Nora Belle Hewitt Collection

Title

Nora Belle Hewitt Collection

Subject

Hewitt, Nora Belle Edwards, 1877-1901
Hewitt, Frank B. (Frank Barton), 1876-1935
Hewitt, Eva B., 1909-
Hewitt, Emma Edwards, 1874-1957
Illinois Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb

Description

The Nora Belle Hewitt Collection includes portraits of several members of the Edwards and Hewitt families. James A. Edwards and Lucinda S. Burton Edwards' youngest daughter, Nora Belle, married Frank B. Hewitt in Springfield, Illinois, in 1898. After her death in 1901, Frank married Nora's sister Emma. Frank and Emma had two children, Charles and Eva.

Photographs in this collection include images of Charles Hewitt, Benjamin L. Edwards. and Lucy and James Acree. The collection also includes a drawing of Frank B. Hewitt's mother, Emma and the Class of 1885 photo from the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb (now known as the Illinois School for the Deaf).

Collection Items

Benjamin "Bub" Edwards
Benjamin "Bub" Edwards, the brother of Emma Edwards Hewitt and uncle of Eva H. Stricklin, stands next to a fake wall during a portrait session.

Emma Hewitt
Emma Hewitt, the mother of Frank B. Hewitt, wears several pieces of jewelry for her portrait.

Charles Carlos Hewitt
Charles Carlos Hewitt poses for a portrait next to a bicycle. Charles was the eldest brother of Eva H. Stricklin.

Illinois Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, Class of 1885
The children and faculty of the school gather for a class photo. The Illinois Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb opened in 1846 in Jacksonville, housing children across the state who were hard-of-hearing. It was later renamed the…

James Acree and Lucy Acree
James Acree and Lucy Acree pose side by side for a portrait. Lucy was the aunt of Eva Stricklin and sister of Frank Hewitt.

Claude Wyatt
Claude Wyatt stands next to a chair for a portrait.
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