Edna Dean Proctor Papers, 1845-1922

Title:

Edna Dean Proctor Papers, 1845-1922

Creator:

Proctor, Edna Dean, 1829-1923

Accession / Call Number:

1928.006

Object ID:

M 1928-006

Date:

1845-1922

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 box

Level of Description:

Collection

Abstract:

The Edna Dean Proctor Papers consist almost entirely of correspondence, with some verse included, and spans the period 1845-1922. Edna Dean Proctor was writing poetry during an era when few women wrote for publication. Her work appeared in numerous editions and in leading magazines and newspapers during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Not only was she corresponding with other well-known writers of the period, she also received numerous letters from important political figures and social activists.

Scope and Content:

The Edna Dean Proctor Papers consist almost entirely of correspondence, with some verse included, and spans the period 1845-1922. The collection includes correspondence with such notable writers as Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and John Greenleaf Whittier, as well as from important political figures and social activists, such as Henry Ward Beecher, William E. Chandler, William Lloyd Garrison, John Hatch George, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Edward Tuck.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically by the last name of the correspondent.

Subjects:

Poets, American , Poetry , Correspondence

People:

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 , Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 , Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 , Proctor, Edna Dean, 1829-1923 , Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 , Chandler, William E. , 1835-1917 , George, John H., 1824-1888

Credit Line:

Gift of Grace W. VanPraag and David Gould Proctor in 1928.

Location Code:

TL/1W

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Preferred Citation:

Item title, Edna Dean Proctor Papers, 1845-1992, M 1928-006. New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.