Sophie Bell Wright collection, 1890-1912 (bulk 1898-1901)

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Sophie Bell Wright collection, 1890-1912 (bulk 1898-1901)

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This collection consists of personal and professional papers of New Orleans educator Sophie B. Wright, collected by her sister, Jennie Wright. Included are handwritten and typed correspondence, school and musical programs, wedding and graduation invitations, a telegraph, post cards, photographs, a photocopy of her June 11, 1912, obituary, newspaper clippings and other printed material. Correspondents include George Washington Cable, William W. Heard, and Ruth McEnery Stuart; included also is an unsigned charcoal drawing.

1.5 linear feet (2 boxes)

fre,

eng,

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8111540

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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Wright, Jennie

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Free Night School for Men and Boys (New Orleans, La.)

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Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925

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George Washington Cable, an American author and critic, was born in New Orleans and fought for the South in the Civil War. His first collection of tales of life in the south was Old creole days (1879). In 1884 he went on a reading tour with Mark Twain. He moved to Northampton, Mass., in 1885. He is chiefly known for his early works describing picturesque Louisiana Creole life and courageous essays on civil rights. From the description of George Washington Cable papers, 1865-1918. (Pe...

Wright, Sophie B. (Sophie Bell), 1866-1912.

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Sophie B. Wright was an educator and charity activist of New Orleans, Louisiana. She was principal of the Home Institute, a day and boarding school for young ladies; organizer of the Free Night School for working men and boys, New Orleans' first night school; and philanthropic worker and promoter of the Waifs' Home and other New Orleans eleemosynary institutions. Wright was also state secretary of the King's Daughters and Sons of Louisiana, and she was involved with the Louisiana Chautauqua. Sop...

Stuart, Ruth McEnery, 1856-1917

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An author, Ruth McEnery Stuart was born near Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in 1849. Her family spent part of each year in their New Orleans residence, and the remainder of the year on their Avoyelles Parish plantation. As an adult, she lived in New Orleans until c.1885, when she moved to New York, where she continued to write short stories about plantation life. From the description of Ruth McEnery Stuart letters, 1896-1908. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id:...

Home Institute (New Orleans, La.)

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Heard, William Wright, 1853-1926

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William Wright Heard (1853-1926) was governor of Louisiana (1900-1904) and the vice-president of State National Bank in New Orleans beginning in 1904. From the description of Heard, W. W., letter, 1906. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 85375120 ...