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Catalog Number |
1976.1.A146.02 |
Title |
Folder 02 (1976.1.A146.02) Augustine Ephemera Newspaper Clippings |
Date |
1916 ca - 1987 |
Description |
Box 1976.1.A146 Augustine Ephemera Folder 02 (1976.1.A146.02) Newspaper Clippings All items listed below are original newspaper clippings. The clippings tend to focus on Augustine's Debut and her Wedding to Quincy A. Shaw, Jr. The clippings are mostly c1916-1919. Quincy Shaw Jr.'s 1987 obituary in the Boston Globe is included. Twenty-three clippings come from the American Clipping Bureau. The names and dates of newspapers are noted when known. This folder of newsprint clippings is one of five folders of archival documents and ephemera related to Augustine Van Wickle Shaw Toland. The newsprint clippings range from 3" x 4" to 6 1/2" x 12" and are generally in fair condition, yellowed with some folds. Item # Description 01Article about a "spectacular" tennis match at the Bristol Casino, where Augustine and her doubles partner, W.E. Howe, Jr. were defeated. 02"Boston Visitors in the South" mentions Augustine's high diving at White Sulphur Springs. The following 23 newspaper clippings were generated by the American Clipping Bureau. Newspapers are identified and dated. 03Boston Post, July 2, 1916, "Festive Season Prefaces Miss Van Wickle's Debut" 04Boston Globe, October 15, 1916. Account of Mrs. McKee and her daughter Augustine touring Cape Cod by automobile. 05New York Herald, October 29, 1916. Mentions a tea for Augustine at her mother's home at 284 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. 06Boston Herald, November 5, 1916. Augustine is mentioned as a pourer at a tea for Miss Anna U. Wheeler. 07Boston Herald, November 5, 1916. Mrs. McKee has sent out invitations for a reception to introduce Augustine Van Wickle. 08 New York Herald, November 12, 1916, "Teas and Dances for Debutantes in Boston Society" Augustine's tea is mentioned. 09New York Herald, November 16, 1916. The dinner and theatre party to be given by Bessie to introduce Augustine was postponed because of a death in the family. 10Boston Transcript, November 20, 1916. Augustine will be a pourer at a tea for Miss Marion Butler. 11Chicago American, November 22, 1916. Mr. and Mrs. McKee will host a dinner at their home prior to Augustine's ball at the Somerset. 12Boston Herald, November 26, 1916. Augustine will be a pourer at a reception for Miss Cornelia Peabody Carr. 13.1Boston Globe, December 24, 1916. Mr. and Mrs. McKee will visit Hot Springs, VA with Augustine, where they'll be joined by George and Marjorie Lyon. 13.2New York Herald, December 24, 1916. Almost identical to the above article. 14New York Herald, December 24, 1916. Mr. and Mrs. McKee and Augustine started for Pennsylvania for a stay with friends. 15Boston Globe, December 24, 1916. Mrs. McKee will be giving a dance for Augustine at the Hotel Somerset on January 22. 16Boston Herald, December 31, 1916. Mentions the debutante ball to be given for Augustine. 17Boston American, January 14, 1917. Mentions Augustine at a debutante ball wearing "rose velvet and tulle" 18.1Boston Globe, January 14, 1917. "Table Gossip" Mentions upcoming debutante balls, including Augustine's. 18.2New York Herald, January 14, 1917. Mentions upcoming debutante balls, including Augustine's. 19Boston Globe, January 14, 1917. Article about Augustine's January 22 debutante ball. Includes the names of the ushers; Quincy A. Shaw, Jr. is one of them. 20Boston Herald, January 21, 1917. "Mrs. McKee's Dance an Event of the Coming Week" 21New York Herald, January 23, 1917. "Mr. and Mrs. William L. McKee gave a dinner last night to introduce to society her younger daughter, Miss Augustine Van Wickle." 22New York Herald, January 28, 1917. Short description of decorations and gowns at Augustine's debutante ball at the Somerset Hotel. 23aBoston Globe, January 28, 1917. "Table Gossip" Description of decorations and gowns of Mrs. McKee and Augustine at her debutante ball. 23bDuplicate of above "Table Gossip" clipping 23cDuplicate of above "Table Gossip" clipping 24a"Old Fashioned Garden Picket Fence and All Background of Gay Ball" Detailed account of Augustine's debutante ball, including floral decorations and gowns of the debutante attendees. 24bDuplicate of above clipping 24cDuplicate of above clipping 25a"Unique Decorations in Somerset Ballroom" Thorough portrayal of Augustine's debutante ball, including floral decorations and gowns of many attendees. 25bDuplicate of above clipping 26a"MRS. McKEE PRESENTS DAUGHTER" Description of decorations in the ballroom and the gowns of debutantes attending. 26bDuplicate of above clipping 27"COSTUMES AT VAN WICKLE BALL" Report of the gowns of debutantes and mothers of debutantes. 28"PERSONALS / ARE TO HAVE A JUNE WEDDING / Miss Augustine Van Wickle and Quincy A. Shaw, Jr., Planning for Their Marriage Following His Graduation from Harvard" 29"In Old South Church" Notice of the wedding of Augustine and Quincy Shaw, Jr. on June 24 at noon 30"MARRIED AT THE OLD SOUTH / Ceremony Uniting Miss Augustine Van Wickle and Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr., Followed by Reception at Home of Bride's Parents in Commonwealth Avenue" 31"The Shaw Van - Van Wickle Wedding" Detailed five column description of the wedding. "The largest wedding, probably of the season, if not the year, was that of Miss Van Wickle and Mr. Shaw at the Old South Church on Tuesday noon." 32Article from The Sunday Boston Globe, June 29, 1919, which thoroughly depicts the wedding of Augustine and Quincy. Contains a photograph by Garo of Augustine posing in her wedding dress and holding her bouquet of white orchids and lily of the valley. 33a"SHAW - VAN WICKLE WEDDING / Continued from the First Page" Fragment of an article; the first page is missing. 33bDuplicate of above clipping 34"In Society / The Quincy Shaw Jrs., will not be much in Boston this winter, but are planning to make their headquarters at Calumet, Mich., where the family of Shaw hold their large mining interest." A photo of Augustine by Bachrach accompanies the article. 35Boston Globe obituary of Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr., former head of North American Mines, who died October 28, 1987 at age 91 in Boston. |
Caption |
1976.1.a146.02.01 Avw Newsclippings |
Associated with |
Augustine Van Wickle Shaw Toland Bessie Pardee Van Wickle McKee McKee, William Leander Marjorie Randolph Van Wickle Lyon Lyon, George Armstrong Shaw, Quincy Adams |
Search Terms |
Ephemera News Clipping Newspaper clipping Debutante Wedding Tea Dance Gown Travel Decoration |
Number of images |
39 |
Object Name |
Newsprint clipping |