Luellen Teters Bussenius papers, 1874-1969

Summary Information

Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, documents, manuscripts, clippings, photographs and printed materials dating from 1874 to 1969, relating to Luellen Cass Teters Bussenius (1868-1968), journalist and editor of The Delineator.

Description

Scope and Content

Correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, notes, documents, photographs, clippings, and printed materials. Her writings include both fiction (short stories, poetry, and plays) and non-fiction (articles on history, plants, bridge, astronomy, numerology, food and health). She also published a novel, The Honorable Miss Cherry Blossom (New York, Nicholas L. Brown, 1924). There are business papers of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of New York and other of her civic organizations.

The cataloged correspondence includes: Carrie Chapman Catt, John V. Lindsay, Ogden L. Mills, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Ernest Thompson Seton, and Charles Goodrich Whiting.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in three series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection has no restrictions.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2-14. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Luellen Teters Bussenius papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Materials

Helen Worden Erskine papers: papers of Bussenius' niece, the journalist, biographer, and advice columnist Helen Worden. At the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

Wilbertine Teters Worden papers: papers of Bussenius' sister, the journalist and writer Wilbertine Teters Worden. At the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Linda Bradley Cranmer, 1986.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Cranmer, Linda Bradley. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--05/23/1986. Accession number--M-86-05-23.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Processed HR 04/07/1988.

Revision Description

2012-03-27 xml document instance created by Alison Rhonemus.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

2022-10-17 Biographical note expanded and related materials notes added by CLB

Biographical note

Luellen Cass Teters Bussenius (1868-1968) was a journalist, writer, clubwoman, and editor of The Delineator in New York. As Luellen Cass Teters, she contributed fiction and nonfiction to many periodicals. She was also active in many patriotic, political, and business organizations. She married W. Otto Bussenius (1874-1944), a German importer, in 1907. They had one child, W. O. Bussenius Jr., before divorcing. She died in New York City on December 24, 1968, at age 100.

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