Lottie Mae Eddy papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 6676

Scope and content

Over 200 letters to Lottie Eddy from a variety of female friends, including cousin Lulu who lived in Watkins Glen and took a streetcar to work in Elmira; Pearl H. Vann and Maud H. Vann of Willow Creek; Minnie of Willow Creek who had a baby Helen in 1905; Cassie; cousin Addie in Riverdale, Michigan; Maud Newman of Ithaca; her sister Kathryne [sic] who wrote from Owego; her sister Jessie in Jacksonville; and also her brother Fred. The letters indicate Lottie was a teacher, and a fair amount of the content relates to classes her friends are taking. Some of the letters indicate that they were delivered thanks to the "kindness of Jessie." Letters also refer to Lottie's mother raising turkeys. A letter from Minnie, June 26, 1906, mentions the meat packing houses in Chicago. During these years, Lottie lived in Ithaca, Enfield Falls, and Fayetteville, New York.

Dates

1894-1906.

Creator

Eddy, Lottie Mae. (Person)
Vann, Pearl H. (Person)
Vann, Maud H. (Person)
Newman, Maud. (Person)
Eddy, Katherine. (Person)
Teeter, Charles A., Mrs. (Person)
Eddy, Fred. (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Lottie Eddy lived in upstate New York, in Ithaca, Willow Creek, and Enfield. She had 3 siblings, Fred Eddy, Mrs. Charles A. Teeter, and Katherine Eddy. Her father Edgar Eddy was 102 years old in 1940 and lived with his daughter Katherine Eddy. Edgar's parents were early pioneers and farmers in the area. Lottie married Bert L. Vann in 1906, and died in 1941 or 1942. Her daughter Winifred (Winnie) Vann married Frederick W. Baker.