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Edward Hopper letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Title:
Edward Hopper letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Description:
Anna Davis Hallowell (Edward Hopper's niece) is working on creating a biography about her grandmother Lucretia Mott. Hopper discusses Mott's relationship with the Society of Friends and how to accurately represent it in the biography while also making the book accessible to non-Quaker readers.
Date:
1882-04-17
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Edward Hopper letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Title:
Edward Hopper letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Description:
Discusses his poor health. Wants to meet with his niece Anna Davis Hallowell despite his health to edit his contribution to the Lucretia Mott biography. Anna Davis Hallowell was in charge of the biography's development, and he praises what she has written so far.
Date:
1883-03-07
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Thomas Mott letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Title:
Thomas Mott letter to Anna Davis Hallowell
Description:
Discusses the development of the biography about his mother, Lucretia Mott. Brief note on the last page from Maria Mott Davis to Hallowell stating that Thomas Mott is satisfied with Hallowell's work on the biography.
Date:
1880-1884
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Anna Davis Hallowell letter to Maria Mott Davis
Title:
Anna Davis Hallowell letter to Maria Mott Davis
Description:
Discusses the development of the Lucretia Mott biography which William Lloyd Garrison Jr. is helping her with (Anna Davis Hallowell was in charge of the biography's creation).
Date:
1880-1884
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Anna Davis Hallowell manuscript
Title:
Anna Davis Hallowell manuscript
Description:
Titled "Original second chapter. All re-written after the memorable reading aloud Oct. 1883 at Roadside!!!"; original manuscript of the first or second chapter of Anna Davis Hallowell's biographical book "James and Lucretia Mott: Life and Letters." Anna Davis Hallowell was the granddaughter of James and Lucretia Mott.
Date:
1883
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Elizabeth Cady Stanton letter
Title:
Elizabeth Cady Stanton letter
Description:
Addressed to one of the children of Lucretia Mott. Discusses the biological sketch of Mott she wrote for the book called "Eminent Women" and offers to help with the creation of the Lucretia Mott biography.
Date:
1880-1884
Collection:
Mott Manuscripts, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jane C. Hoge letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Jane C. Hoge letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Jane C. Hoge was a Civil War nurse and social activist. Wishes to discuss the treatment of criminals and corporal punishment with Abby. Reminisces about spending time caring for the "wretched and outcast" with her in New York. Asks Abby to use her influence with the press to help bring publicity to her book.
Date:
1867-09-04
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jane C. Hoge letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Jane C. Hoge letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Jane C. Hoge was a Civil War nurse for the Union soldiers and social activist. Enjoyed reading the memoirs of Abby Hopper Gibbons' deceased son, William Gibbons. Says she often references Gibbons' social work as a source of inspiration when addressing women groups in Chicago. Discusses her book, Boys in Blue, and has sent Gibbons a copy.
Date:
1867-10-15
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend
Title:
Graceanna Lewis letter to Mary Townsend
Description:
Fragment. Mary Townsend was an author and close friend of Graceanna Lewis'. Lewis assents to Townsend publishing an address that Lewis wrote, though she may want to withhold her name. The cost of publication leads Lewis to briefly discuss financial matters, and she refers to herself and Townsend as "business women."
Date:
1847-1850
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 recounts how a Miss Watkins asked her whether she wanted to be addressed as "Miss" or "Professor" on paper, and Lewis states that although she would prefer the title Professor, considering she does do a large amount of work in teaching students, unfortunately since the institution where she teaches is "not an endowed one, she cannot take this title. She laments that this would maybe have helped her publish her book. Lewis writes of her stress about the work she has to create for her students on the topics of Geology, Paleontology, Botany, and Zoology. She mentions that she has been examining over fifty plants as of late and hopes to look at more. Lewis brings up a Miss Kelsie" who has worked as a missionary in China and talks about her interest in "foreign people."
Date:
1884-05-21
Collection:
Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Louisa May Alcott letter to Elizabeth Powell Bond
Title:
Louisa May Alcott letter to Elizabeth Powell Bond
Description:
Elizabeth Powell Bond was the first Dean of Swarthmore College. Author Louisa May Alcott discusses the March sisters (characters from her novel "Little Women"), who have been "admitted" to Bond's college. She announces the upcoming sequel to Little Women (also known as "Good Wives") and describes the pressure she faced from her publishers and readers. Enclosed with the letter is a silk-winder, "a gift from 'Amy' of 'Little Women'- her own handiwork."
Date:
1869-03-20
Collection:
Elizabeth P. Bond Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
L. L. Thaxter letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
L. L. Thaxter letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Levi Lincoln Thaxter was the husband of writer Celia Thaxter. Thanks Abby and Abby's daughter Sally for their kindness to him when he was sick onboard a boat called the Sanita [sp]. Discusses the recent death of John, possibly Abby's brother John T. Hopper, and the death of his neighbor who died in active service during the Civil War. Praises a John Weiss, a clergyman and author, and discusses Unitarianism. Would like to visit Abby at camp, probably referring to where she is stationed as an army nurse. Discusses his family, including the writing of his wife, saying "I have always had a horror of literary families, and behold- I am cast into the very den of a she-lion." Mentions someone named Clarke in Washington, who is "haranguing rebel deserters." Sends his love to Abby and her daughters.
