Family and Personal Papers, 1886-1980 and undated

This series includes address books, biographical and genealogical information, correspondence, daybooks, financial records, marriage and divorce papers, notes and notebooks, passports, postcards, and poetry by Barnes family members. These materials illuminate Barnes's complex relations with her parents, Wald Barnes (also known as Brian Barnes, Harold Barnes, and Henry Budington, among other names) and Elizabeth Chappell Barnes, as well as her siblings,... Thurn, Zendon, Saxon, and Shangar, and half-siblings, Muriel, Duane, and Buan. Of particular interest is her correspondence with her paternal grandmother, Zadel Gustafson, who exerted great influence over her son and his offspring. This series also contains material related to Barnes herself, including daybooks, official papers, financial records, and biographical information.