COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Letters, 1930-1937, from Catharine Sterling Bunnell to her parents describe her studies, work, and social activities as an archeology graduate student at the University of Michigan and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens; her travels in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany, and Canada; studies and social activities at secretarial school in Berkeley, California; and travel to Hawaii and Alaska. There is also a long letter and a typescript paper describing conditions in Egypt. Miss Bunnell's correspondence includes references to her future husband, A. Henry Detweiler, Professor of Architecture at Cornell University, whom she met in Athens. Papers of her mother, Katherine S. Day, include a travel diary and photograph album of a trip to Europe, 1900, and a diary kept during a world's fair, ca. 1903. There are also pencil sketches by Bella (Dollabella) Day, ca. 1887, and a sketchbook.
Dates
- 1887-1937.
Creator
- Bunnell family. (Family)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
.4 cubic feet. (.4 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Contains letters from Catharine Sterling Bunnell to her parents describing her activities as an archeology student and her travels in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere. Also contains papers of her mother, Katherine S. Day, and sketches by Bella (Dollabella) Day.
Physical Description
Correspondence, diary, sketches, photographs.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- M. Warren
- Date completed:
- July 1981
- EAD encoding:
- Martin Heggestad, September 2001
- Alaska -- Description and travel.
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens -- : Students.
- Archeologists.
- Austria -- Description and travel.
- Bunnell, Katherine S. Day.
- Canada -- Description and travel.
- Day, Dollabella.
- Detweiler, A. Henry (Albert Henry), 1906-1970.
- Detweiler, Catharine Bunnell.
- Diaries.
- Egypt -- Description and travel.
- Germany -- Description and travel.
- Hawaii -- Description and travel.
- Hungary -- Description and travel.
- Palestine -- Description and travel.
- Photographs.
- Romania -- Description and travel.
- Sketchbooks.
- Sketches.
- Syria -- Description and travel.
- Turkey -- Description and travel.
- University of Michigan -- : Students.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by M. Warren
- Date
- September 2001
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- ENG
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu