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Maude White and Charles H. Hardie papers

Call Number

ARC.298

Dates

1881-1947, inclusive
; 1914-1947, bulk

Creator

Hardie, Charles H.
Hardie, Maude White

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet in two manuscript boxes and one postcard box

Language of Materials

Materials in English and Swedish.

Abstract

Maude White Hardie (1892-1959) was a writer and poet who lived with her husband, Charles H. Hardie, on East 19th Street in Brooklyn, NY. The collection contains the papers of Brooklyn writer and poet Maude White Hardie, and her husband, chemist Charles H. Hardie. These include autobiographical writings, poems, essays, correspondence, course work (from Pratt Institute and Union Theological Seminary), diaries, publications, photographs, postcards, travel ephemera, and legal and financial documents.

Biographical note

Maude White Hardie (1892-1959) was a writer and poet who lived with her husband, Charles H. Hardie, on East 19th Street in Brooklyn, NY. She was born in Hancock, NY, in 1892, to Charles T. White (a New York Times political editor). The Whites lived at 277 Decatur Street, Brooklyn. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1913, and graduated from Columbia University's Union Thelogical Seminary in 1939. She died in 1959 and is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.

Charles H. Hardie (1881?-19??) was a chemist who attended the Pratt Institute and worked for a number of German chemical companies which had offices in New York during the early 20th century.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the papers of Brooklyn writer and poet Maude White Hardie, and her husband, chemist Charles H. Hardie. These include autobiographical writings, poems, essays, correspondence, course work (from Pratt Institute and Union Theological Seminary), diaries, publications, photographs, postcards, travel ephemera, and legal and financial documents.

It includes ephemera related to the Vasa Order of America and the Junior Club of Strangnas (Swedish fraternal organizations), such as party invitations and song cards (in Swedish and English).

The Hardies were members of the Janes Methodist Episcopal Church, and material related to the congregation and religious matters appears in the papers.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished material created by Maude White and Charles H. Hardie will be in the public domain by 2035. Published poetry is assumed in to be in the public domain.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Maude White and Charles H. Hardie papers, ARC.298, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Lillie Pope, 1996 and 2005.

Collection processed by

John Zarrillo

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Processing Information

The papers combine two accessions, 1996.002 and 2005.014. Accession 2005.014 processed by Nicholas Pavlik in 2011. That accession was later combined with 1996.002 and processed by John Zarrillo in 2014.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: 2 of 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 1 of 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 3 of 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201