Papers, c. 1884-c. 1930s.

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Papers, c. 1884-c. 1930s.

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This collection includes her correspondence and literary manuscripts. The correspondence, arranged in alphabetical order by writer in folder 1 of box 1, dates from 1905-1923. Of the 29 letters in the folder, most are social notes or acknowledgements of receipts of one of her literary works. There is one brief letter written by her to Mr. Taylor. Folder 2 of box 1 contains the typescript of Cornelia Gray Lunt's ( - ) autobiography Sketches of Childhood and Girlhood, Chicago, 1847-1864, which was published in Evanston, Illinois in 1925. Cornelia was the daughter of Orrington Lunt (1815-1897), the Chicago philanthropist. Caroline Ticknor wrote the introduction to the book. Folder 3 of box 1 contains Miss Ticknor's poetry, and folder 4 has three incomplete pieces and several printed copies of two of her stories. Folders 5 and 6 contain eight of her plays, arranged in alphabetical order by title. Box 2 contains the rest of her literary manuscripts (mostly essays, biographical sketches, and short stories) arranged in alphabetical order by title.

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Lunt, Orrington, 1815-1897

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Ticknor, Caroline, 1866-1937

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American author. From the description of Letter to "Dear Mrs. Taylor" [manuscript], June 22, n.y. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647807733 From the description of Letter to "Dear Mrs. Taylor", June 22, n.y. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32959304 Caroline Ticknor (1866-1937), Boston author, was the granddaughter of William Davis Ticknor (1810-1864), founder of the publishing house of Ticknor & Fields. Miss Ticknor wrote books, plays...

Lunt, Cornelia Gray

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Born 1843; d. 1935; trustee of Northwestern University; of Evanston, Ill. From the description of Orrington and Cornelia Lunt papers, 1883-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70966239 Cornelia Gray Lunt was born in Chicago on March 19, 1843, her parents having moved to the city from Bowdoinham, Maine the previous year. Lunt's mother was Cornelia A. Gray (1819-1909) and her father was Orrington Lunt (1815-1897), a founder of Northwestern University who was known...