Wales, Edward Howe, 1856-1922

Content Description The Ruth Holmes Hawks papers contain correspondence with family and friends, most prominently with her daughter Ruth Wales du Pont. In Ruth du Pont’s correspondence with Ruth Holmes Hawks, she addresses Ruth Holmes Hawks using several different nicknames, such as “baby dove,” “charfor darlen,” and “mamady,” and she signs her correspondence using "Pettie", "Pett", and "Lou T." Ruth Holmes Hawks’ correspondence with her lawyers and Henry Francis du Pont primarily details banking and investment...