Abby Morton Diaz papers [manuscript], 1869-1876, no date.

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Abby Morton Diaz papers [manuscript], 1869-1876, no date.

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The collection contains printed page proofs, circa 1870, for "The William Henry letters"; and an autograph quotation, 1876 April 9, beginning "War is a relic of barbarism." A letter [circa 1869] November 10 to Lucy Larcom discusses Larcom taking over for Howard M. Ticknor at "Our young folks" and items which she has submitted for publication including "The William Henry letters." A letter, undated, to a Mrs. Dyer [?] declines an invitation because of her duties as chairman of a Committee of Arrangements for a public meeting in the interest of Police [Matrons?].

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University of Virginia. Library

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Larcom, Lucy, 1824-1893

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Lucy Larcom wrote poetry about women's factory life in Lowell, Mass. She was a friend and collaborator of John Greenleaf Whittier. From the description of Lucy Larcom letter, poem, and photograph, 1871-1893. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38235776 Poet and writer, from Lowell, Mass. who attended Monticello Seminary in Godfrey, Ill. from 1849-1852, and was friends with Henry Spaulding who worked at the Surveyor General's Office in St. Louis. ...

Ticknor, Howard Malcom, 1836-1905

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Diaz, Abby Morton, 1821-1904

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Abby Morton Diaz (1821-1904) was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Her father, Ichabod Morton, was a social reformer involved in anti-slavery, temperance, and (with Horace Mann) education movements. Abby was secretary for the Juvenile Anti-Slavery Society as a girl. Her family moved to the Brook Farm Community in 1842, where Abby stayed to teach until 1847. She married Manuel Diaz, a Cuban, in 1845. They later separated. Abby taught singing and opened a dancing school in Plymouth. She published h...