Crane, Charles R., 08/04/1915-01/07/1921

File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Identifier: 35250

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The Richard T. Crane Papers, Part II primarily consists of correspondence, photographs and financial records arranged in 65 folders, placed in 4 boxes and 1 oversized container. This addition to the Richard Crane Papers consists mostly correspondence from the period that Crane was working in the State Department (1915-1918). An interesting theme in this addition is that of Russia and the Revolution of 1917, during which time Charles Crane was travelling in Russia. Charles Crane sent frequent telegrams to Richard giving details of what he saw and experienced. Correspondence from Richard Gottheil and Samuel N. Harper also discuss the Revolution in progress. A large amount of the correspondence also relates to the finances of his wife's family, the Bruces, and to the affairs of the Berry Hill Plantation and the Coonamessett Ranch Company, both in Virginia and belonging to Crane.

Span date: 1900 - 1922 Bulk date: 1915 - 1919 Extent: 2 linear feet Number of boxes: 4, plus 1 oversized box

Dates

08/04/1915-01/07/1921

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (5 Hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

8/13/7

Container Summary

22 letters (4 ALSs, the rest carbons) and 16 telegrams from Charles R. Crane to his son, Richard T. Crane, with 3 carbons from Richard Crane to his father. Most correspondence regards Charles Crane's trip to Russia and northern Europe during the Russian Revolution. Includes a very interesting handwritten letter from Crane (5 Jun 1917) describing the state of Russia at the height of the revolution. Many of the telegrams are typed copies which came to Richard Crane through David R. Francis, most of them sent from Russia in 1917.