Papers, 1838-1850.

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Papers, 1838-1850.

Collection contains personal correspondence, some professional correspondence pertaining to her writings, and manuscripts of her poems. Also clippings of Osgood's work from periodicals, and poems by others addressed to her.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6789853

Houghton Library

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Osgood, Frances Sargent Locke, 1811-1850

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Frances Sargent Osgood (née Locke; June 18, 1811 – May 12, 1850) was an American poet and one of the most popular women writers during her time. Nicknamed "Fanny", she was also famous for her exchange of romantic poems with Edgar Allan Poe. Frances Sargent Locke was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Joseph Locke, a wealthy merchant, and his second wife, Mary Ingersoll Foster. Her father's first wife, Martha Ingersoll, was the sister of Mary, his second wife. Mary was also the widow of Benjamin...