Winifred (Cummings) Walker's Autograph Book 1890-1891

Archive

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Winifred (Cummings) Walker's Autograph Book 1890-1891

Entry/Object ID

2010.04.04

Scope and Content

Autographs and inscriptions from friends of Winnie Cummings and a letter to her from a suitor. 38 pages. Inscriptions include: Belle Hamlin Francis Owen Marie Schnobel - (See Profiles for biographical details) E. G. Trowbridge Minnie Hitchcock - (See Profiles for biographical details) James MacVea (See Profiles for biographical details) Marie A Newnham - (See Profiles for biographical details) Mae Martel - Mae Francis - (See Profiles for biographical details) Nellie Seastrum Myrtle Allen Mamie Francis Ina Kenter Nellie Turrell "Mac" Rosina Perry D Estelle Perry Rena Ames - (See Profiles for biographical details) Lena Randall - (See Profiles for biographical details) Tillie Hayward Cora Hollister Josephine Simonson Belle Smith Toot Nies Gertrude Hawley "Old Black Joe" Ella Deming - (See Profiles for biographical details) Saugatuck Union School Class of 1891- 1892 Florence Beebe Edith Hopkins - Edna Ames W A Taylor - (See Profiles for biographical details) - Douglas Union School Jan. 15, 1891 Josephine Smith Anna William Baker, dated 12-17-90 C M Chambers

Collection

Education and schools

Cataloged By

Voss, Mary

Acquisition

Accession

2010.04

Source or Donor

Burroughs, Lou

Acquisition Method

Donation

Notes

Among a box of items contributed to the archives by Robert Barr of Sheboygan, WI is a 1890s autograph book which belonged to his grandmother, Winifred Cummings Walker (1873-1960), wife of beloved Saugatuck doctor Robert J. Walker. It includes 35 inscriptions by her friends from the late 1880s and early 90s (including the young May Frances (Heath) and members of the 1891-92 Saugatuck Union School Class). Young minds turned poetic as they looked forward to life's promise. Source: http://sdhistoricalsociety.net/research/SDHSWeb/Stories/WinifredCummingsAutographBook.htm

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1885 - 1890

Dimensions

Height

8-1/4 in

Width

7 in

Location

Box

040 Walker, Dr. Robert & Winifred C.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Walker, Winifred Catherine (Cummings) 1873-1960, Cummings, Dennis 1848-1893

Person or Organization

Barr, Jeanette (Walker) 1902-1979, Schnobel, Marie 1870-1930, Demerest, Minnie J. (Hitchcock) 1873-1916, McVea, James c1871-1909, Newnham, Marie Allan 1863-1949, Weir, Mary "Mamie or Mae" (Martel) 1872-1904, Ames, Rena M. 1869-1929, Heath, May (Francis) 1873-1961, Reid, Lena (Randall) 1881-1954, Taylor, William Alton, Dr. 1863-1949

Web Links and URLs

scans of book here

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2010-06-22

Note

"Always be truthful, and mind your Ma" -Mae Martel, Douglas Union School, Dec. 16, 1890 "Passing through life's field of action, Lest we part before its end, Take within your modest volume, This memento from a friend." Lena Randall, Jan, 17, 1889 "Of all the glorious pictures, That hang on memory's wall, There is one of a band of school girls, That seemeth the best of all." -Florence Beebe, Douglas, 1/14/91 "The past is a dream, The present a strife, The future a mystery, Such is life." -Cora Hollister, South Haven, Mar. 31, 1892 "I wish you health, I wish you wealth, I wish you gold in store, I wish you heaven after death, What can I wish you more?" -Nellie Seastrum, May 1, 1888

Create Date

June 22, 2010

Update Date

March 9, 2025