Lydia Howard Sigourney letters and poems, 1816-1859.

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Lydia Howard Sigourney letters and poems, 1816-1859.

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The collection consists of four letters, the manuscript poem For the forget me not, Natures true friends, a program for the Order of Exercises at the Annual Visitation of the Cambridge Divinity school which includes a hymn by the author, an engraving of the author, and a brochure of the statue of Cleopatra including the poem On seeing the statue of Cleopatra by the author. Includes letters to her friend Nancy Harman, a complementary epistle to Revd. and dear sir, and her publishers.

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Sigourney, Lydia Howard, 1791-1865

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Lydia Huntley Sigourney (born September 1, 1791, Norwich, Connecticut–died June 10, 1865, Hartford, Connecticut), poet, also known as the “Sweet Singer of Hartford", was the only daughter of a gardener. She attended private school with the assistance of her father’s employer, and founded a Hartford school for girls in 1814. At this school, without any specialized training, Sigourney taught a deaf student, Alice Cogswell, to read and write in English. Cogswell would later be the first student enr...

Harman, Nancy

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Harvard Divinity School.

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The Harvard Divinity School was started in 1811 when a program of graduate studies was organized for candidates for the ministry. In 1819 it became a separate administrative unit in Harvard University. From the description of General information by and about the Harvard Divinity School, 1811- (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228511094 Theology has been taught at Harvard since its opening in 1638. The Harvard Divinity School was started in 1811 when a program of grad...