Papers, 1884-1979, 1884-1921 (bulk)

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Papers, 1884-1979, 1884-1921 (bulk)

Papers consist mostly of correspondence concerning her personal and literary interests, including her original letters to Mary H. Rollins, Elkin Mathews, and others, 1887-1919; photocopies of her letters to Annie Adams Fields (Mrs. James T. Fields) and to Sarah Orne Jewett, 1884-1914; and microfilm copy of her letters in the Library of Congress and the Huntington Library. Other items include biographical and bibliographic materials; copies of Guiney's published works; microfilm copy of a dissertation on Guiney by Mary Murphy, 1939; and correspondence about Guiney between Vassar and Immaculate Heart College, 1979.

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Guiney, Louise Imogen, 1861-1920

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Louise Imogen Guiney was born on January 7, 1861 in Roxbury, Massachusetts to Patrick R. Guinea, an Irish-born American Civil War officer and lawyer, and Jeanette Margaret Doyle. She was educated at the Notre Dame convent school in Boston, Massachusetts and Elmhurst Academy of the Sacred Heart in Providence, Rhode Island. Her father died in 1877, a result of the significant injuries he had sustained in the war. Guiney graduated two years later, and would spend the next 20 years living in Boston ...

Murphy, Mary.

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Rollins, Mary H.

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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 ...

Mathews, Elkin, 1851-1921

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Epithet: bookseller British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001240.0x000142 Epithet: publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000353 ...