urn:taro:utexas.cah.00841 A Guide to the Ethel Wislicen Papers, 1882, 1951, 2009 Original EAD encoding by Megan Mummey according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. July, 2009 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Wislicen, Ethel Parker Brown. Ethel Wislicen Papers 1882, 1951, 2009 Materials are written in English. 2009-089 3 items Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Ethel Wislicen Papers, 1882, 1951, 2009, contains detailed information about a family heirloom in the Phillips-Brown-Wislicen families. This heirloom, a silver water pitcher, was likely given as a 25th wedding anniversary present to Terryl Phillips and her husband in 1882. A 1951 discusses how the pitcher came into Ethel Wislicen’s possession. The 2009 list details the previous owners and genealogy. Biographical Note

Ethel Parker Brown Wislicen (1887-1960) was the mother of Gene Kahmer, and granddaughter of Terryl Phillips.

 Scope and Contents

Ethel Wislicen Papers, 1882, 1951, 2009, contains detailed information about a family heirloom in the Phillips-Brown-Wislicen families. This heirloom, a silver water pitcher, was likely given as a 25th wedding anniversary present to Terryl Phillips and her husband in 1882. A 1951 discusses how the pitcher came into Ethel Wislicen’s possession. The 2009 list details the previous owners and geneology.

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Artifact requires appointment with artifacts curator. Contact repository.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Wislicen, Ethel Parker Brown, 1887-1960 -- Archives. Phillips, Terryl. Kahmer, Ethel Gene Wislicen -- Archives. Subjects (Organizations) Reed & Barton. Subjects Silver-plated ware -- United States. Places Omaha (Neb.) -- History. Seaford (Del.) -- History. Preferred Citation

Ethel Wislicen Papers, 1882, 1951, 2009, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Separated Material

Silver pitcher removed to Artifact Collection.

 Processing Information

This collection was processed by Laurel Rozema and Megan Mummey, July 2009.

Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2.325/C3 Letter to Mrs. Carl R. (Gene) Kahmer of Seaford, DE, from Ethel Wislicen of Omaha, NE, about silver pitcher, September 19, 1951 2.325/C3 Photocopy of letter 2.325/C3 List of pitcher owners, 2009 Artifact Collection Reed & Barton swinging water silver pitcher, engraved “1857 Phillips 1882,” 1882