Papers, 1881-1944

Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929

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(William) Bliss Carman (1861-1929) was a Canadian poet and editor. Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, he studied at the universities of New Brunswick and Harvard. He is usually grouped with the Confederation Poets, who developed a distinctively Canadian poetic voice in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Yet this identification with the Confederation group is somewhat misleading as Carman spent much of his life in New England and many readers assumed that he was American. Carman ed...

Sarah Elizabeth Mary (Knowles) Bolton, 1841-1916

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The papers of Sarah Knowles Bolton were deposited with the Schlesinger Library in 1954 by Houghton Library, Harvard University. Sarah Elizabeth Mary Knowles was born in Farmington, Conn. on September 15, 1841, daughter of John Segar and Mary Elizabeth (Miller) Knowles. She married Charles Edward Bolton in 1866. They lived in Cleveland, Ohio and, for a time, in Boston; travelled in Europe; and had one son, Charles Knowles Bolton (1867-1950), who edited some of the papers ...

Women's Christian Temperance Union.

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Biographical / Historical Notes The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1874. The WCTU rallied support for temperance and was active in many other social issues including woman's suffrage, women's economic and religious rights, as well as prison, education and labor reforms. A report included, “Report of the First WCTU of San Diego since 1889,” recounts the early history of the Firs...

Bolton, Charles Knowles, 1867-1950

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Antiquarian and librarian of the Boston Athenaeum (1898-1933). From the description of Reminiscences, 1934 / Charles Knowles Bolton. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 19824874 Charles K. Bolton (1867-1950) was an author of novels and non-fiction works, mainly regarding American history and libraries. He was instrumental in forming the Brookline Historical Society and served as Librarian of the Boston Athenaeum from 1898 to 1933. From the descrip...

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925

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George Washington Cable, an American author and critic, was born in New Orleans and fought for the South in the Civil War. His first collection of tales of life in the south was Old creole days (1879). In 1884 he went on a reading tour with Mark Twain. He moved to Northampton, Mass., in 1885. He is chiefly known for his early works describing picturesque Louisiana Creole life and courageous essays on civil rights. From the description of George Washington Cable papers, 1865-1918. (Pe...

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

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Moulton, Louise Chandler, 1835-1908

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Evans was a professor at Tufts College, 1900-1912. From the description of Letter [between 1900 and 1912] Oct. 28, Boston, to Prof. [L.B.] Evans [Medford, Mass.]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34367729 Louise Chandler Moulton was a minor American poet who lived in Boston, Massachusetts. From the description of Louise Chandler Moulton letters to and about E.C. and Laura Stedman, 1873-1894. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record ...

Bates, Charlotte Fiske, 1838-1916

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American author and compiler. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Edward Russell Jones, 1902 March 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22864766 American poet. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367407807 ...