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Tuitt Family papers

Title
Tuitt Family papers, 1931-2005 (bulk 1929-1971).
Author
Tuitt, Charles, 1894-1965.
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  • Tuitt Allen, Jane.
  • Tuitt Daley, Molly.
  • Tuitt James, Victoria.
  • Daley, Ann.
  • Daley, Beatrice.
Description
.4 lin. ft.
Summary
The Tuitt Family papers, 1931-1974, consist mostly of letters to Charles Tuitt from his family in Montserrat, Antigua and the U.S. Virgin Islands and cover family news, gossip, and the difficult economic conditions on these islands. Additionally, the letters from his nieces reveal the often circuitous routes Caribbean immigrants took to the United States. The collection also contains materials relating to the military service during World War II of Charles's two sons, John and James. There are files documenting the visits of the Montserrat Progressive Society to their home island in 1969 and 1974 and containing genealogical information on the family.
Subjects
Source (note)
  • Patricia Ann Tuitt
Biography (note)
  • The Tuitt family hailed from Harris Village, Montserrat, but had members dispersed across the Caribbean and the United States. Represented in the collection are New York residents Charles Alexander Tuitt and his sons, John and James; Charles's sisters Jane Tuitt Allen and Molly Tuitt Daley, who lived in Montserrat; Victoria Tuitt James who had emigrated to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands; her daughter Gertrude; and two other of Charles's nieces, Ann and Beatrice, who sought better horizons in Trinidad and Antigua before landing in New York.
Call Number
Sc MG 887
OCLC
890484975
Author
Tuitt, Charles, 1894-1965.
Title
Tuitt Family papers, 1931-2005 (bulk 1929-1971).
Biography
The Tuitt family hailed from Harris Village, Montserrat, but had members dispersed across the Caribbean and the United States. Represented in the collection are New York residents Charles Alexander Tuitt and his sons, John and James; Charles's sisters Jane Tuitt Allen and Molly Tuitt Daley, who lived in Montserrat; Victoria Tuitt James who had emigrated to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands; her daughter Gertrude; and two other of Charles's nieces, Ann and Beatrice, who sought better horizons in Trinidad and Antigua before landing in New York.
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Added Author
Tuitt Allen, Jane.
Tuitt Daley, Molly.
Tuitt James, Victoria.
Daley, Ann.
Daley, Beatrice.
Research Call Number
Sc MG 887
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