Emily Fowler Ford papers, 1837-1898.

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Emily Fowler Ford papers, 1837-1898.

Collection consists of papers of Emily Fowler Ford and includes correspondence, writings, notes, memoranda, photographs, maps, and printed matter.

8 linear feet (18 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6744684

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Ford, Emily Ellsworth Fowler, 1826-1893

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Emily Ellsworth (Fowler) Ford (1826-1893), a granddaughter of Noah Webster (1748-1843) the lexicographer, and daughter of William Chauncey Fowler (1793-1881) a professor of rhetoric and oratory and English literature at Amherst College (1838-1843), grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved to Brooklyn, New York in late 1853 upon her marriage to Gordon Lester Ford (1823-1891), a businessman and lawyer. Ford came from a prominent family, well-connected within both social and literary ...

Hubbard, R. M. D.

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Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830 to Edward Dickinson (AC 1823) and Emily Norcross Dickinson. She attended Amherst Academy from 1840 to 1847, then enrolled at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary from 1847 to 1848. She remained in Amherst for the rest of her life, and traveled only briefly to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. For virtually her entire adult life, Emily lived in the Dickinson home at 280 Main Street with h...

Ford, Kathleen, 1932-

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Goodrich, Julia.

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Chittenden, C. B.

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Hill, Emma May

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May, Gertrude.

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Ford family.

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Goodrich, E. E.

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Conway, Mildred.

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Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902

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American author and historian. From the description of Letters, 1898, Brooklyn, to Worthington Chauncey Ford. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122580858 American historian and novelist. From the description of Papers : of Paul Leicester Ford, 1888-1905. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 29734016 From the description of Typed letter signed : Brooklyn, New York, to [George Haven] Putnam, 189? May 1. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...

Ellsworth family.

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Ford, Rosalie.

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Sherman family.

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Goodrich, Chauncey.

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Skeel, Emily Ellsworth Ford, 1867-1958

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Emily Ford Skeel (1867-1958) was a bibliographer, editor and philanthropist. Her parents were Gordon Lester Ford (1823-1891), a railroad and real-estate magnate and collector of Americana, and Emily Fowler Ford (1826-1893), a poet. Like her older brothers Worthington Chauncey Ford (1858-1941) and Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902), Skeel did historical research and compiled bibliographies on Parson Weems and Noah Webster. She and her husband, Roswell Skeel, Jr. (1866-1922), contributed time and mon...

Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941

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Librarian and historian. From the description of Papers of Worthington Chauncey Ford, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068790 American historical editor, bibliographer, and statistician. From the description of Letters of Worthington Chauncey Ford [manuscript], 1886-1900. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806452 Worthington Chauncey Ford (1858-1941), the eldest son of Gordon Lester Ford and Emily Fowler Ford, first worked as a cas...

Fowler family.

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Ford, Malcolm Webster, 1862-1902.

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Goodrich family.

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Fowler, William Chauncey, 1793-1881

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Rev. William Chauncey Fowler was a graduate of Yale and came to Middlebury College as Professor of Chemistry and Natural History (1827-1838) which included responsibility for obtaining laboratory supplies, and as Treasurer of the college (1830-1837) was involved in the first fund raising undertaken outside Vermont. From the description of William C. Fowler papers, 1828-1841. (Sheldon Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 609599933 ...

Conway family.

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Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891

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Gordon Lester Ford (1823-1891) was a businessman, lawyer and collector of Americana. He practiced law for much of his life but his main interests were business and real estate investment. He was president of the New London, Willimantic & Palmer Railroad from 1852 to 1856 and director or investor in several other railroads. He also served as U.S. Marshall in southern New York, collector of internal revenue for the third collection district, commissioner of deeds, and business manager of the N...

Webster, Noah, 1758-1843

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American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor; b. in Hartford, Conn.; attended Yale and taught school in the Hartford area; moved to New Haven, Conn., in 1798. From the description of Noah Webster papers, 1786-1980. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 319706045 Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, author and editor. He is best known for his spellers (early spelling textbooks) and his ...

Carpenter, Esther B.

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Ford, Mabel.

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