Papers of Sallie Joy White, 1828-1936

Guiney, Louise Imogen, 1861-1920

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Mr. Holmes was a editor of the Boston Herald. From the description of Correspondence with Aleck [Abrahams], Arlo Bates, Willa Sibert Cather, George S. Lockwood, Mr. Moody, John H. Holmes, Colonel Higginson, Mr. Collier, Edward Bok, Louise Collier Willcox; 4 holograph poems, 3 typed mimeographed poems, and an album leaf. 1888-1910. (University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System). WorldCat record id: 18033356 Poet, essayist, journalist, and librarian. F...

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

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Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the for her novel Little Women (1868) and the sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Born in Germantown (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, Louisa May Alcott was the daughter of transcendentalist and educator Amos Bronson Alcott and social worker Abby May. Like her famous literary counterpart, Jo March, she was the second of four daughters. The eldest, Anna Bronson (Al...

Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906

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Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. In 1851, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activ...

Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893

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Lucy Stone (b. Aug. 13, 1818, West Brookfield, MA–d. Oct. 18, 1893, Boston, MA) was born to parents Hannah Matthews and Francis Stone. At age 16, Stone began teaching in district schools always earning far less money than men. In 1847, she became the first woman in Massachusetts to earn a college degree from Oberlin College. After college, Stone began her career with the Garrisonian Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and began giving public speeches on women's rights. In the fall of 1847, with...

Willard, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1839-1898

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Best known for her leadership (1879-1898) of the influential Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Willard also supported and often spearheaded a wide variety of social reforms, including woman suffrage, economic equality, and fair labor laws. Willard gained an international reputation through her speeches and publications. She was the first woman to be honored with a statue in the U.S Capitol building, and her Evanston home was one of the first house museums to in the country. ...

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894

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Holmes (Harvard, M.D. 1836) was Parkman Professor of Anatomy at Harvard Medical School from 1847 to 1882, dean of the Medical School from 1847 to 1853, and a noted essayist and poet. A paper on the contagiousness of puerperal fever, presented at an 1843 meeting of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, was his most famous contribution to medicine. His indictment of physicians for their role in causing and spreading the fever was one of the most controversial treatises of the time...

Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910

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Julia Ward Howe, née Julia Ward, (born May 27, 1819, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 17, 1910, Newport, Rhode Island), American author and lecturer best known for her “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Julia Ward came of a well-to-do family and was educated privately. In 1843 she married educator Samuel Gridley Howe and took up residence in Boston. Always of a literary bent, she published her first volume of poetry, Passion Flowers, in 1854; this and subsequent works—including a poetry collec...

Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911

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Higginson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 22, 1823. He was a descendant of Francis Higginson, a Puritan minister and immigrant to the colony of Massachusetts Bay. His father, Stephen Higginson (born in Salem, Massachusetts, November 20, 1770; died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 20, 1834), was a merchant and philanthropist in Boston and steward of Harvard University from 1818 until 1834. His grandfather, also named Stephen Higginson, was a member of the Continental Congre...

Livermore, Mary A. (Mary Ashton), 1820-1905

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Mary Livermore, born Mary Ashton Rice, (December 19, 1820 – May 23, 1905) was an American journalist, abolitionist, and advocate of women's rights. When the American Civil War broke out, she became connected with the United States Sanitary Commission, headquarters at Chicago, performing a vast amount of labor of all kinds—organizing auxiliary societies, visiting hospitals and military posts, contributing to the press, answering correspondence, and other things incident to the work done by tha...

Winslow, William C. (William Copley), 1840-1917

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Rudersdorff, Ermina

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Fiske, John, 1842-1901

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Historian, philosopher, and librarian. Name originally Edmund Fiske Green; at age thirteen, took name of maternal great-grandfather, John Fiske. From the description of John Fiske papers, 1867-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 163614392 Philosopher, historian, librarian. From the description of Papers of John Fiske [manuscript], 1872-1900. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805107 John Fiske was a American author, best known for popular ...

