Letter from Lillian Exum Clement to Elias Eller Stafford, January 17, 1921

Title

Letter from Lillian Exum Clement to Elias Eller Stafford, January 17, 1921

Date

January 17 1921

Creator

["Stafford, Lillian Exum Clement, 1894?-1925."]

Place

["Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States"]

Local Call Number

PC.2084

[letterhead] [left hand corner] Three story brick building of the Capitol building. State of North Carolina HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Raleigh, Jan 17, 1921 Heart O' Mine: You are the sweetest thing in the world to write me such dear long letters. Do I miss you as much as you miss me? I dont dare think much about it is I couldnt stay here the time will pass quickly yesterday I went for a walk. It is not so nice to walk here as in the Mt. Mr Everett walked part of the way. He walks four miles a day I left him and took the car back to town. Sunday is such a long, long day. I thought of you all at home yesterday and wanted so much to be there. No I don't like my new place much, but it is better than the Elms. A cafeteria opens at the

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Title

Letter from Lillian Exum Clement to Elias Eller Stafford, January 17, 1921

Date

January 17 1921

Creator

["Stafford, Lillian Exum Clement, 1894?-1925."]

Rights

The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers.

Description

Letter from Lillian Exum Clement to Elias Eller Stafford on January 17, 1921. General letter of correspondence between Lillian Exum Clement and Elias Eller Stafford, includes updates on her daily schedule, the people she's met and places she's gone while working as a legislator in Raleigh, North Carolina. Lillian Exum Clement Stafford, noted attorney and legislator, was born March 12, 1886 at North Fork Swannanoa River, Buncombe County, near Black Mountain, the sixth child of George Washington and Sara Elizabeth Burnett Clement. Stafford began practicing law in 1917, becoming a capable criminal lawyer in Asheville. In 1920, Stafford was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly by a landslide, becoming North Carolina's first female legislator. She served one term in 1921 and introduced, seventeen bills. After her marriage to Elias Eller Stafford in 1921, Stafford was appointed director of the state hospital at Morganton by then Governor Cameron Morrison. She remained director until her death in 1925.

Subject

["Asheville (N.C.)","Women lawyers","North Carolina. General Assembly"]

Index Terms

Stafford, Elias Eller; Stafford, Lillian Exum Clement, 1894?-1925

Local Call Number

PC.2084

Place

["Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States"]

Time Period

["(1900-1929) North Carolina's industrial revolution and World War One"]

Digital Collections

["Women in North Carolina 20th Century History"]

Source Collections

["Lillian Exum Clement Stafford Papers. Private Collections. State Archives of North Carolina"]

Physical Characteristics

4 pages

Format

["Letters (Correspondence)"]

Hosted By

["State Archives of North Carolina"]

Notes Public

This item has been transcribed by volunteers through TranscribeNC, the State Archives of North Carolina's transcription program, to provide increased access and searchability. There may be errors in the transcription.

Identifier

PC_2804_Lillian_Exum_Papers_B2F42_Corr_Eller_1921

Letter from Lillian Exum Clement to Elias Eller Stafford, January 17, 1921

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