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Elizabeth Palmer Peabody collection of papers

Title
  1. Elizabeth Palmer Peabody collection of papers, 1824-1852.
Format
  1. Archival mix
Author
  1. Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1778-1853

Collection information

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Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320. See the finding aid for details.

AccessPermit neededCall numberBerg Coll MSS Peabody, EP (1778)Item locationSchwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

Details

Additional authors
  1. Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934
  2. Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871
  3. Hawthorne, Una, 1844-1877
  4. Mann, Mary Tyler Peabody, 1806-1887
  5. Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894
  6. Russell, U.
  7. Deming, William. fmo
  8. Howe, Joan. fmo
  9. Mann, Horace, 1796-1859. fmo
  10. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) fmo
Description
  1. 323 items.
Summary
  1. 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 to Mrs. Elizabeth Peabody from Julian Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, Una Hawthorne, Mary Peabody Mann, and U. Russell, dating from 1828 to 1852.
Subject
  1. Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1778-1853.
Genre/Form
  1. Correspondence.
Call number
  1. Berg Coll MSS Peabody, EP (1778)
Language
  1. English
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  1. 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.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
  1. Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.
Provenance (note)
  1. This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the materials is from William Deming, [--?] Hawkins, Joan Howe, Horace Mann, and W. T. H. Howe.
Processing action (note)
  1. Cataloged
Local note
  1. Creation of collection-level record funded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
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