Box 1

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Book index that lists the bound publications that the Caperton Family owned. The list is detailed by subject matter, including bibles, biographies, fiction, history, literature, etc.

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This item was originally donated to the Townsend Room in 1943.

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The Birth Series contains the calling cards and congratulations materials for Mary James (Jamie) Caperton, Anthony Rollins Burnam, James Caperton Burnam and other family members. Also included in the series is a collection of memorabilia from the childhood of Anthony Rollins Burnam, including news clippings, a bound baby book titled Baby's Life, and other unique literary and artistic works. The latter document set can be found in box 39 due to its oversized nature.

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The Colonial Dames correspondence details potential membership inquiries and communications between Mrs. Caperton and the Kentucky and National Colonial Dames Organizations.

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Includes publications and other documents that relate to state and national events, such as the opening of the Dumbarton House, the Society's National Headquarters in Washington D.C.

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Contain reception correspondence for a luncheon that Mrs. Caperton organized.

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The items include numerous meeting reminders for upcoming Colonial Dames meetings. Most items are printed on elegant stationary with handwritten notes by each particular sender.

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The items in this folder consist of members lists, potential nomination lists, and other related documents from both the Kentucky and Florida Chapters.

Scope and Contents Sulgrave Manor was the "Old English Home of the Washington's" in Sulgrave, North ants, England. In 1913 "a public-spirited body of English men and women" bought the property in the hopes of fostering and preserving the English-American relationships that had matured since 1815. The Sulgrave Institution of the U.S. and British Commonwealth was dedicated on 21 Jun 1921, with the hopes of "furthering friendship and preventing misunderstanding between English speaking peoples." This folder...