Papers, 1861-1931.

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Papers, 1861-1931.

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Collection consists chiefly of personal and professional correspondence of Samuel June Barrows, Isabel Chapin Barrows, and Mabel Barrows Mussey with a small group of correspondence of Henry Raymond Mussey. The largest groups of letters are those exchanged between family members, but there are also significant groups of letters from others, including Alice Stone Blackwell, Alice Cunningham Fletcher, and William Pryor Letchworth, who shared the Barrows' reform interests. Also includes diary, 1882-1912, and autobiography of Isabel Chapin Barrows covering the early years of her life; manuscripts of plays by Mabel Barrows Mussey; manuscripts and clippings of Samuel June Barrows and Isabel Chapin Barrows; and four boxes of photographs. Some of the material in the collection is in shorthand.

53 boxes (26 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6739933

Houghton Library

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Fletcher, Alice C. (Alice Cunningham), 1838-1923

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Alice Cunningham Fletcher was an American ethnologist, anthropologist, and social scientist who studied and documented Native American culture. She credited Frederic Ward Putnam for stimulating her interest in Native American culture. From 1881, Fletcher was involved with the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, an Indian boarding school with a primary objective of assimilating Native American children and youth into Euro-American culture. In 1881, Fletcher traveled to live with 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...

Mussey, Mabel Hay Barrows, 1873-1931

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Barrow family.

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Samuel June Barrows (1845-1909) was a Unitarian minister, editor of the Christian Register (1880-1896), congressman (1897-1899), and reformer particularly interested in prison reform. He was secretary of the Prison Association of New York (1900-1909). His wife Isabel Chapin Barrows (1845-1913) was an ophthalmologist, stenographer, and reformer, who was closely associated with her husband in his activities. Their daughter Mabel Hay Barrows Mussey (1873-1931) was a dramatic director and dancer. He...

Mussey, Henry Raymond, 1875-1940

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Barrows, Isabel C. (Isabel Chapin), 1845-1913

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Barrows, Samuel J. (Samuel June), 1845-1909

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Unitarian clergyman, congressman, and prison reformer. Appointed International Prison Commissioner, 1895, by Grover Cleveland. From the description of Papers, 1897-1910 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247523 ...

Letchworth, William Pryor, 1823-1910

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Letchworth was a philanthropist from Erie County, N.Y. Letchworth donated his estate, Glen Iris, to the State of New York. The park is located along the Genessee River in western New York State. From the description of Letchworth State Park Collection, 1907-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407356 Born in Brownville, N.Y. 26 May 1823. Partner in firm of Pratt & Letchworth of Buffalo, N.Y. In 1906 he offered the Glen Iris and his thousand acres to the State of New Y...

Prison Association of New York

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The Prison Association of New York was founded in 1844. Variant name is New York Prison Association. From the guide to the Prison Association of New York records, 1845-1852, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) The Prison Association of New York was founded in 1844. Variant name is New York Prison Association. From the description of Prison Association of New York records, 1845-1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record...