Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

The Correspondence Series consists of letters from the Hollister and Twichell families dating from 1831 to 1959. Most of this correspondence was sent or received by Etta Twichell and her daughter Jennie. There are a few Civil War period letters, but most of these don't mention the conflict. Of particular interest are the letters to Etta Twichell from M.S. Hollister as he migrated west through Arizona and California, and from Joseph Hollister, who settled in Idaho. There are also letters by Jennie Twichell Lohmiller describing her work as a teacher. The series also contains letters from friends and relatives describing preparations for World War I. The series also includes letters of Jean Lohmiller Rich, 1930-1971, with her family and with her husband Ed Rich. These letters relate to their careers and their personal relationship.

The Correspondence series is organized chronologically, and contains not only correspondence by Edwin Denby but also photostats by Nathanial Denby written to the Secretary of the Navy in 1845-1847 and a copy of Graham N. Fitch and S.A. Douglas' correspondence.

The Angela Morgan correspondence series includes letters to and from a wide range of ministers, literary figures, editors and journalists and individuals and organizations involved in the peace movement and social reform. (See the Controlled Access portion of the finding aid for a listing of significant correspondents.) The series also includes scattered correspondence and papers, 1861-1922, of her father, Albert T. Morgan, who came to Mississippi after the Civil War. The correspondence is arranged chronologically.