A Guide to the Lydia Maria Child Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7500
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research
Use Restrictions
See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.
Preferred Citation
Lydia Maria Child Collection, Accession 7500, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Gift, May 9, 1964.
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Anthony Philip Heinrich
- C. B. Peckham
- Charles Anderson Dana
- Charles S. Francis
- Ellen Crafts
- Ellis Gray Loring
- Frances Locke
- Friend Hopper
- George Ripley
- Harriet Jacobson
- Israel Post
- J. S. Chadwick
- James Ripley Osgood
- James Thomas Fields
- Jane Bacon
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Joe Smith
- John Hopper
- John Sullivan Dwight
- Lucretia Mott
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Lydia B. Child
- Lydia Maria Child
- Ole Bull
- Oliver Johnson
- Parke Godwin
- Pliny Earle
- Richard Henry Stoddard
- Richard Henry Stoddard
- Rufus Wilmot Griswold
- Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Ulysses S. Grant
- William Crafts
- William Henry Channing
- William Lloyd Garrison
Item List
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"A mouse can drink . . . "1850 JulyAMsS , 1 p.
[Copy of Chinese proverb with added comment.]
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"The greatest danger . . . "1861 Feb 7AMsS , 1 p.
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"Milan Cathedral, lifting . . . "1871AMsS , 1 p.
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"The human family are . . . "1876AMsS , 1 p.
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"The best rule for good manners . . . "1879AMsS , 1 p.
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Lydia Maria Child to John Sullivan Dwight1844 Apr 23ALS , 4 p.
[Re mutual admiration of Norwegian violinist Ole Bull ; compares with Vieux Temps (sic). Discusses the opera, "I Puritani;" makes references to Cromwell's army, Bellini, and Calvinism. People mentioned are Parke Godwin , William Henry Channing , George Ripley , Charles Anderson Dana , Friend Hopper , and John Hopper . ]
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Lydia Maria Child to Anthony Philip Heinrich1845 Jun 7ALS , 4 p.
[Re music and its effect on her. Discusses Ole Bull at length. Refers to Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Ludwig van Beethoven . ]
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Lydia Maria Child to Pliny Earle1847 Oct. 18ALS , 1 p.
[Requests delivery of enclosed note to Jane Bacon . ]
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Lydia Maria Child to Oliver Johnson1858 Jul 28ALS , 2 p.
[Refuses a request to contribute to a paper, as Atlantic Monthly has made earlier request. Mentions death of Ellis Gray Loring , and a meeting of Progressive Friends . ]
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Lydia Maria Child to Thomas Wentworth Higginson1859 Jul 4ALS , 4 p.
[Mentions sorrow at the anniversary of the death of Ellis Gray Loring . Requests pamphlet on Spiritualism. Refers to William Lloyd Garrison as a reformer. Mentions Mrs. Darrah, an artist, who is anti-slavery; mentions Republican party, and wishes that the Southern States would separate themselves from the North; and mentions a Miss [?] Parmenter.]
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Lydia Maria Child to Richard Henry Stoddard1867 Jun 30ALS , 2 p.
[Praises Richard Henry Stoddard 's verses for their feeling but not for their skill. Her autographs of Rufus Wilmot Griswold and others given to Sanitary Fairs during the War. Letter sold by Charles S. Francis , Bookseller.]
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Lydia Maria Child to Thomas Wentworth Higginson1867 Sep 24ALS , 4 p.
[Re correspondence with C. B. Peckham about Religious Ideas , and a copy for the Free Public Library. Mentions that her sister-in-law, Lydia B. Child , is a "zealous Millerite."]
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Lydia Maria Child to Mr. Purvis1868 Aug 14ALS , 4 p.
[Discusses anti-slavery romance novel she has written; discusses prejudice and colored people. Compares current prejudice with that of Jews. Continues comparison, mentioning the murder of Joe Smith . ]
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Lydia Maria Child to James Thomas Fields and James Ripley Osgood1870 Feb. 3ALS , 1 p.
[Requests copies of A Romance of the Republic and The Freedman's Book be sent to Mrs. Ellen Crafts or William Crafts . ]
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Lydia Maria Child to Harriet Jacobson1877 Jan 1APCS , 1 p.
[Poem beginning, "Another year of setting suns," by J. S. Chadwick . Refers to Jacobson as her "girlfriend."]
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Lydia Maria Child to "Dear Girl-Friend"1877 Jan 2ALS , 3 p.
[Re her age of 75, loss of husband, and suggestions on how to write.]
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Lydia Maria Child to Lucretia Mottn. y. Sep 3ALS , 3 p.
[Dislikes compliments or criticism of self and others. Mentions extract relating to Father Mathew and receptions of the New York Letters for Lucretia Mott . ]
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Lydia Maria Child to Frances Locken. d.ALS , 2 p.
[Re gift of inkstand and pen; Refers to an impending trip to England ; returns "Spirit's Voyage" Mentions Mrs. Welles, Mr. Lauriat, Miss Parsons, Franics Locke's sister, Mr. Osgood, and Mr. Thompson.]
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Lydia Maria Child to Mrs. Bridgmann. d.ALS , 1 p.
[Thank you note; mentions husband.]
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Lydia Maria Child to James Thomas Fieldsn. d.ALS , 1 p.
[Sends autograph.]
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Lydia Maria Child to James Ripley Osgoodn.d.ALS , 3 p.
[Letter of introduction for a painter. Mentions anger at a guilty verdict in a murder trial (with the judgment by or on Mr. Colt) and the influence of Penny papers.]
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Lydia Maria Child to Israel Postn. d.ALS , 3 p.
[Sends article for Columbian and requests it be sent to Mr. Inman. Suggestions to improve magazine.]
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Lydia Maria Child ton. d.ALS , 1 p.
[Mentions Ulysses S. Grant . ]
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Lydia Maria Child ton. d.ALS , 1 p.
[Refers to slavery, and sends article. "Mr. Smith" in very small letters at foot of page.]