Gilman, Caroline Howard, 1794-1888

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Successful author and editor who settled in Charleston, S.C., ca. 1819; native of Boston, Mass.; ca. 1833, Gilman began publishing a literary magazine at various times known as Rose Bud, Youth's Gazette, Southern Rose Bud, and Southern Rose; wife of Samuel Gilman (1791-1858), minister of Charleston's Unitarian Church, 1819 to 1858. She lived in Charleston until 1870, when she returned to Cambridge, Mass. She died, 1888, in Washington, D.C.

From the description of Caroline Howard Gilman papers, 1830-1934 (bulk 1853-1878). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 40743115

American author.

From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Tiverton, Rhode Island, to Mrs. Thomas P. James, 1875 April 14. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806168

American poet, editor, memoirist.

From the description of Letters to D.H. Williams [manuscript], 1841-1849. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805763

Author, editor, and wife of the Rev. Samuel Gilman, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

From the description of Caroline Howard Gilman papers, 1810-1880. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144046

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Papers, 1828-1919 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers, 1745-1916. Houghton Library
creatorOf Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870. William Gilmore Simms collection of papers, [1839]-[1869?]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Gilman, Caroline Howard, 1794-1888. Caroline Howard Gilman papers, 1830-1934 (bulk 1853-1878). University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Gilman family. Papers, 1809-1888. American Antiquarian Society
creatorOf Gilman, Samuel, 1791-1858. Samuel Gilman papers, 1828-1961. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Gilman, Caroline Howard, 1794-1888. Correspondence with Miss Leslie, Jan. 17, 1835, Charleston and Dear Sir, Aug. 2, 1847, Charleston / Caroline Gilman. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn William Gilmore Simms collection of papers, 1839]-[1869? The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Gilman, Caroline Howard, 1794-1888. Letter [manuscript] : Tiverton, Rhode Island, to Mrs. Thomas P. James, 1875 April 14. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gilman, Caroline Howard, 1794-1888. Caroline Howard Gilman papers, 1810-1880. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Batchelder family papers, 1806-1902 Houghton Library
creatorOf Adams, James Truslow, 1878-1949. Barrett assorted authors collection, 1814-1947 University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Dwight, Theodore Frelinghuysen, 1846-1917. Papers II, 1734-1869, bulk: 1800-1864. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858. Ellis Gray Loring Family papers, 1828-1923 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852. Correspondence and miscellaneous items of John Howard Payne [manuscript], 1811-1896. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Gilman Family Papers, 1659-1935 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887. Papers, 1798-1893 (bulk 1827-1887) Houghton Library
creatorOf Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909. Papers of Sarah Orne Jewett [manuscript], 1870-1908. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Gilman family. Gilman family papers, 1659-1935 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Papers, 1830-1910. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gilman, Caroline Howard, 1794-1888. Letter to Samuel Colman : ALS, 1837 Apr. 26. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Ellet, E. F. (Elizabeth Fries), 1818-1877. Papers of E.F. Ellet, 1818-1877. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gilman, Caroline Howard, 1794-1888. Letters to D.H. Williams [manuscript], 1841-1849. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Letters to D. H. Williams, 1841-1849 Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
referencedIn Deas, Alston, 1893-1985,. Carolina Howard Gilman papers. College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
referencedIn Unitarian Church (Charleston, S.C.). Unitarian Church of Charleston, S.C., records, 1819-2000. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Harvard University. Autograph File, G. 1641-2009. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gilman, Caroline Howard, 1794-1888. Letter, 1835. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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associatedWith Batchelder family. family
associatedWith Coleman, Samuel. person
correspondedWith Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 person
associatedWith Dwight, Theodore Frelinghuysen, 1846-1917. person
associatedWith Ellet, E. F. (Elizabeth Fries), 1818-1877. person
associatedWith ELLIS GRAY LORING FAMILY family
associatedWith Fay, George Story. person
associatedWith Gilman family. family
associatedWith Gilman family. family
associatedWith Gilman family. family
associatedWith Gilman, Samuel, 1791-1858. person
associatedWith Hemans, Mrs., 1793-1835. person
correspondedWith Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 person
associatedWith Howard family. family
associatedWith James, T. P. (Thomas Power), Mrs., person
associatedWith Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909. person
associatedWith Leslie, Eliza, 1787-1858. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. person
correspondedWith Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 person
associatedWith Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858. person
associatedWith Marvin family. family
associatedWith Nayes, David, person
associatedWith Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852. person
associatedWith Rose bud. corporateBody
associatedWith Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870. person
associatedWith Southern rose. corporateBody
associatedWith Unitarian Church (Charleston, S.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith University of Wisconsin--Madison. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections. corporateBody
associatedWith White, Anna Marie Howard. person
associatedWith Whitney, James S., (fl. 1850) person
associatedWith Williams, D. H., person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Charleston (S.C.)
Greenville (S.C.)
United States
Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)
South Carolina--Charleston
Sullivans Island (S.C.)
Charleston (S.C.)
Savannah (Ga.)
United States
South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina--Charleston
Subject
American literature
American literature
American poetry
Women authors, American
Authors and publishers
Freedmen
Nullification (States' rights)
Periodicals
Secession
Slaves
Unitarian churches
Women editors
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Editors
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Birth 1794

Death 1888

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