Papers, 1868-1940.

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Papers, 1868-1940.

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Correspondence, 1882-1940, of Myrta (Lockett) Avary, much of it concerning her work on behalf of various New York City charitable organizations, many of them run by women. Other correspondence is with fellow authors and with publishers concerning Southern history and literature and Mrs. Avary's efforts to have her works published. Correspondents of note include Matthew Page Andrews, Mary Lowe Dickinson, Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. A.C. King, William Gordon McCabe, Emily Virginia Mason, and Margaret E. Sangster. Also included in the collection are scattered correspondence of Emily Virginia Mason (1815-1909), author and educator, with whom Avary had a long professional friendship; and miscellaneous items, including poetry, and writings by Matthew Page Andrews, William Gordon McCabe, and Elizabeth Virginia Mason.

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Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910

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Julia Ward Howe, née Julia Ward, (born May 27, 1819, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 17, 1910, Newport, Rhode Island), American author and lecturer best known for her “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Julia Ward came of a well-to-do family and was educated privately. In 1843 she married educator Samuel Gridley Howe and took up residence in Boston. Always of a literary bent, she published her first volume of poetry, Passion Flowers, in 1854; this and subsequent works—including a poetry collec...

King, A. C., Mrs.

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Dickinson, Mary Lowe, 1839-1914

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McCabe, W. Gordon (William Gordon), 1841-1920

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Classical scholar. From the description of Postal cards to Robert B. Tunstall [manuscript], 1918 February 24 and March 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647979308 From the description of Letter to Edmund Clarence Stedman [manuscript], 1892 January 17. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647813016 W. Gordon McCabe, former Captain of A.P. Hill's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, was a member of the official Virginia State Committee in charge ...

Avary, Myrta Lockett

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Represented are Myrta (Lockett) Avary (1857-1946), author, of Mecklenburg County, Va., and her father, Harwood Alexander Lockett (b. 1812). From the description of Papers, 1895-1941. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31277034 Author, editor, and social worker. Born in Halifax co., Va., Myrta Harper Lockett (1857-1946) moved at an early age to Mecklenburg co., Va. She married Dr. James Corbin Avary of Georgia in 1884 and had one child, a son, who died...

Sangster, Margaret Elizabeth Munson, 1838-1912

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Margaret Elizabeth Sangster was a writer and editor of Harper's Bazar. From the description of Letter, 1904. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007931 Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster (1838-1912) was an author, editor, and poet. She was born in New Rochelle, N. Y., received her early education in Vienna, and showed signs of literary talent at an early age. Her writing career began when she was sixteen, with the publication of a small collection of religious poems...

Andrews, Matthew Page, 1879-1947

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Mason, Emily V. (Emily Virginia), 1815-1909

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