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Mary L. Van Buskirk diary, September 1881
Title:
Mary L. Van Buskirk diary, September 1881
Description:
Detailed account of Van Buskirk's visit to her sisters Julia Wilbur and Francis Hartwell in Washington, D.C., from September 15th to 30th, 1881. About half the book is spent detailing Mount Vernon, which the sisters visited. It also describes in detail the death and funeral of president James A. Garfield, including a speech given by Frederick Douglass. The rest describes visiting various places in Washington and Alexandria, including the Navy Yard, former slave pens, the "colored home for the friendless and orphan children, Howard University, the Capitol, Lafayette Square, Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church, Georgetown, Long Bridge, Oak Hill Cemetery, the Patent Office, the Corcoran Gallery, the Dead Letter Office, Arlington Cemetery, and the National Museum at the Smithsonian Institute. Compare mc1158_02_01_001, Julia Wilbur's diary for 1881, which describes some of the same events.
Date:
1881-09
Collection:
Julia Wilbur Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Dr. C.C. Lee letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Dr. C.C. Lee letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Expresses gratitude for Abby's kind note. His wife, Helen, should soon be fully recovered.
Date:
1865-04-01
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Dr. John Stearns Jr. letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Dr. John Stearns Jr. letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Gibbons and Stearns met during the Civil War while working at an army hospital in Point Lookout, Maryland. Stearns relays news from abolitionist Hannah Stevenson about the opening of a freedman's school in Richmond, Virginia, and the attitude of the those in the city. He also discusses the politics around the end of the war.
Date:
1865-04-29
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Thesta Dana letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Thesta Dana letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Thesta Dana was the wife of Brigadier General James Jackson Dana and a member of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children. Talks about changes to the army following the end of the war and how they have affected her and her husband.
Date:
1866-08-13
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Thesta Dana letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Thesta Dana letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Possibly a fragment. Thesta Dana was the wife of Brigadier General James Jackson Dana and a member of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children. Invites Gibbons to visit her in Washington to see military parades. Discusses schools (possibly including that run by Maria R. Mann) and the activities of friends/family.
Date:
1868-05-21
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson
Description:
Discussion of sending medallions by mail, and of family news and upcoming plans. Sally is going to Northampton.
Date:
1865-06-21
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Description:
Addressed to Howland's friend Caroline F. Putnam, who spent most of her life running a school for African Americans in Lottsburg, Virginia. Written from the home of Emma V. Montgomery (nee Brown). Discusses Howland's trip to Washington by steamboat for a wedding that was postponed. Also remarks on visiting the Capitol with Thesta Dana and "the Misses Seaver." Says Howland was "mortified" that Putnam's lifelong companion Sallie Holley had published one of Putnam's private letters in the National Anti-Slavery Standard. Mentions Colonel Charles W. Folsom and Mr. Menard.
Date:
1868
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to her family
Title:
Emily Howland letter to her family
Description:
Letter of Emily Howland's later published in a newspaper. Discusses her travels from Aurora, New York, to Baltimore, Maryland, with activist Caroline F. Putnam. Relates a discussion with Ezra Cornell about coeducation at Cornell University and her meeting with "New York Tribune" editor Thomas Rooker. Mentions attending a lecture by naturalist Louis Agassiz. Putnam's name is attached to the end of the article, perhaps in error.
Date:
1868-10-30
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to "Josie," Sidney Taliaferro Boyer, Hannah Letchworth Howland, and Isabel Howland
Title:
Emily Howland letter to "Josie, Sidney Taliaferro Boyer, Hannah Letchworth Howland, and Isabel Howland
Description:
Passes on news of her friends and discusses her travel plans. Sidney Taliaferro Boyer, a freedwoman from Virginia, was a student and protégée of Emily Howland. Hannah Letchworth Howland and Isabel Howland were Emily Howland's sister-in-law and niece, respectively.
Date:
1868-12-14
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Hannah Letchworth Howland
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Hannah Letchworth Howland
Description:
Addressed to "H., most likely Howland's sister-in-law Hannah Letchworth Howland. Briefly remarks on bringing a donation of clothing to a school in the city.
Date:
1866-09-22
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Assures her mother she arrived safely and insurance wasn't necessary. Describes being received well and feeling at home among people who donated lots of money.
Date:
1866-05-12
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Describes how well she has been getting along with Ellen and John. Mentions meeting the brother of someone who knew Abby from Point Lookout. Describes the pleasant weather and various visits, including one to Emily Howland, who she describes "as genuine a case of philanthropy as we have come across." Reports donations and subscriptions received so far.
Date:
1866-05-28
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Sarah Hopper Emerson letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Describes an interesting conversation with a general about his responsibilities. Discusses various quaint Southern phrases Dick says. Mentions that the general wants "Aunty Gibbons" to come. Inquires about Abby's white shoes being made.
Date:
1866-06-14
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Rebecca White journal
Title:
Rebecca White journal
Description:
Records White's trip "on a tour to the South and West" with her father Josiah White and sister Hannah White Richardson. The largest part of the journal concerns travel in Virginia and West Virginia, but the full route ran to Washington via Baltimore, then through Virginia and West Virginia to Huntington via Harpers Ferry, along the Ohio River to Cincinnati and Louisville, overland across Kentucky through Lexington, back along the Ohio River to Pittsburgh, and overland to Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Passages throughout the journal pay attention to the state of settlement and "improvement" of the land they passed through, as well as its natural resources, geology, and fitness for farming. Other themes include railroads and canals, as well as occasional observations on the "blighting effects of slavery" on the "spirit of enterprise" of Virginia and Kentucky's white inhabitants. Incidents of particular interest include an account of hearing Congress's debates on the Fortification Bill; lengthy descriptions of several famous geological formations in Virginia, including the Grand Caverns at Weyers Cave, the Natural Bridge, and a number of hot springs; a brief biography of a free African American man who the travelers hired to drive them from Louisville to Frankfort; and a brief meeting with Joseph Ritner, governor of Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg.
Date:
1836
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College