Guide to the Papers of Elvira L. Bleadinghiser, 1863-1953 (bulk 1915-1953)
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Papers of Elvira L. Bleadinghiser,
- Creator
- Bleadinghiser, Elvira L.
- Collection Number
- MSS#61
- Extent
- 0.5 cubic feet (1 box)
- Date
- 1863-1953
- Date
- 1915-1953
- Abstract
- Elvira Lawrence Bleadinghiser was one of the first female attorneys to practice law in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The bulk of these papers focus on Bleadinghiser's genealogical research and includes letters of inquiry and responses, Daughters of the American Revolution applications, deeds and wills, estate inventories, articles of agreement, and family genealogy.
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- Sponsor
- This finding aid has been encoded as a part of the Historic Pittsburgh project a joint effort of the University of Pittsburgh and the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Funding for this portion of the project has been donated by the Hillman Foundation.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
- 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
Biographical Sketch of Elvira Lawrence Bleadinghiser (1894-1965)
Elvira Lawrence Bleadinghiser was one of the first female attorneys to practice law in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Ms. Bleadinghiser was born on April 2, 1894 in Stuebenville, Ohio. She was one of four daughters of Charles Henry Bleadinghiser, a Civil War veteran from Pittsburgh, and Elizabeth Ann Pugh, of Brady's Bend, Pennsylvania. Bleadinghiser grew up in Washington, Pennsylvania and graduated from Washington High School in 1909. During the next eleven years she taught in the Washington School District and attended the University of Pittsburgh. She graduated in 1922 from the University's school of Business Administration with a B.A. in Economics. In 1925 she received her Law Degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. In 1925 Ms. Bleadinghiser was also admitted to the bar in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and was permitted to plead cases before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In 1932 she began to plead cases before the Pennsylvania Superior Court. By 1940 she tried cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Her legal specialties included international law and constitutional law. Ms. Bleadinghiser practiced law in Pittsburgh for thirty-three years until her retirement in 1958. She maintained offices in the Union Trust Building, 1926-1932, Point Breeze, 1932-1950, and the Berger Building, 1950-1958.
Elvira Bleadinghiser was a member of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Daughters of the American Colonists, the Daughters of the American Pioneers, the Daughters of Veterans of the Civil War, the American Legion Auxiliary, and was president of the Lambda Chapter of Phi Delta Delta, an international legal fraternity. Elvira Bleadinghiser died in her home on May 23, 1965.
Scope and Content Notes
The bulk of these papers focus on Bleadinghiser's genealogical research and includes letters of inquiry and responses, Daughters of the American Revolution applications, deeds and wills, estate inventories, articles of agreement, and family genealogy. The genealogical correspondence is separated in some cases by the specific institution that was contacted. The genealogical materials are very comprehensive and document the family of Ms. Bleadinghiser from the 1700s through the 1960s.
Arrangement
The Elvira L. Bleadinghiser Papers are housed in one archival box and are arranged alphabetically with the exception of the genealogical materials which are in the front.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were received in one accession. Gift of Mrs. Ruemele 1975.
Acc# 1975.0267
Preferred Citation
Papers of Elvira L. Bleadinghiser, 1863-1953 (bulk 1915-1953), MSS# 61, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Leo Mahoney on September 15, 1993. The inventory was rewritten by Julia A. Pretti.
Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Kimberly A. Tryka on September 26, 2000.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or publish, please contact the curator of the Archives.
Subjects
- Carter Family (Musical group)
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- University of Pittsburgh
- Bleadinghiser Family.
- Bleadinghiser, Charles H., -- 1844-1915
- Bleadinghiser, Elizabeth Ann Pugh -- 1849-1927
- Cole, Hannah Foos, -- 1784-1829
- Foos, John, -- 1780-1821
- Hare, Catherine Margaretta -- 1901-
- James, Henry D.
- Maryland -- Genealogy.
- Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Genealogy.
- Allegheny County -- Pittsburgh (Pa.)
- Washington County (Pa.)
- Geneaology -- Pa. -- Pittsburgh