Search results

Log in for more access

[
]
Searching as Anonymous (not verified)
10 items [showing 1 - 10]
Graceanna Lewis letter to Alice Fussell and Robert Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Alice Fussell and Robert Fussell
Description:
Alice and Robert Fussell were Graceanna Lewis' great-niece and great-nephew, respectively. Lewis recounts things she saw at the Academy of Natural Sciences "soiree, including microscopes and butterflies.
Date:
1875-1909
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Charles Lewis Fussell
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Charles Lewis Fussell
Description:
Charles Lewis Fussell was Graceanna Lewis' nephew. Lewis describes visiting Fussell's sister Mary and her children and her wish to paint a portrait of the family, or to have Fussell, a prominent artist, paint the family.
Date:
1886-1888
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter
Description:
Addressed to "Hannah" and likely to Graceanna Lewis' friend and fellow Quaker Hannah Wright Mifflin. Lewis discusses the value of fresh air and spending time outside. She describes her efforts to paint the autumn trees and capture their coloring. She talks in detail about an fascinating lecture she attended at the woman's club on the Madonnas; she plans to get a collection of Madonnas through the Perry Picture Company. She rebukes the practice of teachers whipping students and hopes to get the Women's Christian Temperance Union to take up the cause of ending the practice. She also discusses her niece Anna Fussell and nephew Charles Fussell, whom she was living with. She mentions that her eyes have delayed her from finishing some drawings of trees.
Date:
1899-10-21
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter fragment
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter fragment
Description:
Fragment. Lewis writes that Dr. Loomis, the founder and principal of the Foster School for Girls where Lewis was teaching, suggested that Lewis' portrait may be wanted for the "Portraits of Scientific Men." Lewis is excited at the prospect which she feels will help her become more well known as a naturalist. She would like to have her nephew Charles Lewis Fussell paint her portrait so that it may help make him more well known as an artist.
Date:
1883-1885
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Joseph Swain
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Joseph Swain
Description:
Joseph Swain, a prominent academic, was Graceanna Lewis' distant cousin. Lewis writes about the graveyard where their family members are buried and discusses their family history and genealogy. She suggests appointing specific members of each family buried in the Pikeland Graveyard to maintain the graves.
Date:
1912-01-28
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter
Description:
Addressed to "Dear Friend." Lewis thanks her friend for sending Easter gifts. She expresses her relief that winter is over as she has been suffering from rheumatism which has made it hard for her to move around. She acknowledges that she is getting older and is closer to passing away. She writes that her nephew Charles Fussell, whom she was living with, has taken up the study of their genealogy, and she has begun corresponding with a woman named Grace R. Lewis who may be a relative. She also talks about Fussell's paintings which have been been displayed in several exhibitions.
Date:
1904-03-27
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter
Description:
Addressed to "Dear Friend." Lewis talks about her niece Ellen Fussell (Cope) and transcribes a poem she wrote. She has been doing a lot of painting and says her nephew Charles Lewis Fussell, a prominent artist has been helping her improve her skills and also talks about some of his recent paintings. She describes observing a pair of cardinals and adds that what she has seen written about their behavior has been confirmed through her observations. Lewis affirms that she "has not yet given up [her] scientific studies" and is working on her charts, though she is not sure they will ever be published.
Date:
1902-04-26
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter
Description:
Addressed to "Hannah" and likely to Graceanna Lewis' friend and fellow Quaker Hannah Wright Mifflin. Lewis is in the process of moving and describes the progress. She also praises the beauty of the apple tree in spring.
Date:
1900-05-07
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter
Description:
Addressed to "Dear Friend." Lewis describes her Christmas activities and praises the artistic talents of her nephew Charles Lewis Fussell and the photography skills of her great-nephew Robert Fussell. She says she knows all about birds and trees but lacks a good knowledge of history.
Date:
1902-01-05
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter
Description:
Addressed to "Dear Friend." Lewis expresses that she understands her friend is busy, so she has reduced the number of letters she sends so as to not overwhelm her. Lewis tells of her ankle injury sustained the prior year which prevents her from moving around much. She describes the upkeep of her garden and some of the books she has been reading.
Date:
1901-07-21
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College