1797-1951
Guide to the 科尔ection
摘要
This collection consists of correspondence, diaries, and literary manuscripts of Lucy Larcom, 丹尼尔·D收藏. 艾迪生; personal papers of 艾迪生; and 艾迪生家族文件.
小传
Lucy Larcom (1824-1893) was a poet, teacher, abolitionist, and editor from Beverly and Lowell, Mass. She was the daughter of Benjamin Larcom, a sea captain, and Lois (Barrett) Larcom. As a girl, she went to work in the Lowell, Mass. 米尔斯,参加 school part of the year. She wrote poetry and short stories from an early age. 是在洛厄尔 that she first met poet John Greenleaf 惠蒂尔, who became a mentor and friend.
As 22, Larcom moved to Illinois to work as a teacher, and while there she attended the Monticello Female Seminary in Godfrey. She returned to Massachusetts and taught at Wheaton Seminary in Norton from 1854 to 1862 while continuing to write. Her poems were printed in prestigious journals and 杂志s, and she edited 我们年轻的 人, a children's periodical. Her published works include Similitudes from the Ocean and the Prairie (1854), 诗 (1868), 《工作的牧歌 (1875), Wild Roses of Cape Ann, and Other 诗 (1881), the autobiographical 《新英格兰少女时代 (1889)和 因为它 在天堂 (1892).
Daniel Dulany 艾迪生 (1863-1936) was an Episcopal priest, 历史学家、作家. His biography of Larcom is entitled 露西Larcom: Life, 信件和日记 (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1894).
科尔ection Description
This collection consists of correspondence, diaries, and literary manuscripts of Lucy Larcom, 丹尼尔·D收藏. 艾迪生 for use in writing his 露西·拉克姆:生活， 信件和日记; 艾迪生家族文件, including letters (1834) of the Van Cortland family of England to members of the family in Quebec; and correspondence and reports relating to 艾迪生's work (1896-1919) on committees of the Protestant Episcopal Church and as an official of the American Mount Coffee Association providing relief for Liberia, as well as to the Ramabai Association for the relief of Hindu widows. The collection also includes publishers' accounts and communications relating to Larcom's contributions and to her work as editor of 我们的年轻人 杂志. Her correspondents include John G. 惠蒂尔, Phillips Brooks, Annie and James T. Fields, and Esther Hamilton.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Julia Dulany 艾迪生, 1952.
Detailed Description of the 科尔ection
I. 活页纸, 1797-1951
A. 露西·拉科姆论文， 1849-1893
B. Daniel Dulany 艾迪生 papers, 1797-1951
信件, 1797-1951
各种各样的报纸, 1797-1951
印刷材料
II. 卷, 1862-1909
露西·拉科姆日记， 1862-1863, 1881-1893
The diaries of Lucy Larcom include sporadic descriptions of her thoughts, observations, and 经历. Entries reflect her views on her life, humanity, and faith; nature, including seasons and weather; contemporary issues, including President Lincoln and the Civil War; music; and her health.
3. 超大的论文
喜欢引用
Daniel Dulany 艾迪生 collection, Massachusetts Historical Society.
访问条款
This collection is indexed under the following headings in 阿比盖尔, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.
人:
组织:
主题:
材料移除 from the 科尔ection
Photographs from this collection have been removed to the Daniel Dulany 艾迪生 photographs (照片. 科尔. 160).