Dora Kelly Lewis correspondence, 1917

Correspondence from Dora Kelly Lewis to: her mother, Mrs. Henry K. Kelly; daughter, Louise Lewis; and unamed Son.  Dora Kelly Lewis served actively in the Suffrage movement and became an executive member of the National Women's Party in 1913. Many of these letters have been transcribed, and...

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Main Author: Dora Kelly Lewis, b. 1862- (Creator)
Collection:Dora Kelly Lewis correspondence (#2137)
Date:1917-07-04, 1917-07-27, 1917-07-30, 1917-08-01, 1917-08-07, 1917-08-11, 1917-10-01, 1917-10-03, 1917-10-04, 1917-10-08, 1917-10-09, 1917-10-11, 1917-10-13, 1917-10-20, 1917-10-23, 1917-10-30, 1917-11-05, 1917-11-08, 1917-11-09, 1917-11-11, 1917-11-14, 1917-12-03
Location:The Wolcott 31st Street & 5th Avenue New York City, NY
Ely Court Greenwich, CT
United States Hotel Saratoga Springs, NY
Palmer Hill Greenwich, CT
Pontiac, MI
Hotel Downey Lansing, MI
Stratford Hotel Michigan Avenue & Jackson Street Chicago, IL
Shoreham Hotel H & 15th Streets Washington, DC
Ritz Carlton Hotel New York City, NY
Hotel Bellevue McPherson Square Washington, DC
2400 16th Street Washington, DC
146 W. Lehigh Avenue Philadelphia, PA
Hotel La Salle Madison Street Chicago, IL
Bloomington, IL
The New Leland Springfield, IL
National Women's Party Headquarters Lafayette Square Washington, DC
Box Number:Box 1
Folder Number:Folder Correspondence 1917 (6)
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/8803
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Summary: Correspondence from Dora Kelly Lewis to: her mother, Mrs. Henry K. Kelly; daughter, Louise Lewis; and unamed Son.  Dora Kelly Lewis served actively in the Suffrage movement and became an executive member of the National Women's Party in 1913. Many of these letters have been transcribed, and these transcriptions are available in the digital library record "Dora Kelly Lewis correspondence typed transciptions [1917-1918]."

This digital record contains seventy-two images of tweny-nine letters all penned by Lewis. They record Lewis' cross-country travels to gain funding for the suffrage movement. One letter, dated November 14th, was written while Lewis was breifly detained in prison for her activism.