Date:
1865-03-05
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mira Sharpless Townsend and Samuel Townsend letter to their family
Title:
Mira Sharpless Townsend and Samuel Townsend letter to their family
Description:
Addressed to "Beloveds" and "Dear Ones, including her sister Lydia A. Sharpless, who have been traveling in the Middle East. Mira Sharpless Townsend discusses their correspondence and recent news. Mentions her work at the Rosine Association and that her written piece on capital punishment should be reprinted. Discusses various engagements/weddings, including the engagement of her stepdaughter Beulah and a wedding held at the Rosine Association for one of the women inmates." Samuel Townsend briefly reports on recent events.
Date:
1850-05-05 - 1850-05-13
Collection:
Mira Sharpless Townsend Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Anna J. Cooper letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Anna J. Cooper letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Anna J. Cooper was an accomplished teacher, scholar, author, and social activist. Probably addressed to Anna M. Jackson. Thanks Jackson for her friendship. Discusses her work as a teacher at Lincoln University in Missouri. Is interested in receiving Jackson's conference reports. Asks for Jackson's opinions on Cooper's writing and for her advice about the publishing process. Mentions having a photograph made of a church window depicting Simon of Cyrene as a black man.
Date:
1911-01-28
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Florence Jackson Stoddard letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Florence Jackson Stoddard letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Florence Jackson Stoddard was a writer. Thanks Jackson for her complimentary note regarding her recent piece of writing concerning racism. Discusses the necessity of women developing their own opinions in order to enact greater social change. Says, My greatest wish is to reach those women who thoughtlessly adopt an idea and do not develop as they might do if they would think earnestly for themselves. So many reforms will be possible when all women think and all act in unison towards noble ends.
Date:
1901-03-18
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Phebe A. Hanaford letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Phebe A. Hanaford letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Phebe A. Hanaford was a minister, author, and women's right activist. She reflects on her time as a member of the Society for Political Study; she discusses some books that she wrote; she discusses attending Quaker Meeting in New York and then discusses Quaker ministers Lucretia Mott and Sybil Jones; and she recommends that Anna Jackson read the biography of Sarah Speakman McKim.
Date:
1915-02-23
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Belva Lockwood letter to Alfred H. Love
Title:
Belva Lockwood letter to Alfred H. Love
Description:
Written on "Belva A. Lockwood, Attorney and Solicitor" stationery. Alfred H. Love was a Quaker political activist, abolitionist, and pacifist. Discusses her distribution of peace literature. Offers to speak on behalf of the Universal Peace Union at the Women's Council in April. Is in correspondence with European peace societies and collects their written material. Describes her presence on the International Law Committee at the Peace Congress in Boston and her paper that is being printed as part of the report. Briefly discusses Congress's ratification of Peace Treaties, the Army Bill, and the age of military enlistment. Reports on her efforts getting women's suffrage in the Statehood Bill and the recent ratification of women's suffrage in Kansas. Note by an unknown author at the end about acknowledging Lockwood as one of the Peace Congress delegates.
Date:
1905-02-12
Collection:
Belva Ann Lockwood Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Belva Lockwood letter to Alfred H. Love
Title:
Belva Lockwood letter to Alfred H. Love
Description:
Written on "Belva A. Lockwood, Attorney and Solicitor" stationery. Alfred H. Love was a Quaker political activist, abolitionist, and pacifist. Discusses the peace meeting she organized, the draft of her paper for the "Peacemaker" journal, and her recent peace addresses at the Secular League, the Woman's Press Association, and the District Woman Suffrage Association. Encloses a program of the peace meeting, her draft for the "Peacemaker, and the Resolution; mentions sending 25 copies of the Peacemaker" and her paper "The Arbitration Court" respectively.
Date:
1902-05-19
Collection:
Belva Ann Lockwood Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mira Sharpless Townsend copybook and journal
Title:
Mira Sharpless Townsend copybook and journal
Description:
Begun as a copy book in 1821 with a long passage on Napoleon, the journal itself begins in Feburary of 1823. Irregular entries include trips with her family to New York State (including comments on visiting the Shakers) and to Baltimore and Washington, D.C., with a visit to hear Congress in session. Extensive discussion of the events of the Hicksite separation in Philadelphia, her own experiences with courting and ambivalence toward marriage, deep love for her children and sorrow at the many deaths in the family. She was suspicious of the true feelings of some of the women participating in the Anti-Slavery Fairs. The last page of the volume has a note, dated 1843, from the author that her daughter should retain the journal in the case of her mother's decease and Mira's own obituary dated November 26, 1859.
Date:
1821 - 1843
Collection:
Mira Sharpless Townsend Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Anna J. Cooper letter to Anna M. Jackson
Title:
Anna J. Cooper letter to Anna M. Jackson
Description:
Anna J. Cooper was an accomplished teacher, scholar, author, and social activist. Is sending Jackson a copy of her book, "A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South, " which she mentions requires some revisions.
Date:
1902-12-02
Collection:
Branson-Jackson Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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