Papers, 1852-1914.

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Papers, 1852-1914.

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Correspondence and letters of Benjamin Paul Akers, Maine sculptor and artist and his wife, Elizabeth Akers Allen, chiefly relating to the life and career of Paul Akers, including letter of Samuel T. Pickard, of Amesbury, Mass., about Mrs. Akers, as well as an original ms. copy, on linen of The Pearl Diver and original ms. copy of The Lady of Stavoren; together with memorabilia including clippings, biographical sketches of Mrs. Akers, photograph of Paul Akers, and printed materials.

.25 linear ft.

Maine Historical Society Library

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Allen, Elizabeth Akers, 1832-1911

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Allen was born Elizabeth Anne Chase on October 9, 1832 in Strong, Maine and grew up in Farmington, Maine, where she attended Farmington Academy (later Maine State Teachers College). In 1851 she married her first husband, Marshall Taylor, but the marriage ended soon in divorce. She served as writer and associate editor for the Portland Transcript beginning in 1855, and in the next year published her first volume of poetry, Forest buds from the woods of Maine, under the pseudonym Florence Percy. S...

Pickard, Samuel T. (Samuel Thomas), 1828-1915

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Samuel T. Pickard was born in Massachusetts, and worked as a printer, editor, and an author. He served as editor of the Portland Transcript in Maine for some forty years. He married John Greenleaf Whittier's niece, and became Whittier's literary executor, as well as writing several books about him. From the description of S.T. Pickard letter to My dear Mr. Sanborn, 1901 June 17. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 62297481 Literary executor of John...

Allen, Elizabeth Akers,

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Author and poet, of Maine. From the description of Papers, 1852-1914. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 78194876 ...

Akers, Benjamin Paul, 1825-1861

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Sculptor; Maine and Italy. From the description of Benjamin Paul Akers letter collection, 1858-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122593938 American Sculptor From the guide to the Benjamin Paul Akers letter, 1851, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...