Overview
Diaries of American poet, dramatist and feminist Josephine Preston Peabody.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1922
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
2 linear feet (16 volumes)The diaries describe daily life in and around Cambridge, Massachusetts, including family life, transcriptions of conversations, fashions, theatre, concerts, reflections on current events, and descriptions of acquaintances. Also describe in some detail two trips to Europe. Earlier diaries include her early literary aspirations, studies at Radcliffe, and frequent discussions of poetry and music. Later diaries occasionally include short poetic compositions, descriptions of outings with poets Edwin Arlington Robinson and Amy Lowell, and comments on the publication and staging of her plays. Also included are some ephemera, clippings, pressed plants, and photographs of Peabody and her family inserted into the diaries.
Biographical / Historical
Peabody was an American poet, dramatist, pacifist and feminist. She was a special student at Radcliffe College (1894-1896).
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*45M-642. Gift of Professor Lionel S. Marks;received: 1942.
Creator
- Title
- Peabody, Josephine Preston, 1874-1922. Josephine Preston Peabody diaries, 1890-1922: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00944
Repository Details
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