Blake family, 1806-1984 (majority within 1870s-1910s)
1 linear foot, 1 oversize folder, 1 oversize volume, 902 MB (online)
The Blake family series (1.3 linear feet and oversize items) includes materials of Alde L. T. Blake and William F. Blake, their daughter Dorothy S. Blake (materials of their daughter Ethel are found within the Kutsche family series), as well as Thomas Dawes Blake and Freeman N. Blake. Alde L. T. Blake's materials include correspondence with Jane Addams, Ben Lindsey, Woodbridge N. Ferris, and Anna Howard Shaw, as well as related exchanges with representatives of various women's rights and consumer rights organizations. Also included in the series her personal correspondence and scrapbooks, as well as photocopies of materials held by the Rutgers Archives.
William F. Blake materials include his scrapbooks dated between 1872 and 1929, largely concerning family history and business interests, his personal and business correspondence, as well as volumes containing copies of letters sent by Robert Blake in his capacity as U.S. Consular Agent serving in Canada, including detailed commercial report about London, Ontario in 1873; and a ledger with copies of letters sent by William F. Blake during his time as a U.S. Consul in 1878-1879.
Dorothy S. Blake's correspondence includes her personal correspondence, as well as a number of letters about her teaching career in Grand Rapids. Freeman N. Blake materials include his scattered correspondence and two notebooks from his time as a law school student in Cambridge. The series also includes materials related to Thomas Dawes Blake, all in oversize folder. Included here are his obituaries and military documents dating to 1806. The Blake family series also includes family histories, digital copies of genealogical material, and miscellaneous items.