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Edith Bolling Galt Wilson papers, 1833-1961

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BOX 44 Messages of Condolence
Largely letters and telegrams received on the death of Mrs. Wilson, with a few copies of telegrams sent.
Unarranged.
BOX 44 Death of Mrs. Wilson, 1961-1962
BOX 45-55 Writings File, 1929-1943
Holograph and typed drafts of Wilson's autobiography, My Memoir (Bobbs Merrill, 1938), with changes and emendations by her and her assistant, Marquis James. Also included are film scripts of a movie on the life of Woodrow Wilson written by Lamar Trotti. Related correspondence is included.
Arranged by type of writing.
BOX 45-54 My Memoir, 1927-1940 See also Containers 21-22, James, Marquis
BOX 55 Film script of Woodrow Wilson, 1943
BOX 56 Legal File, 1898-1944
Miscellaneous papers relating to Wilson's ownership of Galt & Co. and to the estate of Woodrow Wilson.
Arranged by type of material or case.
BOX 56 Legal records, including will of Woodrow Wilson, 1898-1944 See also Container 23, Lesh, Paul E.; and Container 36, White, Enoch L.
BOX 57-61 Miscellany, 1860-1961
A sampling of invitations, greeting and calling cards; genealogical material; lists of addresses and telephone numbers; poems; a sampling of White House form letters; other memorabilia, including a play, “The Schoolmaster” by Helga Sanburg, and The Democratic Book, 1936; and an edited copy of a diary kept at the White House by Ike Hoover during President Woodrow Wilson's administration.
Arranged by type of material.
BOX 57 Memorabilia, copy of diary kept during Wilson's administration by Ike Hoover
BOX 58 Memorabilia
Christmas cards
Calling cards
Invitations
BOX 59 Notebooks
World War II ration books
Miscellaneous drafts and notes, undated
BOX 60 Photograph albums
New York University Hospital, New York, N.Y., 1958
Presidential inaugural, 1961
“The Schoolmaster: Chronicle of a Prophet,” play Helga Sandburg
BOX 61 The Democratic Book (1936), presentation copy
BOX 62-64 Financial File, 1906-1961
Miscellaneous papers relating to personal financial matters, the Galt family business, and to financial arrangements with publishers. A sampling of household bills is included.
Some material arranged alphabetically by name of financial institution, company, or type of material.
BOX 62 “Biographical Account, ” 1925-1927 See also Container 63, National Newark and Essex Banking Co.
California property, 1953-1954
Canada Property, 1948-1955
Chatham Phoenix National Bank and Trust Co., 1931-1932
Federal income tax returns, 1926-1931
Galt & Bro., 1906-1953
Harris, Forbes & Co., 1924-1933
BOX 63 Heath, D. C. & Co., 1924-1925
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1924-1947
Manufacturers Trust Co., 1943-1942
National Newark & Essex Banking Co., 1925-1935 See also Container 62, “Biographical Account ”
Whiting, Weeks & Knowles, 1933-1946
Miscellaneous bills and receipts, 1942-1961
BOX 65-66 Printed Matter, Awards, and Certificates
Newspaper clippings, awards, and certificates.
Arranged by type of material.
BOX 64 Newspaper clippings
BOX 65 Awards and certificates
BOX 66-71 Addition
Mainly family papers relating to Wilson's sister, Bertha Bolling, including correspondence and poems. Also financial papers, Galt estate material, political and personal memorabilia, and other miscellaneous items.
No arrangement.
BOX 66-71 Family papers relating to Wilson's sister, Bertha Bolling, including correspondence and poems; also financial papers, Galt estate material, political and personal memorabilia, and other miscellaneous items

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