Overview
Letters from the American educator Endicott Peabody to Rosalind Richards.
Dates
- Creation: 1909-1946
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Primarily letters from Endicott Peabody and Fannie Peabody to Rosalind Richards, along with correspondence with Richards' parents. Letters includes discussion of family matters, travels (including postcards), events at the Groton school, and visits to one another and with family and friends. Also includes the memorial booklet for William Amory Gardner and newspaper clippings about his death.
Biographical / Historical
Endicott Peabody co-founded the Groton School for Boys, Groton Massachusetts and served as headmaster there. Rosalind Richards was a daughter of novelist Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards and granddaughter of Julia Ward Howe.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
62M-343. Gift of Rosalind Richards Gardiner, Maine; received: 1956 February 6.
- Title
- Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944. Endicott Peabody letters to Rosalind Richards, 1909-1946: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00828
Repository Details
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