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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. The letter is chiefly concerned with Lord and Lady Amberley, who were staying at the house of John V. L. Pruyn. It also reports on the state of Maria R. Mann's school for African-Americans and describes Sally Cadwallader's daily commute from Washington to Bladensburg, Maryland, to teach African Americans.
Date:
1867-12-19
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. Discusses Maria R. Mann's school for freedmen and the accusations of abuse that have been levelled at Mann. Tells Gibbons about Mrs. Solger, a widow the ownership of whose house is contested. Discusses the bad habits Solger's son has picked up from drunken senators while working as a page in the Senate. Inquires about William David Norris, an African-American boy staying with Gibbons. The last two pages may be from a different letter. Date inferred from context.
Date:
1867-05-28
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
The Story of a Bucks County Maiden - Martha Schofield
Title:
The Story of a Bucks County Maiden - Martha Schofield
Description:
Brief biographical sketch of Martha Schofield, with an emphasis on her work as an educator of African Americans. Written around the 100th anniversary of Schofield's birth.
Date:
1939-1940
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sarah Jane Ash and Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
Sarah Jane Ash and Mary H. Child letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
Written by Martha Schofield's sister and mother, respectively. They discuss recent events and news concerning family and friends. Sallie (Sarah Jane) describes her work as a teacher.
Date:
1857-12-08
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. Lewis describes her process of seeking employment. She is unsatisfied with the pay and performance of a periodical that recently published some of her writing. She has received a letter from Dr. Chloe Annette Buckel, who has recently moved to Oakland, California, where she is pursuing natural history.
Date:
1878-09-06
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. Lewis discusses settling into her new home. "Adie" (likely her their cousin Ada Fussell) has arranged for Lewis to give a series of lectures.
Date:
1878-03-26
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell and Henry M. Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend Fussell and Henry M. Fussell
Description:
Mary Townsend Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' niece, and Henry M. Fussell was Mary Townsend Fussell's husband. Lewis thanks them for a picture she received of their child. She also details the lack of heat in her school, which caused her plants to freeze and forced her to hold classes in her private bedroom.
Date:
1885-02-12
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Esther Ann Jacobs
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Esther Ann Jacobs
Description:
Esther Ann Jacobs was Graceanna Lewis' cousin. Lewis has recently moved to York, Pennsylvania, and is keeping a school for girls with her aunt and uncle. She describes her new home and surroundings and gives the daily schedule of the school. She mentions a cousin's wedding, the "single gentlemen" in the area, and how she misses her home antislavery society.
Date:
1842-05-17
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sarah Hopper Palmer letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Sarah Hopper Palmer letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Discusses participation in anti-slavery societies, meetings, and conventions. Talks about her role as clerk for the society. Invites Abby and her family to the next meeting. Discusses the controversy surrounding the public speaking of women in mixed company. Extensively discusses the activism of/interacting with multiple prominent people, primarily Lucretia Mott and Dillwyn Parrish. Discusses a respected public school teacher in Philadelphia named Mrs. Scollins [sp].
Date:
1839-02-17
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sarah Hopper Palmer letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Sarah Hopper Palmer letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Discusses the birth of Abby's daughter Lucy Gibbons Morse and recent events concerning family/friends. Discusses teaching and other women teachers.
Date:
1839-11-07
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Sarah Hopper Palmer letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Sarah Hopper Palmer letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Discusses recent events concerning family/friends, including Lucretia Mott. Discusses female teachers and the education of women. Mentions a course of co-ed lectures about zoology and comparative anatomy that she is interested in attending.
Date:
1832-10-17
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 was a member of the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children. Discusses recent events involving Maria R. Mann and the conflicts surrounding her efforts to run a school for African Americans. Discusses giving aid and education to specific African American individuals. Mentions Dr. Stearns and Helen Lee.
Date:
1865-03-23
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
George W. Murray letter to Robert Benson
Title:
George W. Murray letter to Robert Benson
Description:
George W. Murray was born into slavery and later became a United States Congressman representing South Carolina. Robert Benson was the business manager of the Schofield Normal and Industrial School in Aiken, South Carolina, a school for African Americans founded by Pennsylvania Quaker Martha Schofield. Murray informs Benson that he cannot give teacher Miss Emma J. Wilson a certificate of character for industrial school work as she has never served as a principal. He also writes that the Committee on privilege and election has determined that he is entitled to his seat, and he will be inducted into office (the U.S. House of Representatives) next week.
Date:
1896-05-06
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Edward Hopper and Anna Mott Hopper
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Edward Hopper and Anna Mott Hopper
Description:
Discusses helping Grace Ashburner (Sedgwick) Bristed teach 13 girls, which she is enjoying. Discusses the health of Grace Sedgwick and Mrs. Sedgwick. Abby's daughters are also working as teachers. Says "I am happy that ours is a working family." Mentions her future son-in-law William Emerson, who is supportive of her daughter Sally's work.
Date:
1859-03-10
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter fragment
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter fragment
Description:
Fragment. Possibly to Graceanna Lewis' sister Rebecca Lewis Fussell. Lewis talks about a school where she appears to be working.
Date:
1830-1885
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Scattered Seeds Vol. 48, No. 10
Title:
Scattered Seeds Vol. 48, No. 10
Description:
Scattered Seeds was a magazine for Quaker children. This volume begins at page 218. The cover features a photograph of Martha Schofield as a child, and a brief biographical sketch of her on the second page describes her family's participation in the Underground Railroad and her work teaching African Americans. The rest of the volume contains short stories, poems, and letters to the editor.
Date:
1916-10
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Scenes in the Life of Martha Schofield
Title:
Scenes in the Life of Martha Schofield
Description:
A short play about Martha Schofield's life, focusing on her philanthropic work aiding and educating African Americans. Written by her great-niece Elizabeth Jenkins Dresser. The dialogue is from the letters and diaries of Martha Schofield.
Date:
1916-1990
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Robert Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Robert Fussell
Description:
Robert Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' great-nephew. Lewis reflects on Fussell as a baby and shares a memory of him smelling flowers with her. She thanks him for giving her descriptions on his young brother Lewis, as Graceanna Lewis is unable to see him growing up but she delights in what she is told of him. Lewis tells Fussell how lucky he is to have such a loving family, as there are children who do not have this privilege. One of her student's fathers gave her an "aquarium" (fish tank) for school use and she explains the types of materials the students have helped her place in it for the fish they will get. She also gives tips for growing plants at home.
Date:
1884-03-22
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. Lewis is recovering from an attack of pleurisy, as well as a burn caused by a "mixture of chloroform, ammonia, and alcohol." She worries about the fact she has not heard from her sister in two weeks and complains about the local post office which lost several letters to her, including one from Antoinette Brown Blackwell. She is also concerned of her apparently tenuous position at the Foster School for Girls and complains about another teacher who lectures inaccurately.
Date:
1885-04-15
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Rebecca Lewis Fussell
Description:
Rebecca Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' sister. It is their deceased sister Mariann Lewis' birthday, and Lewis reflects on her life. She is concerned about the recent health issues of Samuel Mifflin, the husband of her friend Hannah Wright Mifflin. She is unsure if she will be asked to return to teach at the Foster School for Girls next year.
Date:
1885-06-01
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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