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Hatton W. Sumners


Member of Congress
1913-1947

Gift of Ben Guttery

Correspondence
1898-1914
Correspondence
1915-1919
Corrrespondence
1920-1928
Corrrespondence
1930-1963
Personal
Photographs
Davis Family
Ben Guttery Materials


SEE ALSO - The Papers of Hatton W. Sumners at the Dallas Historical Society

Correspondence, Hatton Sumners' Family, 1915-1919

Mrs. Sumners = Hatton Sumners' mother =  "Little Mother"
Anna Catherine  Walker Sumners (d. Dec. 2, 1926)

Papa = Hatton Sumners' father, W. A. Sumners (d. Aug 1919)

Bub = Hatton (d. April 19, 1962)

T.A. = brother

Kate = sister, Mrs. Willis J. Davis

Willis = husband of Kate, Willis Jonathan Davis (d. Nov. 24, 1963)

[E] = Includes envelope

1915

1
13

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate"
Contains article RE Judge William C. Adamson, Congressman from Georgia: "Big Chair, Lurid Vest, and Greek Best Seller, That's Adamson's Idea of Ease" [E]

Jan. 21, 1915

1
14

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your devoted Daughter, Kate"
Three letters all written on the same day

Jan. 22, 1915

1
15

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your devoted Daughter, Kate" [E]

Jan. 23, 1915

1
16

Kate

Thelma

To "Dear little Girl"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your Auntie Kate" [E]

Jan. 27, 1915

1
17a

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your daughter, Kate" [E]

Jan. 27, 1915

1
17b

Kate

Parents

To "Dear little Mother and Daddy"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your devoted Daughter, Kate" [E]

Jan. 29, 1915

1
18

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your devoted Daughter, Kate" [E]

Jan. 31, 1915

1
19

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your devoted Daughter, Kate"

Feb 1, 1915

1
20

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your devoted Daughter, Kate" [E]

Feb. 2, 1915

1
21

Kate

Thelma

To "Dear Thelma"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your affectionate Auntie Kate" [E]

Feb. 3, 1915

1
22

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate"
Includes separate note with diagram of apartment on one side and note to Kate from Hatton about expenses on the other

Feb. 4, 1915

1
23

Kate

Parents

To "Dear little Mother and daddy"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

Feb. 5, 1915

1
24

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your Daughter Kate"

Feb. 7, 1915

1
25

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Signed "Your devoted D., Kate" [E]

Feb. 8, 1915

1

26

Hatton

Parents

To "Dear Mama & Papa"
Letterhead: House of Representatives Washington
Signed "Your boy Hatton [E]

Feb. 8, 1915
Date from postmark

1

27

Kate

Mother

To: "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

Feb. 10, 1915

1

28

Kate

Family

To "Dear little Mother and Daddy and Thelma and Dana"
Letterhead: House of Representatives Washington
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

Feb. 16, 1915

1

29

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

Feb. 18, 1915

1

30

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

Feb. 20, 1915

1

31a

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: The George Washington Inn, Washington, D. D.
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

Feb. 22, 1915

1

31b

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives
Signed "Your devoted Daughter, Kate" [E]

Feb. 23, 1915

1

32

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

Feb. 24, 1915

1

33

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

Feb. 25, 1915

1

34

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

Feb. 27, 1915

1

35

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

Feb. 27, 1915

1

36

Kate

Mother

To "My dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

March 1, 1915

1

37

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

March 3, 1915

1

38

Kate

Mother

To "My dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate"

March 4, 1915

1

39

Kate

Mother

1. To "My dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate"
2. To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: Congress Hall Signed "Your devoted Daughter, Kate" [E]s

March 5, 1915

1

40

Kate

Mother

To "My dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Washington
Hatton W. Sumners, Texas
Signed "Your devoted Daughter Kate" [E]

March 7, 1915

1917

1

41

T.A.

Mother

To "Dear Mama & all"
Letterhead: T. A. Sumners, M.D. Physician and Surgeon
Nevada, Texas
Signed: "Your Devoted boy T.A.S. [E]

March 16, 1917

1918

1

42

Hatton

Kate

To "Dear Sis"
Signed "Your brot H"
Includes news clipping: "Leases on 500 acres near Grapevine purchased" [E]

Aug. 14, [1918]

1919

1

43

Kate

Mother

To "Dear little Mother"
Letterhead: House of Representatives, Hatton W. Sumners, 5th District Texas
Typed letter

Feb. 28, 1919

1

44

T. A.

Kate, Hatton

To "Dear Sis & Brother"
Letterhead: Hotel Astoria & Mengelle, Bruxelles
Signed "Love TA

May 9, 1919

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