MS568 Daisy Ghelson Mitchell and Daisie Allen Mitchell Papers MS568 1900-1940, undated, 0.63 linear feet Finding aid prepared by Processed by Katie Lawrence Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives

PO Box 7777 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109 336 758-5755

2018 October 5 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-10-23T15:20-0400 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Daisy Ghelson Mitchell and Daisie Allen Mitchell Papers MS568 Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives 0.63 linear feet 1 document box, 1 half-document box 1900-1940, undated Daisie Ghelson Mitchell passed away in 1920 and was survived by four daughters. This collection contains memorabilia of her life and that of her daughter, Daisie Allen Mitchell, in North Carolina and Virginia. Materials include correspondence to Mrs. Daisy and Daisy Allen, education records, family memorabilia, photographs and portraits of family and friends, and writings by members of the Mitchell family. Biographical Note

Mrs. Daisie Mitchell, born Daisie Ghelson, died in 1920 and was survived by four daughters: Daisie Allen Mitchell, Dorothy Perry Mitchell, Mary Martin Mitchell, and Helen Grace Mitchell. Daisie Allen was in the ninth grade at the time of her mother's death, and the ages of the other daughters are not known. The family resided in Charlie Hope, Virginia, but Daisie Allen moved to Norlina, North Carolina after her mother's passing to finish high school. She attended the state teacher's college in Farmville, Virginia. After college, she resided in Norlina, North Carolina and Isle of Wight, Virginia until 1930. She then relocated to Suffolk, Virginia, where held a teaching job.

Collection Overview

This collection provides memorabilia from the life of the Mitchell family, particularly Daisie Allen Mitchell and her mother Mrs. Daisie Mitchell. It covers the time period from Daisie Ghelson's marriage in 1901 to Seldon Mitchell up through Daisie Allen Mitchell's adult life. Materials in this collection include correspondence to Mrs. Daisie Mitchell and Daisie Allen Mitchell, academic reports, photographs and portraits of family and friends, writings by family members, and personal memorabilia.

Preferred Citation

Daisy Ghelson Mitchell and Daisie Allen Mitchell Papers (MS 568), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

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Access Restrictions

Collection is open for researchers.

Arrangement note

This collection is organized into four series: 1. Correspondence and writings; 2.Education materials; 3. Personal and family memorabilia; and 4. Photos

Correspondence and writings Series 1 1900-1937 "The Gholson Family" writing 1 25 undated "Code of Ethics" and other notes 1 26 undated Rose, Florence, letter 2 2 1900 Ghelson, Daisie, wedding invitation 2 3 1901 December 4 Unsigned letter and postcard, Farmville, Virginia 2 6 1921-1922 Daisie Allen Mitchell diary 1 27 1922 B., Will, letters 2 8 1925 July-September Unsigned letter, Holland, Virginia 2 10 1926 December 24 Joe, letter 2 9 1927 February 25 Rex, letters 2 11 1928-1929 Helen, letter 2 13 1931 Ned, letters 2 12 1931-1932 Southern Railway System, letter 2 1 1932 December 9 Mitchell, Dorothy Perry, wedding invitation 2 15 1933 September 17 Vincent, Bill, letter 2 16 1937 May 20 Writings and Notes Series 5 1922, undated Education materials Series 2 1919-1934 Annual school report 2 5 1919 September-1920 January Quarterly grades, teacher's college 2 7 1925 June-1926 March Virginia Education Association membership materials 2 14 1934 June 7 Personal and family memorabilia Series 3 1915-1932, undated "Canning, Preserving, Pickling," U.S. Department of Agriculture 1 28 1915 September 1 Mrs. Daisie Mitchell obituary and clipping 1 29 1920 March 25 National Bank of Suffolk ledger 1 30 1930-1932 "Miss Daisie Allen Mitchell" engraved plate 1 1 undated Photographs Series 4 circa 1900-1940, undated Women near railroad and porch 1 2 undated Jeanette, two unnamed men, and three unnamed women, individual professional portraits 1 3 undated Unidentified men and women individual candids 1 4 undated Three older girls and one young boy in yard 1 5 undated Men on cabin porch 1 6 undated Young woman with dark hair portrait, related group photos 1 7 undated Family and friends at lake and cabin house 1 9 undated Two men in West Palm Beach, Florida 1 13 undated Young women individual and group portraits 1 10 undated Man in uniform portrait and candids 1 17 undated Scenery photos 1 19 undated Friends hiking candids 1 21 undated Children in garden or yard portraits 1 24 undated Mitchell children professional portrait, family in front of store photograph 1 16 circa 1900-1910 Friends with a truck 1 12 circa 1915-1930 Helen Mitchell professional portraits 1 23 circa 1915-1930 Soldiers with aid truck 1 14 1918 October-November Daisie and friends in yard 1 8 circa 1920-1930 Daisie and friends at beach and on windowsills 1 11 circa 1920-1930 Daisie Mitchell professional portraits 1 18 circa 1920-1930 Young men and women dressed up, posing on steps and benches 1 15 circa 1922 Mary Mitchell, two men, and one woman, portraits and candids 1 20 circa 1920-1940 Photo collection envelope and photographs 1 22 circa 1920-1940