Elizabeth Fry papers, 1821-1850

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Summary

Creator:
Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845 and Trent History of Medicine Manuscript Collection (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Abstract:
Elizabeth Gurney Fry (1780-1845) was an English prison reformer, social reformer, and a Quaker philanthropist. Collection comprises some letters, poetry copied by Fry, and two portraits.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language:
Materials in English.
Collection ID:
RL.11912

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises three letters, a note, poetry copied by Fry, and two portraits. The correspondence includes: a joint letter (dated 1821 Sept. 22) from Fry and her brother, Joseph, thanking James Williams, sheriff of London and Middlesex, for his interest in and support of the work of their organization for the improvement of female prisoners at Newgate. In the other letters (1839 and 1842), Fry briefly mentions separate confinement and the new colony at Australsund in West Australia. The undated note (probably around 1850) written to Blesia(?) regarding an accident on the part of Fry's daughter[-in-law] Sophia, that prevents Fry's visit. The other manuscript page contains two items of poetry, On Parent Knees a Naked New-born Child by Sir William Jones, copied at Plashet House on 1825 February 5, and 1 Timothy 4:12, copied on 1823 July 8. The collection also contains two printed portraits of Fry.

Biographical / historical:

Elizabeth Gurney Fry (1780-1845) was an English prison reformer, social reformer, and a Quaker philanthropist.

Acquisition information:

The Elizabeth Fry portraits, note, and copied poetry were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase from Lisa Unger Baskin in 2015.

The Elizabeth Gurney Fry Papers were acquired as part of the Trent Manuscripts collection. They were transferred to the History of Medicine Collection in Rubenstein Library in 2011.

The materials were merged into a single collection, Elizabeth Fry Papers, in 2022.

Processing information:

Elizabeth Fry Note and Copied Poetry collection was processed by Alice Poffinberger, July 2021.

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0050-LUBMSS212, 2015-0050-LUBMSS213.

Items merged with Elizabeth Gurney Fry Papers (Trent Manuscripts Collection) and the two portraits from the Lisa Unger Baskin ephemera collection to create unified Elizabeth Fry Papers in December 2022.

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[Identification of item], Elizabeth Fry Note and Copied Poetry, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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