Scope and content Papers primarily relate to Emily Babcock's journey to England for her marriage to Dennis R. Alward, assistant secretary of the United States Legation in London, and the couple's life in diplomatic and court circles (1865-67). Mrs. Alward's papers consist of letters to her mother, Mary Potter Babcock, in which she describes her presentation to Queen Victoria, comments on the status, personality, appearance, and costumes of the Queen, members of the royal family, English noblewomen, and...