Letters : to Emmeline Austin Wadsworth, 1847-1877.

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Letters : to Emmeline Austin Wadsworth, 1847-1877.

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Contains letters from Longfellow to his sister Emmeline, addressing family news and the birth and the later tragic death of the daughter and how he coped. Letters also mention the civil war, and emancipation. There are also several letters from Longfellow's wife Fanny to Emmeline discussing the death of her daughter. Also included in the collection are two poems by Longfellow entitled "The Fire of Drift-Wood", and "Emmeline", and some newspaper clippings.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8239200

Houghton Library

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882

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Poet, from Cambridge (Middlesex Co.), Mass. From the description of Papers, 1859-1874. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19903002 American author and poet. From the description of A psalm of life, fourth verse, 1850. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 274069802 American teacher, translator, and poet. From the description of Letter, Nahant, Mass., to Mrs. T.B. Lawrence, Newport, 1872 July 20. (Boston Athenaeum...

Wadsworth, Emmeline,

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Longfellow, Fanny Appleton, 1817-1861

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Art collector; commentator on 19th century Boston literary culture; wife of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; b. in Boston. From the description of Frances Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow papers, 1825-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973654 Wife of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. From the description of Frances Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow papers, 1825-1961 (bulk 1832-1861). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70976323 ...