Papers of Maude C. Warner

Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

Summary Information

Repository:
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library
Creator:
Warner, Maude C.
Title:
Papers of Maude C. Warner
ID:
BHC-MSS 0120
Date [inclusive]:
1917-1931
Physical Description:
.5 Linear Feet
Language of the Material:
English .
Abstract:
Isabella Maude Winton-Cady Warner, most commonly known as Maude Cady Warner, was an active member of the Fairfield Garden Club and the wife of DeVer Warner. Maude married into the Warner Brothers Company fortune. How money was spent on house, grounds upkeep, and entertaining is reflected in this collection, as is her personal wealth.

Preferred Citation

Papers of Maude C. Warner (BHC-MSS 0120) Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library.

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Biographical / Historical

Isabella Maude Winton-Cady Warner, most commonly known as Maude Cady Warner, was born on July 1, 1867 to Robert Cady an France August Cady Winton. It is unclear at this time how Maude came to the United States or how she met her husband, DeVer Warner. Indeed, precious little is known about her personal life, beside the fact that she was an active member of the Fairfield Garden Club and served as its president for a great many years.

DeVer Warner was the son of Ira DeVer Warner, one of the co-founders of the Warner Brothers Company. The undergarment manufacturer based in Bridgeport was one of the city's biggest employers, and the profits from the company allowed DeVer, Maude, and their three children – DeVer Cady, Bradford Greenman and Margaret (later Margaret Field) – to live in luxury.

Maude Warner died August 14, 1931. No obituary can be located at this time.

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Scope and Contents

The material in the collection is primarily bills, focused on home, flowers, and groceries. This is especially true for material relating to the Burr homestead. Maude's tax returns are also included, giving a sense of her personal wealth and the wealth from her husband, DeVer.

This collection of material helps to demonstrate what the expectations and duties of a woman of Maude's wealth and status were, as well as how homes were run in the late 1920s, especially after the stock market crash and the Great Depression began.

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Arrangement

Series I contains house and grounds bills, arranged chronologically. Series II contains personal financial information.

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Administrative Information

Publication Statement

Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library

Bridgeport History CenterBridgeport Public Library925 Broad StreetBridgeport, CT 06604URL: https://bportlibrary.org/hc/

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Found in stacks

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Controlled Access Headings

  • Home economics
  • Warner Brother's Company
  • Warner, Ira DeVer, 1840-1913

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Collection Inventory

Series I - House and grounds bills

Original processing note, 1979

BHC-MSS 0120 folder 1

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House and grounds bills,, 1920-1931

BHC-MSS 0120 folder 2-7

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House and grounds bills, Burr homestead,, 1923-1924

BHC-MSS 0120 folder 8

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House and grounds bills, Burr homestead,, 1925-1926

BHC-MSS 0120 Box 2 folder 1

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Series II – Financial information

Title/DescriptionInstances
Securities and incomes, 1928-1930
BHC-MSS 0120 Box 2 folder 2
Trial balance, 1930-1931
BHC-MSS 0120 Box 2 folder 3
Personal receipts, 1927-1928
BHC-MSS 0120 Box 2 folder 4
Federal tax returns, 1917, 1919-1931
BHC-MSS 0120 Box 2 folder 5

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