A Guide to the Alice and Phoebe Cary Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 6978-b
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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
Alice and Phoebe Cary Collection, Accession 6978-b, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 17 Jan 1964
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Alice Cary
- John Greenleaf Whittier
- John Greenleaf Whittier
- Lucy [Carnahan]
- Phoebe Cary
Item Listing
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"Comfort" by Alice Cary1864 MarAMsS, 1 p.
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"An answer to the last verse of Friend Whittier's poem 'The Singer'," by Alice Cary and Phoebe Cary . Autograph of John Greenleaf Whittier also on manuscriptn.d.AMsS
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Alice Cary to Mr. Parker1852 Mar 29ALS. 4 p.
[Congratulates Parker on his impending marriage; mentions a story (her longest work to date) to be published in a Cincinnati paper and, in book form, by Redfield. Also mentions the writing of Elmina, whose story is to be published in the November edition of Parlor Magazine . ]
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Alice Cary to "Dear Sister"1853 Mar 12ALS, 2 p.
[Discusses the renting of a house and domestic news.]
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Phoebe Cary to [Mrs. Thomas]1867 May 8ALS, 3 p.
[Mentions having a photograph taken in Washington . Also received a photo of Mr. Thomas.]
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Phoebe Cary to "My dear friend"1870 Dec 9ALS, 3 p.
[Discusses attempts made by both Alice Cary and herself to continue writing despite Alice's illness.]
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Phoebe Cary to Lucy [Carnahan]n.d.ALS, 3 p.
[Discusses difficulties of trying to write while entertaining houseguests.]