Item is a leather bound autograph album given to Mathilda Wry as a gift on her twentieth birthday. Amongst the autographs are two adjoining pages from roommates in the Mount Allison Ladies’ College (1887), a poem from her sister Mary E. Wry, and several entries from Great Village where Tillie visited and where her fiancée George was later the post master. Some of the entries are probably from sewing clients. There are also additional autographs from 1938 and 1941 written to Tillie’s niece, Mabel Alward.
Item is a complimentary concert ticket with “Miss Tillie Wry” written on the back. The concert was hosted by the Sackville Glee Club and held in Lingley Hall, Mount Allison University, on Tuesday May 8th.
Item is a letter from Ernest S. Park, the Vice President of the New England Wood Preserving Co. in Boston, Massachusetts, written in response to Mary Wry’s inquiry about selling stamps. Item is dated January 17, 1925. Original advertisement and envelope are included.
Item is a business card belonging to Arthur W. Shano, M.B.E., J.P., located at 68 Weldon Street, Sackville, New Brunswick, who was legal advisor to Mathilda Wry.
Item includes newspaper clippings pertaining to the death of Mathilda Wry. The clippings included are the obituary, death announcement, funeral description, and a card of thanks from J Willard Wry and family.
Subfonds contains textual items pertaining to John B. Alward and Mabel Lena (Wry) Alward. Content is divided into three series: Incoming Correspondence, Financial Records, and Other Personal Papers.
