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Lucy Buckminster Emerson Lowell [photograph], [ca. 1845-1850].

Title: Lucy Buckminster Emerson Lowell [photograph], [ca. 1845-1850].

Sixth-plate daguerreotype in leather case of Lucy Buckminster Emerson (later Lowell) (b. 1827) as a young woman. She later became the wife of Massachusetts judge John Lowell (1824-1897). The photograph was taken ca. 1845-1850 by an unknown photographer. Enclosed is a note in an unknown hand that identifies the photograph.

ArchivalResource: 1 photograph : daguerreotype, b&w ; visible image 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 cm. (sixth-plate), in case 9 1/2 x 8 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51570216 View

Lowell, Lucy, b. 1860. Lucy Lowell diaries, 1831-1944.

Title: Lucy Lowell diaries, 1831-1944.

Diaries kept by Lucy Lowell, 1888-1944 (with gaps), include brief entries describing her daily social, domestic, and volunteer activities as a single woman living in Boston, Mass; a trip to the Pacific coast, 1918; trips with The Alliance of Unitarian Women (of which she was president, 1917-23) to the U.S. South, Midwest, and Southwest, 1919-20; a trip to Minnesota, 1922-23; summer voyages to Europe, 1925-28, and other travels. Diaries entries include accounts of time spent with family members, including her parents John and Lucy Buckminster Emerson Lowell, sister Susan Cabot Lowell Aspinwall, niece Lucy Aspinwall, nephew George Lowell Aspinwall, and other Lowell, Emerson, and Aspinwall family members; visits with friends, including her closest friend Edith Fiske; work with the Alliance of Unitarian Women; history, art, and music lessons; social events; volunteer work; church sermons heard; observations about politics; and the weather. Travel diaries include descriptions of sights seen, people met, and activities and social events attended. Also includes letters written and received, 1831-1915, by various Lowell family members, including John (1824-1897), Lucy Buckminster Emerson, John (1856-1922), Lucy Lowell, Mary Lathrop, James Arnold, George Emerson, and Susan Cabot Lowell; condolence letters received by Lucy Lowell for the death of her father John Lowell in 1899, and mother Lucy Buckminster Emerson Lowell in 1904; memorabilia from various Lowell family trips to Europe; and clippings of obituaries and printed tributes to John and Lucy Buckminster Emerson Lowell. Letters pertain to family matters, visits with friends and extended family, and activities and events.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes and 5 pamphlet boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58722956 View

Lowell, Lucy, b. 1860. Lucy Lowell diaries, 1845-1923 ; bulk: 1880-1888.

Title: Lucy Lowell diaries, 1845-1923 ; bulk: 1880-1888.

Diaries of Lucy Lowell, 1845-1923, describe her daily social and domestic activities as a young single woman living in Chestnut Hill and Boston, Mass. in 1880-88; and two summer voyages to Europe, 1888 and 1890. Diary entries include accounts of weather; history, painting, and music lessons; church sermons heard; time spent with immediate family members, such as her parents John and Lucy Lowell, her brothers John and James Lowell, and her sister Susan Lowell; visits with extended Lowell and Emerson family members; visits with friends, such as her closest friend Edith Fiske; short trips on the train to Buffalo, New York and New York City; and social events such as concerts and plays. Travel diaries include accounts of sea voyages from Boston to England; impressions of various European towns and cities visited; and accounts of concerts and plays attended, along with programs and promotional photographs she collected. Also includes a memory book from May 1923, created for Lucy Lowell's retirement as president of The Alliance of Unitarian Women from 1917-23, with entries from all of her associates of the Executive Board; and a diary written by Lucy Lowell's mother Lucy Buckminster Emerson Lowell in 1845, describing her daily life as a young single woman in Boston, including time spent friends such as the Peabody family.

ArchivalResource: 7 v. in cases.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53052359 View

Lowell, Lucy, b. 1860. Lucy Lowell diaries, 1845-1923 ; bulk: 1880-1888.

Title: Lucy Lowell diaries, 1845-1923 ; bulk: 1880-1888.

Diaries of Lucy Lowell, 1845-1923, describe her daily social and domestic activities as a young single woman living in Chestnut Hill and Boston, Mass. in 1880-88; and two summer voyages to Europe, 1888 and 1890. Diary entries include accounts of weather; history, painting, and music lessons; church sermons heard; time spent with immediate family members, such as her parents John and Lucy Lowell, her brothers John and James Lowell, and her sister Susan Lowell; visits with extended Lowell and Emerson family members; visits with friends, such as her closest friend Edith Fiske; short trips on the train to Buffalo, New York and New York City; and social events such as concerts and plays. Travel diaries include accounts of sea voyages from Boston to England; impressions of various European towns and cities visited; and accounts of concerts and plays attended, along with programs and promotional photographs she collected. Also includes a memory book from May 1923, created for Lucy Lowell's retirement as president of The Alliance of Unitarian Women from 1917-23, with entries from all of her associates of the Executive Board; and a diary written by Lucy Lowell's mother Lucy Buckminster Emerson Lowell in 1845, describing her daily life as a young single woman in Boston, including time spent friends such as the Peabody family.

ArchivalResource: 7 v. in cases.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53052890 View