Box 4
Container
Contains 31 Results:
Written Works
Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
1859-1970s
Unframed Watercolors
File — Box: 4, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
1859-1870s
Pencil Sketches
File — Box: 4, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
1859-1870s
Pen and Ink Drawings
File — Box: 4, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
1859-1870s
Artwork by Others
Sub-Series — Box: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
1859-1970s
Ships in the Mist; and other stories, 1860s
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Stories listed in order in which they were published; bracketed page numbers refer to ms., pp. 25-40 blank: Ships in the Mist [2], Lilies of the Valley [6-7], The Three Gifts [22-23], The Clod that Came to Life [10], The Dog-Days [17], The Sower and the Child [18-19], Asa and Ira [15-16], The Wind [20-21], The Man and the Dwarfs [missing from draft], Wild Roses in October [3-5], The Captive Bird [24], Snow Upon the Hills [8-9], Crowned with Thistles [11-12], Crowned with Roses [13-14],...
Dates:
1860s
Similitude drafts I
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Includes “The Wind said to the Pine-Tree,” “There is a deeper meaning…the aged father…,” “The rocks—the cold, hard rocks….”
Dates:
1880s
Similitude drafts II
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Includes “Our Carpets” (4 leaves), “Oh dear! I don’t like to stay in houses…," within cover; “A Sunbeam” (2 leaves, 1 blank); “A Breath of Air” (1 pg., with) “Flora” (3 pps.); “Our Musicians” (2 leaves).
Dates:
1880s
“Some one said today, that after middle years…”
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Refers to Proverbs 4:18, and remaining young through life.
Dates:
1880s
“…vacant lot. Most occupied place. Skaters….”
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Description of views of Boston, always returning to Trinity Church. Note from Emilie Burns: “Perhaps the view from Lucy Larcom’s room, Hoffman House, Boston.”
Dates:
1880s
Wheaton Seminary; A Semi-Centennial Sketch, 1884-1885
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
Regarding alumnae accomplishments, Principals, Wheaton family, Sciences, etc.
Dates:
1884-1885
Wheaton Seminary; A Semi-Centennial Sketch, 1885
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
With letter from Houghton, Mifflin & Co. to Eliza Baylies Wheaton, sending manuscript and apologies for printer’s marks, Sept. 29 1885. Verso note in EBW’s hand regarding Larcom’s gift of manuscript., July 1 1885.
Dates:
1885
“When the mid-summer tide…”
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
List of poems, hymns, and phrases.
Dates:
1880s
"Who shall ascend..."
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Drafts and fragments of published and unpublished works.
Dates:
1880s
“The Woodstock Path seems to be the natural choice of the pedestrian tourist…", 1880s
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
Refers to Moosilauke, ME area, where Larcom often spent summers in the latter part of her life.
Dates:
1880s
“The world is full of books…”
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Drafts and fragments of published and unpublished works.
Dates:
1880s
“The writings of women, whether in prose or verse, have not always been judged with absolute candor by man...”
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Drafts and fragments of published and unpublished works.
Dates:
1880s
“The loveliest time of the year”
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
1891-1897
Tribute in “Whittier. His Eighty-fourth Birthday Anniversary. Tributes from His Friends and Admirers”, 1891
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
1891
Artwork
Sub-Series — Box: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
1859-1970s
Rose with leaves
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
1859-1970s
Waterfall, (Minnehaha Falls?)
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
1859-1970s
Deer in Snowy Woods, February 11, 1843
Item — Box: 4, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
February 11, 1843
Pencil Sketches, post 1897
File — Box: 4, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
Five vignettes (Beraded man in long coat; Running male; Three figures at fountain; Figure on rocky outcrop; Landscape with figures), each copied in a cruder fashion (possibly in another hand), n.d.[post 1897].
Dates:
post 1897
Miscellaneous
Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucy Larcom Papers include 2 diaries, Nov. 1859-Aug. 1862, originally begun as an "extended letter" to Esther Humiston. Humiston was a life long confidante until her death in 1861. Many of the entries were marked for inclusion in Daniel Dulany Addison's biography "Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters and Diary" (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1894.) Within the collection are Larcom's commonplace books from 1859-1867 in which she collected clippings and manuscript excerpts of...
Dates:
1859-1970s