Marian Lawrence Peabody papers, 1874-1968.

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Marian Lawrence Peabody papers, 1874-1968.

Correspondence and diaries of Marian Lawrence Peabody, 1874-1968, describe life of an upper class Boston, Mass. woman and include trips throughout the United States and Europe, social life, charitable work at the North Bennet Street School, Sailor's Haven, and with Episcopal Church affairs. Also included are journals of Hetty S. Cunningham. Correspondents include members of the Lawrence family and Peabody family, her father, Rev. William Lawrence, and her husband Harold Peabody, among others.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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North Bennet Street Industrial School (Boston, Mass.)

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The North Bennet Street Industrial School is located in Boston's North End, long an immigrant neighborhood and since the turn of the century predominantly Italian. In 1879, when No. 39 North Bennet Street housed the Seamen's Friend Society, Mrs. L. E. Caswell rented space there for a sewing room for poor women; a laundry room was added soon after and the establishment called the North Bennet Street Industrial Home. In June 1880 the Home leased the entire building. It gradually adde...

Peabody, Harold, 1880-1961.

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Lawrence, William, 1850-1941

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7th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. From the description of William Lawrence letter to Mrs. Forbes [manuscript], 1930 Apr 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 256490554 Bishop of Massachusetts. From the description of Draft petition to Governor Fuller, 1927 April 11-12. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 67836461 ...

Peabody family.

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Cunningham, Hetty Sullivan Lawrence, b. 1855.

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Peabody, Marian Lawrence, 1875-1974

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Peabody was an American sculptor and diarist. From the description of Letters and family papers, 1783-1957. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122505815 Peabody was an American painter and diarist. From the guide to the Letters and family papers, 1783-1957., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Lawrence family.

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Sailor's Haven (Boston, Mass.).

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