Ms. Enslow was a Huntington, West Virginia journalist. Photographs and slides comprise a major portion of this collection. Many of the photographs were for use by the newspaper; there are also a great number of informal snapshots, family photographs, and photographs of Miss Enslow herself. Photographs of notable persons and old photographic portraits dating from the 19th century complete this part of the collection. The slides are primarily those which Miss Enslow took in Europe while she was tour director for the Huntington Publishing Company. Copies of many of her columns and articles are included, along with other items relating to her career as a newspaperwoman. Among her family and personal papers are family correspondence and family legal papers belonging to her father and grandfather. Books, personal mementos, and scrapbooks are also included. Correspondence from notable persons, from friends and family, and from her readers are a part of the papers, as well as correspondence relating to her newspaper and political activities.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Catherine Bliss Enslow Papers, 1890-1973. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Catherine Bliss Enslow Papers, 1890-1973.
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Anne Love, Maid of Honor
W. Archibald Wallace
Miss Anne Love of Huntington, Maid of Honor for W.Va. Div. of Sons of Confederate Veterans at their reunion, Richmond, Va, June 19, 1922, b&w Written on back: Miss Anne Love, Huntington, W.Va., Maid of Honor for W.Va. Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans, Reunion, Richmond, Va. June 19.
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Catherine Bliss Enslow, 1931
W. Archibald Wallace
Catherine Bliss Enslow, 1931, b&w Front marked: W. Archibald Wallace, 1931
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Catherine Bliss Enslow in uniform, 1942
W. Archibald Wallace
Catherine Bliss Enslow in uniform, 1942, b&w her shoulder patch reads "Women Voluntary" During WWII, she directed recreation activities for aviation cadets stationed at the MU quarters in Huntington. She also served as director of the Huntington unit of the American Women's Voluntary Services and was the only woman on the local board of the USO during the war.
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Catherine Bliss Enslow, 1899
Catherine Bliss Enslow, 1899, b&w Back reads: Catherine Bliss Enslow, Nov. 21st 1899, 9 mo. old No backprint, faint gold embossing on front
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Clara Healy Wilson, Dec. 1896
Clara Healy Wilson, Age 6 months, Dec. 1896, b&w Backprint originally "Proctor & Erskine" Word "Proctor" is marked through and a stamp added reads: "W. H. Erskine, Successor to proctor & Erskine"
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Mrs. Edward Bliss Enslow, Catherine Enslow's mother, Constance & Alice Enslow
Mrs. Edward Bliss Enslow, Catherine Enslow's mother, and Constance and Alice Enslow, 1895, col. written on back: Mrs. Edw. Bliss Enslow, Constance and Alice, march 27, 1895
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Constance Enslow
Constance Enslow, sister to Catherine, 1893, b&w Note on back states: Constance Enslow, Dec. 1893, sister of Catherine Bliss E.
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Linn Harrison Enslow
Linn Harrison Enslow, aged 9 months, Nov. 26, 1891, b&w mounted on cardboard Back reads Linn Harrison Enslow, Aged 9 months, Nov. 26, 1891
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Lewisburg Graded School, Lewsiburg, W.Va., Christmas 1883
Lewisburg Graded School with students, Christmas 1883, Lewisburg, W.Va., b&w Note on back states: Lewisburg Graded School, Lewisburg, W.Va., Christmas '83, complts of A. P. Kerr, Prin. To Heath kelly
