Charlotte and Anna Ronk Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains 29 original letters written between 1856 and 1866. The letters document the lives of Charlotte or "Lottie" Ronk-Maine and her sister, Anna or "Annie" Ronk-Webber as school girls in Richland Center, Wisconsin. They also document their lives through marriage and early family life in Kansas Territory, later Colorado Territory. The bulk of the correspondence was sent to their cousin: Louisa Russell (1841-1912) a.k.a. Mrs. Russell F. Chauncey of Broome County, New York. Transcriptions of the letters are included with the originals.
Dates
- 1856-1866
Creator
- Vinson, Michael, (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
Charlotte J. Ronk (1843-1921) and Anna Ronk (1845-1924) were born in Wisconsin. The sisters travelled with their parents, David F. and Catherine Ronk and their siblings: Carroll, George, William, and David Ronk from Richland Center, Wisconsin to Denver City, Kansas Territory in May 1860. In Denver City, Charlotte married William H. Maine (1838-1924) on September 29, 1861 and Anna married Sidney Carlos Webber (1833-1897) on October 26, 1863. Both sisters are buried with their families in Fairmont Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.
Extent
1 oversize box
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Michael Vinson, 2011.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
- Chauncey, Louisa R. (Louisa Russell), Mrs., 1841-1912, -- Correspondence.
- Colorado -- 19th century -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado -- 19th century -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Kansas Territory -- 19th century -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kansas Territory -- 19th century -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters (correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Maine, Charlotte J. (Charlotte Julia) Mrs., 1843-1921 -- Correspondence.
- Webber, Anna R., Mrs., 1845-1924 -- Correspondence.
- Women pioneers -- Colorado -- 19th century -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women pioneers -- Kansas Territory -- 19th century -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
