Hannah S. Richmond Papers
Scope and Contents
Hannah S. Richmond's papers contain her callisthenic book (MS) that lists and describes gymnastic exercises. Hannah’s student notebooks include: English history, Bible lessons, verse; United States Geography, Maps; and Astronomical Questions. Several compositions (original and transcribed) are titled: “Health,” “Blind Man’s Buff,” “Friendship,” and “Remarks on Teaching by Miss Lyon.” Untitled compositions include the following topics: life as a kitten; reflection, grief and joy; and sentences using given vocabulary words. A transcribed copy of her school expense account is present as is an 1835 letter to her mother and sisters and brothers concerning the Seminary.
Later materials include a letter from J. Montgomery Gambrille to Wheaton President J. Edgar Park, regarding the date of the New York Herald Times article on Hannah’s notebooks, and a response from the President’s secretary. Correspondence between W.W. Norton and Company, Inc. and Dr. Park concerns interest in publishing Hannah’s diaries, 1934. Clippings consist of articles on Hannah S. Richmond in the years 1934 and 1987.
Dates
- Creation: 1835-1987
- Creation: 1835 - 1839
Creator
- Richmond, Hannah Sumner (Attended Wheaton 1835-1838) (Author, Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright
Copyright is retained by the authors, or their descendants, of items in these papers as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Hannah Sumner Richmond attended Wheaton Seminary from 1836 to 1838. Most documents, including the Seminary Catalogue, mistake her middle initial as a "P".
Extent
0.7 Cubic Feet (7 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
School notes and correspondence of Hannah S. Richmond; as well as correspondence from J. Montgomery Gambrille and the W.W. Norton Company to Wheaton President J. Edgar Park regarding Hannah S. Richmond's papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found in collection. Acquisition information may not available for this collection. Please contact the repository for more information.
Processing Information
Processed by: Ashley Kuhn, W09, November 2008
Encoded using Archivist Toolkit by: Hannah Juergens, W13, July 2012
Encoding edited by: Megan Wheaton-Book, Assistant Archivist, October 2012; and Zeph Stickney, Archivist, May 2013
Subject
- Wheaton Female Seminary (Norton, MA) (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Hannah S. Richmond Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ashley Kuhn
- Date
- November 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections Repository