Bahlmann, Anna Catherine, 1849-1916

Anna Catherine Bahlmann (1849-1916) was employed as Edith Wharton's German language tutor in 1874 and later served as her governess, secretary, and literary assistant.

Edith Wharton (1862-1937), novelist and author.

From the description of Anna Catherine Bahlmann papers relating to Edith Wharton, 1874-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702201920

Anna Catherine Bahlmann was employed as Edith Wharton's German language tutor in 1874 and later served as her governess, secretary, and literary assistant.

Edith Wharton was a major American literary figure in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and, though she is best known as a novelist and short-story writer, she also wrote poetry and non-fictional works on interior and landscape design. Wharton was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, awarded in 1921 for her novel The Age of Innocence (1920). In addition to critical and bibliographic scholarship on Wharton, summary information is available in the standard print and online resources.

From the guide to the Anna Catherine Bahlmann papers relating to Edith Wharton, 1874-1917, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)