Elodie Hogan Belloc correspondence
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1914, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1897-1913
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Elodie Hogan Belloc's correspondence primarily with her husband, Hilaire Belloc, but also with family members and others. Exchanges with Hilaire document their family life. Other letters are between Elodie Belloc and her siblings in California, household employees, and religious women in Europe and the United States.
Creator
- Belloc, Elodie (1886-1914) (Person)
- Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 (Person)
Language of Materials
English, French
Restrictions on access
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on use
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Biographical Note
Elodie Agnes Hogan was born in 1868 in Napa, California to Irish immigrant parents. She considered becoming a nun with the Order of the Sisters of Charity and spent time at a convent in Maryland before deciding to not pursue a religious vocation. She met her husband, Hilaire Belloc who was a British writer, in London in 1890 while on a family trip. Elodie's mother, Ellen, initially did not approve of Hilaire because she thought he was too young and would not be able to provide for her daughter. Eventually after a courtship of several years they married in Napa, California on June 16, 1896.
She and Hilaire had five children - three sons and two daughters: Louis (1897), Eleanor (1899), Elizabeth (1900), Hilary (1902) and Peter (1904). Elodie Belloc fell ill quite suddenly in December 1913 and died on February 2, 1914 at the age of 45.
Sources:
MacFairlane, Iain. "Elodie Hogan Belloc." Find A Grave. Accessed on December 4, 2020, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7470654/elodie-agnes-belloc
Speaight, Robert. The Life of Hilaire Belloc. London: Hollis and Carter, 1957.
Extent
6.25 Linear Feet (15 containers)
Abstract
The collection contains the correspondence of Irish-American Elodie (Hogan) Belloc (1868-1914). The letters are primarily between Elodie and her husband, Hilaire Belloc, with some correspondence from her family and others.
Arrangement
Arranged into two series. Series I. Elodie and Hilaire Belloc and Series II. Family and others.
Provenance
Purchased from the Belloc estate.
Source
- Bertram Rota, Ltd (Organization)
- Title
- Elodie Hogan Belloc Correspondence
- Subtitle
- 1890-1914, bulk 1897-1913
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Matthew Heitzman, Philip Kiley, S.J., Francis Vye, S.J.,
- Date
- 2007 July
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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Chestnut Hill MA 02467 United States
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