Mary (Manuel) Masterson Papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2020-024

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, postcards and ephemera from Mary (Manuel) Masterson's sojourn in Rochester, New York on a professional exchange program between the Leyton Library (UK) and the Rochester Public Library in 1948 and 1949. A few objects pertaining to her childhood and to later travels extend the inclusive dates of the collection frm 1932 to 1952.

Dates

Creation: 1948-1949
Creation: Majority of material found within 1948-1949

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.

Biographical Note

Mary Theresa Manuel was born May 3, 1917 in Epping Forest, Leyton, Essex, England. Ms. Manuel studied to be a librarian and, while serving in the library of her hometown, took part in a professional exchange program that brought her to the Rochester Public Library from September of 1948 to August of 1949. During her time in Rochester, she took an active role in library operations and was involved in amateur theater as an actress. Following her time at the Rochester Public Library, she went on a tour across the United States and Canada before returning to the United Kingdom. She served as a librarian in Epping Forest and, later, at Loughton. She also married, taking her husband's name of Masterson. She passed away in December of 2000.

Extent

0.35 Cubic Feet (One letter-size document box.)

0.35 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection consists of 1 box.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Loughton and District Historical Society, 2020.

Bibliography

Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007.

The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/1110E

Condition Description

The materials are in good condition, other than expected age-related fading of colored paper.

Processing Information

The Mary (Manuel) Masterson Papers includes numerous, largely unlabeled and undated, photographs. To provide some form of arrangement to them, along with assisting in their proper storage, the photographs have been organized by size.