Ellen S. Adair Papers
Abstract
This collection contains the Civil War diary of Ellen Adair, who attended Hollins between 1861-1863. Ellen married a Captain in the Confederate Army, Thaddeus Waldo. This collection also includes a short diary from Captain Waldo, which covers August-September 1863. Both the original diaries and typed transcripts are available in this collection. Lastly, the collection also contains a few pieces of correspondence, which have also been transcribed.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1865
Creator
- Adair, Ellen S. (Person)
- Waldo, Thaddeus P. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Ellen Adair was born March 30, 1845, at her family's estate of Bell Point, near New River in Giles County, Virginia. She attended Hollins University (Hollins Institute) from 1861-1863. She left Hollins in 1863 after her mother passed away. This was also the year she met Confederate Army Captain Thaddeus P. Waldo. Captain Waldo was the middle of 3 sons; he and his younger brother Isaac joined the Confederate Army, but their oldest brother Jedediah enlisted in the Union Army. Thaddeus and Ellen were married after the war, but sadly Thaddeus died in 1867 in a mill accident. Ellen had one son, Harry, with Thaddeus, possibly born posthumously. She later remarried, in 1872, to Dr. Benjamin Porter Gooch; they had two sons and a daughter together. Ellen died October 14, 1932, and is buried in Hinton, West Virginia.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 half document box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into one series: 1. Diaries and Correspondence.
Topical
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hollins University Archives Repository