline Baldwin Babcock, civic leader of Hudson, Ohio, and founder of Hudson Library & Historical Society
Statement of Arrangement
The collection has been divided into six series: 1) Personal papers 2) Genealogical information 3) Photographs 4) Hudson Library & Historical Society 5) Biographical portraits 6) Collections
Acquisition Information
The Hudson Library & Historical Society gathered and organized this collection. Some items (mostly artifacts) were directly saved, created, and collected by Caroline Baldwin Babcock. Accession nos. 62-243 and 77-1346.
Sources and Further Reading
Processing Information
The collection was reorganized by Gwendolyn Mayer, archivist, May 2008.
Subject
- Babcock, Perry H., 1816-1897. (Person)
- Thwing, Harriet H. (Person)
- Frary, I. T. (Ihna Thayer ), b. 1873 (Person)
- Izant, Grace Goulder, d. 1984 (Person)
- Babcock, Caroline Baldwin, 1841-1921 (Person)
- Baldwin, Frederick, 1794-1880. (Person)
- Baldwin, Salome Bronson, 1804-1881. (Person)
- Griswold, Hiram (Person)
- Hudson Library & Historical Society (Organization)
- Western Reserve Historical Society. (Organization)
- Babcock, Hurd & Co. (Cleveland, Ohio) (Organization)
- Babcock family (Family)
- Baldwin family. (Family)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Caroline Baldwin Babcock papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Polly Reynolds
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English, Latin script
Repository Details
Part of the Hudson Library & Historical Society Repository