Papers, 1842-1924, bulk: 1842-1891.

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Papers, 1842-1924, bulk: 1842-1891.

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Correspondence between James Russell Lowell, his first wife, Maria White Lowell, and Francis George Shaw and Sarah Blake (Sturgis) Shaw, relating to Lowell's writings, his travels in Europe, service as U.S. Minister to Spain and England, deaths of Maria Lowell and his second wife, Frances Dunlap Lowell, and other topics; and letters and affidavits from friends and fellow officers of Lowell's nephew, Charles Russell Lowell, assessing his character and military career and describing the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, in which he was killed. Other correspondents include Carlotta Russell Lowell, Josephine Shaw Lowell and Robert Gould Shaw.

2 boxes and one oversize folder.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863

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Shaw was born in Boston to abolitionists Francis George and Sarah Blake (Sturgis) Shaw, who were well-known Unitarian philanthropists and intellectuals of Scottish descent. The Shaws had the benefit of a large inheritance left by Shaw's merchant grandfather and namesake Robert Gould Shaw (1775–1853). Shaw had four sisters—Anna, Josephine (Effie), Susanna, and Ellen (Nellie). When Shaw was five years old, the family moved to a large estate in West Roxbury, adjacent to Brook Farm. During his te...

Lowell, Charles Russell, 1835-1864

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Lowell, Carlotta Russell.

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Lowell, Maria, 1821-1853

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American poet; married to poet and satirist James Russell Lowell. From the description of Correspondence, 1844, nd. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122530575 ...

Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891

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Poet and author, Cornell University non-resident professor. From the description of James Russell Lowell letter and portrait, 1871 July 12. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 123412650 Lowell was an author, poet, editor, teacher, and diplomat. He edited The Atlantic Monthly, and with Charles Eliot Norton, The North American Review ; was professor of French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard; and U.S. minister to Spain and to England. Aldrich was ...

Shaw, Sarah Blake Sturgis, 1815-1902.

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Sarah Shaw was the wife of Francis George Shaw, a prominent philanthropist and reformer of Boston and West Roxbury, Mass., and Staten Island, N.Y. The Shaws were the parents of Robert Gould Shaw, Civil War soldier and colonel of the first black regiment to serve with the Union Army. From the description of Letters to Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw from various correspondents, 1838-1880. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612365572 From the guide to the Letters to Sarah Blak...

Shaw, Francis George, 1809-1882

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Lowell, Josephine Shaw, 1843-1905

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Josephine Shaw Lowell, civic volunteer, born in West Roxbury, Mass., in 1843, brother of Robert Gould Shaw and widow of Colonel Charles Robert Lowell, was active as a social reformer in New York City. She was the first woman appointed to the New York State Board of Charities and founder of the New York Charity Organization Society and the Woman's Municipal League of New York City. From the description of Papers, 1906-1909 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 2320073...

Lowell, Francis Dunlap, d. 1885.

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