Papers, 1775-1850.

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Papers, 1775-1850.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39152996

Collection consists of diaries, correspondence, her My Pedigree, notes, clippings, sketches, and photographs concerning the English author of children's books Mary Martha Sherwood and her family.

11 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7411669

University of California, Los Angeles

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Sherwood family.

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Mary Martha Sherwood was born on May 6, 1775 in Stanford, Worcestershire, England; sent to Abbey school at Reading, 1790; first story, The traditions, published in 1794; married Captain Henry Sherwood in 1803; did charitable works with orphans in India, where she wrote the popular story, Little Henry and his bearer; after returning to England, she studied Hebrew with her family and worked on a dictionary of the prophetic books of the Bible; wrote over 95 stories and tracts of an evangelical tone...

Sherwood, Mary Martha, 1775-1851

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