Litchfield, Grace Denio, 1849-1944

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Grace Denio Litchfield, author and poet, was born in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of New York City, Nov.19,1849.

She was the daughter of Edwin Clark and Grace Hill (Hubbard) Litchfield and the sister of Francese Hubbard Litchfield Turnbull (Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull). Miss Litchfield was tutored privately at home and abroad and spent much of her early life in Europe. She returned to Europe after her father's death in 1882 and remained there until 1888. Her first book, "Only an incident" was published in 1883. In the following years she published many novels, collections of poems, and contributed verse and stories to leading magazines. In later years, Miss Litchfield made her home in Washington D.C. She died December 4, 1944.

From the description of Grace Denio Litchfield scrapbooks, 1871-1936. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 52539518

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creatorOf Litchfield, Grace Denio, 1849-1944. Grace Denio Litchfield scrapbooks, 1871-1936. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf Litchfield, Grace Denio, 1849-1944. Baldur the beautiful : play, [191-]. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Reese, Lizette Woodworth, 1856-1935. Papers of Lizette Woodworth Reese [manuscript], 1893-1936. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Litchfield, Henry Percy. Henry Percy Litchfield papers. George Washington University
referencedIn Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe additional papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933. Papers, 1847-1933 Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Litchfield, Grace Denio, 1849-1944. Grace Denio Litchfield scrapbooks, 1871-1936. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf Litchfield, Grace Denio, 1849-1944. Letter to Mr. Johnson, Victoria Hotel, Oct. 4, 1891 and Poem titled Sympathy. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Litchfield, Grace Denio, 1849-1944. Correspondence with H. L. Mencken, 1916. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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Birth 1849-11-19

Death 1944-12-04

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