Myrtilla Miner Papers 1825-1960 (bulk 1851-1861)

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Myrtilla Miner Papers 1825-1960 (bulk 1851-1861)

Educator. Correspondence, school essays, notes, clippings, printed matter, an unfinished biography of Miner by Lester Grosvenor Wells, and other papers relating to the Normal School for Colored Girls in Washington, D.C., slavery, the Civil War, feminism, and spiritualism.

600 items; 4 containers plus 1 oversize; 1.2 linear feet; 4 microfilm reels

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Beecher, W. J. (William John), 1914-

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Minor family

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Rhoads, Samuel E.

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Cecil, Walpole.

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Miner School for Free Colored Girls (Washington, D.C.)

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Wells, Lester Grosvenor.

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

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Harriet Beecher Stowe (b. June 14, 1811, Litchfield, Connecticut – d. July 1, 1896, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American abolitionist and author. She is the daughter of Rev. Lyman Beecher who preached against slavery. She is best known for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. It became an instant and controversial best-seller, both in the United States and abroad. The novel had a major impact on Northerners' attitudes toward slavery and by the beginning of the Civil War had sold more than a million copi...

Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte, 1819-1899

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Nineteenth century writer and teacher. From the description of Letters, 1866. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55492330 Novelist, of Georgetown (Washington, D.C.). From the description of Papers, 1849-1901. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188549 American novelist. From the description of Papers of Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth, 1852-1894. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 3213658...

Minor family

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Cecil, Walpole, approximately 1836-

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Miner, Achsa

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Rhoads, Samuel, 1806-1868

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Miner, Myrtilla, 1815-1864

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Educator. From the description of Myrtilla Miner papers, 1825-1960 (bulk 1850-1861). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84401761 Biographical Note 1815, Mar, 4 Born near Brookfield, New York 1840 1844 Educated at Clover Street Seminary, Rochester...

Beecher, William H. (William Henry), 1802-1889

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Wells, Lester Grosvenor

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Normal School for Colored Girls (Washington, D.C.)

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Tatham, Benjamin

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