Scope and Contents note From the Series: This series contains letters written by and to members of the Haskell and Raoul families. Written from the 1890s into the 1990s and centered on Gaston Raoul and Marion (Haskell) Raoul and their families and children, the letters chronicle the events and activities that influenced the lives of three generations. Including correspondences written while traveling to and living in various places around the world; letters written home from school or to a wife from war; notes of congratulations...

Scope and Contents This collection encompass three generations of Southern families. Centered on Gaston and Marion Haskell Raoul, and later William and Louisa “Kit” Cheves Popham Raoul, the collection also features many other members of the Raoul, Haskell and Popham families. Family correspondence covers more that 100 years, beginning in 1889 with letters to and from the Haskell family and in 1901 with letters by the Raoul family, the correspondences feature world events such as wars and elections down to...