Perry, Nora, 1831-1896

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American poet, journalist, and author of juvenile stories. From the description of Papers of Nora Perry, 1831-1896. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51927817 American poet and journalist. From the description of ALS, [18]91 January 19, 38 Hancock St. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 43053116 ...

Liebe, Terese

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Field, Mary Katherine Keemle (Kate), 1839-1896

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Sallie (Joy) White, 1852? -1909

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See the biography of Sallie (Joy) White in the finding aid for SJW (A-126). From the guide to the Additional papers, (inclusive), (bulk), 1881-1935, 1881-1908, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute) Sallie Joy was the first woman journalist in Boston when she became a special reporter for the Boston Post in 1870 to cover Woman Suffrage Conventions and related activities. In 1874, Sallie Joy married the singer, Henry Keith White, Jr., but domesti...

Todd, Mabel Loomis, 1856-1932

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Mabel Loomis Todd was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 10, 1856. She married David Peck Todd in 1879, and they moved to Amherst, Massachusetts where her husband taught astronomy at Amherst College. Mabel Loomis Todd soon became intimately involved with William Austin Dickinson, brother of Emily Dickinson. Mrs. Todd later edited the first published poems of Emily Dickinson. She also travelled on scientific expeditions with her husband, lectured professionally, and wrote several articl...

Artist's Guild

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Redpath, James, 1833-1891

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Journalist, educator, and abolitionist. From the description of Papers of James Redpath, 1861 [microform] (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 173183825 From the description of Papers of James Redpath, 1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455130 American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Henry C. Bowen, 1871 Oct. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616506 James Redpath was a journalist and acti...

New England Woman's Press Association.

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Claflin, William, 1818-1905

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Businessman, state legislator, and governor of Massachusetts (1869-1872), of Hopkinton, Mass.; had a summer home in Newton, Mass. From the description of William Claflin family papers and photographs, 1889-1995 (bulk 1889-1905). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960886 ...

Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1825-1921.

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Hale, Philip Leslie, 1865-1931

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American painter and critic. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79182370 Philip Leslie Hale (1865-1931) was a painter, teacher, critic, and writer from Boston, Mass. Hale received early training under his sister Ellen Day Hale, at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and Academy Julian in Paris, and he studied privately with William M. Chase, J.A. Weir, and Kenyon...

Moulton, Ellen Louise Chandler, 1825-1908

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Dix, Beulah Marie (Mrs. George Flebbe)

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West, Julia Houston

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

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Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) was born into a prominent Boston family in 1850. Through his mother’s family, the Cabots, Lodge traced his lineage back to the 17th century, with one great-grandfather a leading Federalist during the Revolutionary period. Growing up in both an intellectual and privileged household, "Cabot" took naturally to academic subjects, particularly history and literature. Beyond his early devotion to scholarly pursuits, Lodge also enjoyed numerous sports and the great outdoor...

Carrington, Henry Beebee, 1824-1912

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Early life Carrington was born in Wallingford, Connecticut. An ardent abolitionist in his youth, he was graduated from Yale University in 1845. He was professor of natural science and Greek at the Irving Institute in Tarrytown, New York from 1846 to 1847. Under the influence of the school's founder, Washington Irving, he subsequently wrote Battles of the American Revolution, which appeared in 1876. In 1847 he studied at Yale Law School, taught school briefly at a women's institute, and the...

Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916

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Epithet: Mrs; of Add MS 37312 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x0001da American author, editor and war correspondent. From the description of Richard Harding Davis Letters concerning South Africa and the Boer War [manuscript], 1899-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 611582020 American newspaperman, war correspondent and novelist. From the description of Letter to Arthur...

Roche, James Jeffrey, 1847-1908

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American journalist, consul, and writer; editor of the Boston "Pilot," a Catholic journal. From the description of Papers of James Jeffrey Roche, 1887-1894. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34689952 From the description of Papers of James Jeffrey Roche [manuscript], 1887-1894. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647879907 Irish-born American journalist, author and diplomat. Roche was born in Queens County, Ireland, and...

Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950

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Daughter of suffrage leaders Lucy Stone and Henry Browne Blackwell, Alice Stone Blackwell joined her parents in writing and editing the Woman's Journal. For additional biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971). From the description of Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1885-1950 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008749 Editor, The woman's journal and suffrage news. From the description of Letter, 1920 Apr...

Whiting, Lilian

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Joy, Rhoda Elizabeth

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White, Henry Keith, Jr.

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Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train), 1824-1906

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Whitney was an author and opponent of women's suffrage. For biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971). From the description of Letter, 1885. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007365 American author, chiefly of books for girls; also published several volumes of verse. From the description of Papers of A.D.T. Whitney [manuscript], 1866-1905. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647837187 Poet and writer of b...

Ward, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, 1844-1906

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Blake, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1840-1907

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Blake was an American author. From the description of Letter, 1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83258150 ...

Custis, George William

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Bangs, John Kendrick. (1862-1922).

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Humorist. From the description of Letters to Margaret Sutton Briscoe Hopkins [manuscript] 1895-1904. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647946022 American author. From the description of Letter to Mrs. C.M. Calhoun, [manuscript] 1902 December 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647829459 From the description of Letter to Mrs. Hopkins [manuscript],1903 April 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647828072 John...

Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

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Abolitionist; orator; pastor of Plymouth Church, 1847-1887. From the description of Papers, [ca.1847]-1937, 1847-1887 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459715 American Congregational clergyman, lecturer, reformer, and author. From the guide to the Henry Ward Beecher papers, 1851-1896, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Congregationalist minister. From the description of Sermon notes, [n.d.], 1893, 18...

Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930

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American author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Randolph, Mass., to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, 1893 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270752077 From the description of A humble romance : Autograph manuscript signed : Brattleboro, Vt., [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270752081 From the description of Autograph card signed and typed letters signed (11) : Metuchen, N.J., to Messrs. Wells and Briggs at Harper & Brothers, 1927 Aug....

Miller, Cincinnatur Hiner Joaquin, 1839-1913.

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Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909

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Sarah Orne Jewett was one of America's foremost regional writers. She produced novels, stories, and sketches, generally concerned with the lives and traditions of women in the rural areas of coastal New England. Her gentle, well-observed, respectful style transcends the limitations of genre and continue to make her work relevant. From the description of Sarah Orne Jewett letter to Loulie, ca. 1890. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54429003 ...

Gillett, William, 1855-1937.

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Fawcett, Edgar, 1867-1904.

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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

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Carolyn Wells published under the pseudonym Rowland Wright. From the description of Autograph postcard signed from W.D. Howells to Carolyn Wells, Rahway [manuscript], 19th or 20th century. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 694525270 Author, editor, critic. From the description of Letters chiefly to Alexander? Black [manuscript] 1888-1919. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647943111 William Dean Howells was an American novelist...

Hale, Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody), 1820-1900

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Hale was an American author of childrens' books. From the description of Lucretia P. Hale letters to Miss Lowell, 1866. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38508992 ...

Elliott, Maud Howe, 1854-1948

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American writer married to John Elliott, an English artist. Author of 20 books and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for a biography of her mother. From the description of Maud Howe Elliott letters and manuscripts [manuscript], 1896-1932. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 182831112 Newport author. Wife of artist John Elliott (1859-1925). Daughter of Julia Ward Howe (abolitionist, suffragist, author of "Battle Hymn of the Republic") and Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (founder...

Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927

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Ames, Oliver, 1831-1895

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Oliver Ames, 1831- 1895, Governor of Massachusetts in 1887-1890. He was son of Oakes Ames, (1804-1873) and nephew of Oliver Ames (1807-1877), the President of Union Pacific Railroad Co. In 1873 he was named as one of the executors of his father' estate. He was on the Board of the Union Pacific in 1874-1877, and served as a board member and director of several industrial companies, banks, and railroads, including the New Orleans, Mobile, & Texas, and Central Branch of the Union Pacific Railro...

Palmer, George Herbert, 1824-1933.

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Dodge, Mary Elizabeth Mapes, 1831-1905,

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Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

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U.S. secretary of the navy and U.S. representative and governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Letters and signature of John Davis Long, 1885-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014961 ...