Alcott family letters to Anna Ricketson, [187-]-1893 and undated.

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Alcott family letters to Anna Ricketson, [187-]-1893 and undated.

Includes letters of the Alcott family of Concord, Mass. to Anna Ricketson (and others), and poems by the writer Louisa May Alcott.

34 folders (.2 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7794869

Houghton Library

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Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

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Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the for her novel Little Women (1868) and the sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Born in Germantown (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, Louisa May Alcott was the daughter of transcendentalist and educator Amos Bronson Alcott and social worker Abby May. Like her famous literary counterpart, Jo March, she was the second of four daughters. The eldest, Anna Bronson (Al...

Pratt, Anna Bronson Alcott, 1831-1893

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Anna Bronson Alcott Pratt (March 16, 1831 – July 17, 1893) was the elder sister of American novelist Louisa May Alcott. She was the basis for the character Margaret "Meg" of Little Women (1868), her sister's classic, semi-autobiographical novel. Anna Bronson Alcott was born in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia on March 16, 1831. She was the first of four daughters born to Amos Bronson Alcott and Abby May. She was named after both her paternal grandmother (Anna) and her father (Brons...

Alcott family (Louisa May Alcott, 1832-1888)

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Part of the family papers of the Alcott family of Concord (Mass.). Parents were Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888), the New England transcendentalist, and Abigail [Abba] May Alcott (1800-1877). Their four daughters were: Anna Bronson Alcott Pratt (1831-1893) [who married John Bridge Pratt (1833-1870)], the writer Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), Elizabeth Sewall [Lizzie] Alcott (1835-1858), and Abigail May Alcott Nieriker (1840-1879), an American artist [who married Ernest Nieriker (1856-1935)]. Chil...

Ricketson, Anna, 1836-1927

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Anna Ricketson was a friend of the Alcott family of Concord, Mass.; her brother Walton was a sculptor. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1897-1904. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 78112130 Anna Ricketson was a friend of the Alcott family of Concord, Mass.; her husband Walton was a sculptor. From the guide to the Letters from various correspondents, 1897-1904., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...