Lydia Maria Child letters, 1863-1873

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Summary

Creator:
Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880, correspondent
von Arnim, Bettina, 1785-1859
Baskin, Lisa Unger, owner, former owner
Abstract:
Lydia Maria Child was a prominent American abolitionist. The Lydia Maria Child letters consist of two letters written by Child, the first to artist William Tolman Carlton, and the second to a Miss. Howland. The first letter concerns Carlton's well-known painting "Waiting for the Hour," and references the writer and fellow abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. The second letter replies to a query about the German writer Bettina Von Arnim.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (2 items)
Language:
Materials in English
Research Center:
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Collection ID:
RL.11177

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains two letters written by Lydia Maria Child, the first to artist William Tolman Carlton, and the second to Miss. Howland. The first letter, dated September 15th, 1863, concerns Carlton's painting "Waiting for the Hour", which currently hangs at the White House. Child thanks Carlton for a photograph of the painting that had been delivered to her nephew, George L. Stearns. Child's friend, John Greenleaf Whittier, wanted the painting presented to fellow abolitionist Charles Sumner. The second letter is a reply to Miss Howland, who inquired if Child had ever seen correspondence from the German writer Bettina Von Arnim. Child replies in the negative.

Biographical / historical:

Lydia Maria Child was a well-known American abolitionist, writer, and activist in the women's rights and Native American rights movements.

Acquisition information:
The Lydia Maria Child letters were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2015.
Processing information:

Processed by Megan Lewis, February, 2017

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0050

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