Autographs collected and letters received by Lydia Avery Coonley Ward, 1705, 1785, 1848, 1861-1922 (bulk 1861-1922)
Lydia Avery Coonley Ward, Lyman Abbott (Correspondent), Oscar Fay Adams (Correspondent), Percy Alden (Correspondent), James Lane Allen (Correspondent), William Archer (Correspondent), C. R. Ashbee (Correspondent), Amelia Avery (Correspondent), Marion Avery (Correspondent), Amelia E. Barr (Correspondent)
The letters consist primarily of social notes to Mrs. Ward from authors, some artists, and musicians. Some concern her work for the committees on literature for children, and children's day at the Chicago World's Fair. Susan B. Anthony, Hamlin Garland, George F. Root, and Jane Addams are mentioned. Letters, works in progress, philanthropies, and family news are common topics
Archival Material, English, 1705
Facsimiles
294 items
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