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Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith papers

Title
Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith papers, ca. 1834-1893, bulk (1849-1891).
Author
Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince, 1806-1893.
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r. 2Moving imagePermit needed *ZL-279 r. 2Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
r. 1Moving imagePermit needed *ZL-279 r. 1Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880.
  • Oaksmith, Alvin.
  • Oaksmith, Appleton.
  • Oaksmith, Sidney.
Description
  • 1.7 linear foot (3 boxes, 2 v.)
  • 2 microfilm reels.
Summary
Collection consists of Smith's writings, correspondence, drawings, and printed matter providing information on her literary career and her activities as a lyceum lecturer and early women's rights advocate.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Diaries.
  • Drawings.
  • Photographs.
  • Scrapbooks.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Additional Formats (note)
  • Entire collection (except for 1993 accession of one letter) available on microfilm;
Source (note)
  • Oaksmith, Geraldine; James Lowe Autographs
Biography (note)
  • Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith (1806-1893) was an author, lyceum lecturer and early activist on behalf of women's rights.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 2780
OCLC
NYPW89-A778
Author
Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince, 1806-1893.
Title
Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith papers, ca. 1834-1893, bulk (1849-1891).
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Additional Formats
Entire collection (except for 1993 accession of one letter) available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-279
Biography
Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith (1806-1893) was an author, lyceum lecturer and early activist on behalf of women's rights. Her writings included novels, poetry, children's books, plays, essays, stories, and articles for newspapers and magazines. She was active in the women's rights movement and in 1848 attended the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y. She was one of the first female lecturers on the lyceum circuit. Her husband, Seba Smith, was a newspaper editor and writer.
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Occupation
Authors.
Lecturers.
Social reformers.
Added Author
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880.
Oaksmith, Alvin.
Oaksmith, Appleton.
Oaksmith, Sidney.
Research Call Number
MssCol 2780
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