A major portion of the Mary Constance Enslow papers consists of her genealogical notes and notebooks. There are copious notes on her family genealogy, both maternal and paternal, as well as notes compiled for other families. Included in this part of the collection are examples of her work as a designer of coats of arms and bookplates, and as a commercial artist. Books and printed material are contained in the collection; much of the printed material is made up of news clippings about a variety of subjects. There is an extensive clipping file concerning the royal family of England. Among her personal papers are family letters and news clippings, as well as scrapbooks and diaries. Correspondence is included in the papers, most of it concerning genealogical matters. Photographs and snapshots of family, friends, and subjects of personal interest are also a part of the collection.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Mary Constance Enslow Papers, 1892-1962. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Mary Constance Enslow Papers, 1892-1962.
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Constance Enslow and Buford Tynes
Constance Enslow and Buford Tynes, member W.Va. State Senate, b&w Prominent Huntington attorney Member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944.
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Linn Enslow on bicycle
Linn Enslow on his first bicycle, b&w note reads "Linn on his first bicycle, High Columbia"
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Duke and Duchess of Windsor, b&w King Edward VIII was the eldest child of Britain's King George V and Queen Mary. In 1930, while he was still Prince of Wales, Edward met an American woman named Wallis Warfield Simpson. George V died in January 1936, and Edward VIII succeeded him as king. Mrs. Simpson divorced her husband later that year. The king was determined to marry her, but he could not convince the royal family or government officials to accept a divorced woman as his queen. On December 11, Edward VIII officially abdicated.
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3rd Ave & 13th St, Huntington, W.Va., 1937 flood
3rd Ave & 13th St., Huntington, W.Va., 1937 flood, b&w note on front reads: 3rd Ave 13th St
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Price of Wales & Col Roscoe Turner, American speed flyer, London, 1934
Prince of Wales with Col. Roscoe Turner, American speed flyer, Croydon Airport, London, Oct. 1934, b&w back reads: Col. Roscoe Turner, American speed flyer and holder of the US cross-country flight record, chatting at Croydon airport, London, Eng., with the Prince of Wales shortly before the start of the England-Australia air race in October 1934, in which the colonel and Clyde Pangborn, also an American flyer, finished third.
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Fine Arts Club, Chicago, 1915
The Fine Arts Club in 1600 block of La Salle St., Chicago, 1915, b&w back reads: (arrow)" my room, think Con Bromlee & Carol R. were on top floor. old club, La Salle St, 1600 block."
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Catherine Bliss Enslow
Catherine Bliss Enslow, b&w Behind her is poster advertising a Huntington Advertiser sponsored tour of Europe which Catherine frequently organized.
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Clipping regarding Catherine Enslow's birth, Huntington Advertiser, Feb. 15, 1899
Photocopy of Catherine Bliss Enslow's birth notice in Huntington Advertiser, Feb. 15, 1899, b&w
