Overview
Two letters from American abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe, one concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin, the other about a possible article on John Brown.
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1860
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Originals closed; use digital images.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Harriet Beecher Stowe as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1 folderCollection consists of two letters from Harriet Beecher Stowe, one concerning support from readers in Scotland for her book Uncle Tom's Cabin and her thoughts about her motivation and response to the work; the other about a possible article on John Brown.
BIOGRAPHY
Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin and other books.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 52-56
The Letters from Harriet Beecher Stowe were given to the Schlesinger Library by Helen Cam in 1952.
Processing Information
Processed: January 1988
By: Bert Hartry
Updated and additional description added: February 2021
By: Laura Peimer
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Subject
- Brown, John, 1800-1859 (Person)
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was made possible by Radcliffe Class of 1956 and the Mary Mitchell Wood Manuscript Processing Fund.
- EAD ID
- sch01896
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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