A Guide to a Letter and Photograph of Frances Elizabeth Willard, 1889 Aug 29, n.d. #9594-a

A Guide to a Letter and Photograph of Frances Elizabeth Willard, 1889 Aug 29, n.d.

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 9594-a

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

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Abstract

The collection consists of a letter, dated 1889 Aug 29, from American educator and reformer Frances E. Willard to Marion Harland, and an undated photograph of Willard.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Frances Elizabeth Willard, Letter and photograph, 1889, n.d., in the Clifton Waller Barrett Library, Accession #9594-a, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The Library purchased these items from Central Virginia Coin & Antique Exchange, on 1988 November 14.

Scope and Content Information

In a letter, 1889 August 29, Frances E. Willard, Evanston, Illinois, writes to "My dear Mrs. Terhune," [Marion Harland] mentioning an article she has written for the Union Signal ; an article on women's suffrage she plans to write for Harland after Thanksgiving; and of the overwhelming amount of work involved with the upcoming Women's Christian Temperance Union convention in Chicago on November 8-12.

The collection also includes a sepia photograph, n.d., of Willard, head and shoulders.