Elizabeth Palmer Peabody collection of papers, 1824-1852.

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Creator

Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1778-1853.

Location

Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Extent

• 323 items.

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of correspondence. It contains letters by the author dating from 1824 to 1852, to her daughters Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, Mary Mann, and Elizabeth Peabody, as well as two letters from Sophia Peabody Hawthorne; one to her sister Mary, and one to her sister Elizabeth. Some of these letters were considered part of Miss Elizabeth Palmer Peabody's "Cuba journal." There are also letters toMrs. Elizabeth Peabody from Julian Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, Una Hawthorne, Mary Peabody Mann, and U. Russell, dating from 1828 to 1852.

Biographical/Historical Note

Elizabeth Palmer Peabody was an author, the mother of Elizabeth Palmer Peabody (1804-1894), and the mother-in-law of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Horace Mann.

Controlled Access Terms

• Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1778-1853.
• Correspondence.

Additional Creator Names

• Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934.
• Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871.
• Hawthorne, Una, 1844-1877.
• Mann, Mary Tyler Peabody, 1806-1887.
• Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894.
• Russell, U.
• Deming, William. fmo
• Howe, Joan. fmo
• Mann, Horace, 1796-1859. fmo
• Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) fmo