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1889 September 18, Woodbourne, to Mother
Title:
1889 September 18, to Mother
Description:
Final page verso contains note written at a later date by Elizabeth S. Cope. As this note mentions, Harriet S. Slaymaker (b. 1850) later became a nun named "Mother Angela" residing, as of 1920, in Boston.
Date:
1889-09-18
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Emily Howland letter to Hannah Letchworth Howland
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Hannah Letchworth Howland
Description:
Written to Howland's sister-in-law Hannah, who was staying in the Gleason Sanitarium. Discusses Howland's correspondence and activities in London. Discusses temperance activist Lady Henry Somerset, her asylum for inebriated women, and her relationship with Susan B. Anthony. Discusses missionaries Howland met while staying at Mrs. Corey's and relates her conversations with one of them. Remarks on Susan B. Anthony and her traveling companion Mrs. Gross. Discusses recent news of friends and family, including Carrie Otis.
Date:
1899-08-13
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Description:
Written from Gleason Sanitarium; likely addressed to Howland's friend, educator Caroline F. Putnam. Comments on the sciatica that drove Howland to the sanitarium and the treatment she received there. Relays a conversation she had with Capitol marshal named Robbins. Discusses various books, including one Putnam was having published, as well as religious matters.
Date:
1898-11-08
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Description:
Written to Howland's friend Caroline F. Putnam, who taught at an African American school in Virginia. Mentions Howland's sciatica and her treatment at the Gleason Sanitarium. Discusses her activities at the sanitarium.
Date:
1898-11-17
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Gleason Health Resort postcard
Title:
Gleason Health Resort postcard
Description:
Explains the institution's decision to drop the word "Sanitarium" from its name because of the word's changing connotations.
Date:
1904-01
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Rachel Brooks Gleason and Silas O. Gleason portrait
Title:
Rachel Brooks Gleason and Silas O. Gleason portrait
Description:
Depicts Drs. Rachel and Silas Gleason, founders of the Gleason Sanitarium.
Date:
1895
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Description:
Written to Howland's niece Isabel, who was staying at the Gleason Sanitarium with her mother Hannah. Discusses Howland's correspondence and Booker T. Washington's role as representative of African Americans while abroad. Shares her travel plans. Mentions Susan B. Anthony's recent movements. Remarks on the many missionaries staying alongside Howland at Mrs. Corey's; passes on their opinions on temperance in Asia.
Date:
1899-08-11
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Description:
Written to Howland's niece Isabel while Howland was vacationing in England. Discusses Howland's friend Caroline F. Putnam, who ran a school for African Americans in Virginia, and mentions receiving a letter from educator Martha Schofield. Relates her sightseeing in England.
Date:
1899-09-03
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Isabel Howland letter to Emily Howland
Title:
Isabel Howland letter to Emily Howland
Description:
Written by Emily Howland's niece Isabel. Passes on news of family and friends, including the health of Isabel's mother Hannah and plans for a lecture.
Date:
1899-07-16
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Isabel Howland letter to Emily Howland
Title:
Isabel Howland letter to Emily Howland
Description:
Written by Emily Howland's niece Isabel from the Gleason Sanitarium. Passes on news of friends and family, especially the health of Isabel's mother Hannah.
Date:
1899-08-22
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Isabel Howland postcard to Emily Howland
Title:
Isabel Howland postcard to Emily Howland
Description:
Postcard written by Emily Howland's niece Isabel. Passes on news of family and friends.
Date:
1899-09-11
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Isabel Howland postcard to Emily Howland
Title:
Isabel Howland postcard to Emily Howland
Description:
Postcard written by Emily Howland's niece Isabel. Passes on news of family and friends.
Date:
1899-11-03
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
G.W. Ingalls & Co., Boots, Shoes, Trunks & Satchels
Title:
G.W. Ingalls & Co., Trunks & Satchels
Description:
Advertisement for G.W. Ingalls & Co., Boots, Shoes, Trunks & Satchels. Illustration of a vase of flowers. This is the only card in the collection for this business.
Date:
1880 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection