Dent Family Collection -- Nettie Blakistone

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Dent Family Collection -- Nettie Blakistone

Entry/Object ID

1991.001.0055

Scope and Content

Nettie Blackistone collected material, largely news clippings, 1914 - 1918 and undated. 7 folders Folder 1 of 7 Berryman, Clifford K. (1869-1949) Folder 2 of 7 Blakistone Island/St. Clement's Island Folder 3 of 7 Clippings Folder 4 of 7 Miscellaneous Folder 5 of 7 Potomac River Ice Jams Folder 6 of 7 St. Mary's County Folder 7 of 7 World War I Photographs 1914-1918 Nettie Blakistone, who lived in Washington, D.C. from late childhood until her death. She was a cousin of Fannie Jo Dent--Fannie's mother was a Blakistone. Miss Blakistone was very interested in events in Washington and collected newspapers and magazines for years. Her family at one time owned Blakistone/St. Clement's Island. There are many political cartoons by Clifford K. Berryman of the Washington Star--Miss Blakistone was very distantly related to him.

Collection

Dent Family Collection

Location

Container

Dent Family Collection, Box 12

Shelf

Rack 02, Shelf 2

Rack

Rack 02

Wall

South wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall