Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879

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Hale edited LADIES MAGAZINE and GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK. She opposed woman suffrage but advocated education and careers for women.

From the description of Correspondence, 1850-1877, 1863-1867 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519084

From the description of Sarah Josepha Hale papers, 1850-1877, 1863-1867 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576495

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, author and editor, was born in Newport, NH in 1788. She married in 1813, and when her husband died suddenly in 1822, she began writing to make a living. Her stories and poems attracted a large audience, and in 1828 she accepted a job as editor of the Ladies Magazine, later called Godey's Ladies Magazine, "the best known of all American periodicals for women."

From the description of Correspondence, 1830-1855. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 30542160

American author and editor.

From the description of Letter to Alonzo Lewis [manuscript], 1831 February 7. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647846116

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1848 Mar. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270503332

From the description of Autograph letters signed (31) and letters signed (2) : Philadelphia, to Harper & Brothers, 1847 Apr. 9-1878 Mar. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270507477

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Boston], to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1837 June 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270498278

From the description of Letter : Boston, to Alonzo Lewis, Lynn, Mass., 1831 February 7. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32959862

From the description of ALS, [18]35 Apr. 17, Boston, to Carey & Hart, Philadelphia. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525058

American author and editor of Godey's Lady's Book.

From the description of Autograph, 1864 Feb. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57560646

American author.

From the description of Letter and portraits, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54097484

From the description of Letter to Margaret Bayard Smith [manuscript], 1841 February 10. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647882383

From the description of Letter and portraits [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647899701

Hale was a women's rights advocate and magazine editor. For biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971).

From the description of Papers, 1841-1879 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007376

Author and editor.

From the description of Letter of Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, 1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450705

Sarah J. Hale was the American author of "Mary had a little lamb" (1830) and editor of The Lady's book, one of the most widely influential magazines in the country at that time.

From the description of Sarah J. Hale letters, 1850-1855. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38508988

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creatorOf Correspondence, 1850-1877, 1863-1867 (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf McLoughlin Bros., inc. Mary and her lamb, [ca. 1880] / McLoughlin Bros., New York. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn May family. Papers of the May and Goddard families, 1766-1912 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Buchanan, James L. Letter : London, to Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, [Philadelphia], 1853 Sept. 23. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Sarah Josepha Hale papers, 1850-1877, 1863-1867 (bulk). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Autograph, 1864 Feb. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Autograph File, C Houghton Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Autograph letters signed (31) and letters signed (2) : Philadelphia, to Harper & Brothers, 1847 Apr. 9-1878 Mar. 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Hart, John S. (John Seely), 1810-1877. John S. Hart letters, 1834-1877. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Poems and correspondence, 1824-1851 and undated. Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982 Houghton Library
referencedIn Buchanan, James L. Letter : London, to Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, [Philadelphia], 1853 Sept. 23. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Davis, John Brazer, 1798-1832. Letters, 1819-1832. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Warren, George Washington, 1813-1883. Papers, 1853-1880. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Correspondence, 1830-1855. UNH Durham, Dimond Library
referencedIn Holden, Austin Wells, 1819-1891. Holden papers, 1820-1918. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Free Library of Philadelphia Collection of Literary Manuscripts, 1666-1990 Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
creatorOf Everett, Alexander Hill, 1790-1847. Autograph letter : Roxbury, Mass., to Mrs. S.J. Hale, [18--] Nov. 16. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Brainard, Charles Henry, 1817-1885. Papers, 1795-1884 and undated Houghton Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Letter and portraits [manuscript], n.d. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. Letter, 1830 Feb. 25, to Sarah J. Hale New Hampshire Newspaper Project
creatorOf Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Facsimiles of Poe letters [manuscript] 1841-1849. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Letter of Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, 1856. Library of Congress
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Sarah J. Hale letters, 1850-1855. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. ALS, [18]35 Apr. 17, Boston, to Carey & Hart, Philadelphia. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Benjamin, Park, 1809-1864. Benjamin Park papers, 1645-1925. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Autograph letter signed : to Bayard Taylor, 1847 April 30. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867. Nathaniel Parker Willis collection, 1813-1866. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Benjamin Bussey collection 1767-1872 1800-1847 Bussey, Benjamin collection William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867. Letters to Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, [1829?-ca. 1848]. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Godey's Lady's Book Historic Landmark Project. Papers : , 1970-1973. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn Sara Josepha Hale Collection, 1889-1931 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Osterud, Nancy Grey, 1948-. Papers, 1969-1975 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Letter and portraits, n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867. Nathaniel Parker Willis collection, 1813-1866. Yale University Library
referencedIn Beecher-Stowe family papers, 1798-1956 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Soulé, Pierre, 1801-1870,. Autograph letter signed from Pierre Soulé, Washington, to Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, Philadelphia [manuscript], 1852-1853. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Philanthropy [manuscript] : poem, 1851 Dec. 22. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf McLoughlin Bros., inc. Mary and her lamb, [ca. 1880] / McLoughlin Bros., New York. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Poetry manuscripts [1850s-1880s] Poetry manuscripts William L. Clements Library
referencedIn James Russell Lowell papers, 1835-1919. Houghton Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1848 Mar. 31. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Biographical essays of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1975-ca. 1978 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Teale, Edwin Way, 1899-1980. Papers, 1799-1995 and undated Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Ambler, W. E., fl. 1889,. Correspondence pertaining to Sarah Josepha Hale's authorship of Mary had a little lamb, 1889-1931. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Letter to Margaret Bayard Smith [manuscript], 1841 February 10. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Jacob Bailey Moore papers, 1811-1851. Houghton Library
creatorOf Janvier, Francis De Haes, 1817-1885. Letter to Sarah Josepha Hale [manuscript], 1857 June 21. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Papers of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [manuscript], 1764-1934 (bulk 1830-1881). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Mulligan, James A., 1830-1864. James A. Mulligan papers, 1849-1900. Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Dwight, Theodore Frelinghuysen, 1846-1917. Papers II, 1734-1869, bulk: 1800-1864. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Letter to Mrs Mary Judson. [s.l.]. [18--] Mar. 9. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Kellers, Edward Henry, 1836-1906. Edward Henry Kellers papers, 1852-1893. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K. Houghton Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Papers of Sarah Josepha Buell [manuscript] 1827-79. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Benjamin, Park, 1809-1864. Papers, 1645-1925 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn George Pope Morris collection of papers, 1830-1863 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Letter : Boston, to Alonzo Lewis, Lynn, Mass., 1831 February 7. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Sara Josepha Hale Collection, 1831 Feb 7 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
creatorOf Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. Letters, 1870-1876, to Edward Everett Hale and Sarah Josepha Buell Hale. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Autograph File, H Houghton Library
referencedIn May family. Papers of the May and Goddard families, 1766-1912 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839. Mathew Carey letters, 1802-1832. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Papers, 1841-1879 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. What might a single mind may wield : poem, 1861, "Feby." 19, Philadelphia. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Letters, 1828-1868. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Autograph letter signed : [Boston], to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1837 June 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Davis, William, d. 1826. Letters, 1816-1884, bulk: 1816-1819. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887. Papers, 1798-1893 (bulk 1827-1887) Houghton Library
referencedIn Papers, 1969-1975 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn James Thomas Fields collection of autographs and portraits of distinguished women, 1814-1907. Houghton Library
creatorOf Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Letters from Poe and article about him [manuscript] 1836-1847. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Correspondence with Rev. Dr. Prince, Dec. 23, 1874, 1413 Locust St, Philadelphia, Messrs. Carey and Hart, January 27, 1835, Boston, Dr. James Rush, Philadelphia, Oct. 23, 1865, Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Mason, Jan. 9, 1865, Philadelphia ; from J. R. Thomson, May 10, 1867, Shanghai and D. E. Wilson, Nov. 2, 1846, Allentown / Sarah Josepha Hale. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn Betsy Beinecke Shirley collection of American children's literature, 1640-2001 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Bussey, Benjamin, 1757-1842. Benjamin Bussey collection, 1767-1872, bulk 1800-1847. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Sarah Helen Whitman papers, Whitman (Sarah Helen) papers, 1816-1878, 1816-1878 Brown University Library, Special Collections
creatorOf DePaola, Tomie, 1934-. Mary had a little lamb : production material. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892. John Greenleaf Whittier Papers, 1808-1940. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Embury, Emma C. (Emma Catherine), 1806-1863. Emma C. Embury salon album, 1825-1870. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Letter to Alonzo Lewis [manuscript], 1831 February 7. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn May family. Papers of the May and Goddard families, 1766-1912 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879,. Autograph letters signed from Sara Josepha Buell Hale, Boston and Philadelphia, to various people [manuscript], 1807-1853. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Autograph File, H Houghton Library
creatorOf Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909. Letters, 1851 June 3-1900 Jan. 25. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. The three sceptres [manuscript] : a vision, [18th-19th century] / by Mrs. S.J. Hale. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Correspondence and other papers, 1831-1891. Houghton Library
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Letter to Lydia H. Sigourney. Boston, MA. 1828 Mar. 3. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Sara Josepha Hale Collection, 1841 Feb 10 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Benson John Lossing Collection, 1843-1917 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Bayard Taylor, 1847 Apr. 12. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Drake, Elias Franklin, 1813-1892. Elias Franklin Drake and family papers, 1814-1917. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
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American literature
American literature
American poetry
Authors and publishers
Editors
Karen (Southeast Asian people)
Women
Women
Women and religion
Women in missionary work
Women periodical editors
Women's colleges
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Authors
Editors
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Birth 1788-10-24

Death 1879-04-30

Active 1851

Active 1900

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