Dickinson family artifacts, circa 1785-1880.

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Dickinson family artifacts, circa 1785-1880.

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These artifacts were selected by Alfred and Mary Hampson in consultation with Library staff. The intent was and is to have on public display those objects most closely associated with Emily Dickinson, and to evoke a sense of the time and place in which her poetry was created. The Dickinson Room, in which these artifacts are displayed, does not recreate any particular room in the Homestead or The Evergreens, although many of the objects were displayed at one time in "The Emily Room" at The Evergreens. That room was created by Martha Dickinson Bianchi, the poet's niece, to memorialize Emily Dickinson. Furniture, jewelry, paintings, and other objects that belonged to the Dickinson family of Amherst, Massachusetts. Some objects belonged to the poet Emily Dickinson.

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Dickinson (Family : Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886)

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These objects, most of which are on permanent display in the Dickinson Room at Houghton Library, were included as part of the acquisition of the Dickinson papers in 1950. At the time of the purchase, the artifacts were physically located at The Evergreens, many displayed in "The Emily Room" created by Martha Dickinson Bianchi to memorialize her aunt, the poet Emily Dickinson. Most of these artifacts were originally located at the Homestead prior to its sale by Martha Dickinson Bianchi in 1916. ...

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830 to Edward Dickinson (AC 1823) and Emily Norcross Dickinson. She attended Amherst Academy from 1840 to 1847, then enrolled at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary from 1847 to 1848. She remained in Amherst for the rest of her life, and traveled only briefly to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. For virtually her entire adult life, Emily lived in the Dickinson home at 280 Main Street with h...

Dickinson Homestead.

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