Brown Library University 5/9/2015 MINERVA/MH M S MINERVA Title The Yellow House Papers : the Laura E. Richards Collection. Mat. Type Archival Material Archival Material Publisher [19--2002] Connect to Rosalind Wiggins papers at the Hay Library at Brown University, Rosalind was the daughter of Laura Richards and Charles Wiggins. LocationMe Hist Soc Stacks Lib. Has see source file for transcription of "Letters from Camp Merryweather to Henry Howe Richards" (from Laura E. Richards and Rosalind Richard, 1918-1920), as well as other related materials Copies LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS Maine Historical Coll. 2085 LIBR Society USE ONLY Physical 70 linear feet. Description Note Literary manuscripts, transcriptions and typescripts, genealogical and family records, charts, correspondence, photographs and photograph albums, music, secondary school and camp memorabilia, memorial tributes, and books. Available to researchers at the Maine Historical Society Research Library during regular library hours. The Papers were brought together by the Gardiner Library Association in 1988 and placed on deposit at the Colby College Library in Waterville, Me., from Feb. 1990 until Nov. 2002, when they were deposited with the M.H.S. in Portland. The Papers span several generations, including both ancestors and descendants of Laura Elizabeth Howe (1850-1943) and her husband Henry Richards (1848-1949) and their siblings, based in Gardiner, Me., Hallowell, Me., Boston, Mass. and at several boarding schools in New England. Important persons represented in the collection include L.E.R.'s parents, Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) and Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876), and literary figures such as Edward Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) and Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1949). Subjects represented include writing and publishing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; children's literature and music; the daily lives of women in Gardiner; Gardiner High School; Camp Merryweather, North Belgrade, Me.; the Episcopal Church; the Maine paper industry; Harvard College; Perkins Institute for the Blind; and New England boarding schools. Permission to publish and reproduction requests are managed by M.H.S. Photocopying is not permitted. On deposit at Maine Historical Society from Gardiner Library Association, Nov. 2002- - Laura Elizabeth Howe was born Boston, Mass., 1850; moved to Gardiner, Me. in 1876; died in 1943; married Henry Richards (1848-1949), son of Anne Hallowell Gardiner and Francis Richards. Their daughter Laura Elizabeth Richards was born in Gardiner, Me., 1886; married Charles Wiggins; died in 1988. In addition to the 1991 and 2002 inventories (x, 297 p., 87 p.), a five-page finding aid is available at the M.H.S. Smith, Danny D., The Yellow House Papers The Laura E. Richards Collection : http://minerva.maine.edu/search-S24?/YYellow+House+Papers&searchscope=24&SORT=D/YYellow+House+Papers&searchscope=24&SORT=D&SUBKE... 1/3 5/9/2015 MINERVA/MHS an inventory and historical analysis (Gardiner, Me.: comp. for Gardiner Library Association and Colby College, [1991]); 2d ed. (Gardiner, Me.: Gardiner Library Association, 2002); Gardiner's Yellow House: a tribute to the Richards family [...] (Gardiner, Me.: Friends of Gardiner, C. 1988); and Preliminary study of the ancestors and descendants of Dr. Silvester Gardiner, 1708-1786 (Gardiner, Me.: Gardiner Library Association, 1996). Laura Elizabeth (Howe) Richards won the first Pulitzer Prize for biography. An annotated copy of the 2002 inventory, giving folder and item numbers, is available at the M.H.S. Owner: Gardiner Library Association, c/o Gardiner Public Library, 152 Water Street, Gardiner, ME 04345. Portions of the original correspondence and manuscripts are at Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 02138. Subject Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910. Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), Dr., 1801-1876. Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Richards, Henry, 1848-1949. Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943 - Correspondence. Robinson, Edwin Arlington, 1869-1935. Wiggins, Laura Elizabeth Richards, 1886-1988. Gardiner family. Gardner family. Howe family. Richards family. Richards family -- Photograph collections. Shaw family. Ward family. Wiggins family. Wiggins family - Photograph collections. Laura E. Richards Collection. Harvard College (1780-) - Students - 19th century. Camp Merryweather (North Belgrade, Me.) - Photographs. Richards Paper Mill (Gardiner, Me.) -- Records and correspondence. Yellow House (Gardiner, Me.). Gardiner Area High School (Gardiner, Me.). Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind. Groton School. Noble and Greenough School (Dedham, Mass.). Pomfret School (Pomfret, Conn.). St. Paul's School (Concord, N.H.) American literature -- Women authors -- Maine. Architecture, Domestic -- Maine -- Gardiner. Authors, American - Maine -- Gardiner. Children's literature, American -- History. Imprints (Publishers' and printers' statements) -- Maine. Camps -- Maine -- North Belgrade. Dwellings - Maine -- Gardiner. Education - New England - History. Families -- Maine - Kennebec River Valley --- History. High school students - New England -- Correspondence. High school teachers -- Maine -- Gardiner - Correspondence. Liberalism - New England -- History. Paper industry - Maine - Gardiner. Preparatory schools - New England -- History. Social history - New England. Social reformers -- Maine. http://minerva.maine.edu/search-S24?/YYellow+House+Papers&searchscope=24&SORT=D/YYellow+House+Papers&searchscope=24&SORT=D&SUBKE. 2/3 5/9/2015 MINERVA/MHS Women - New England -- History. Women authors, American -- Family relationships. Women authors, American -- Correspondence. Boston (Mass.) -- Social life and customs - 19th century. Gardiner (Me.) -- Genealogy. Gardiner (Me.) -- Social life and customs -- History. Hallowell (Me.) North Belgrade (Me.) New England - Biography. New England -- Social life and customs - History. Photograph collections. Photograph albums. Letters. Alt Author Smith, Danny D. Yellow House Papers : the Laura E. Richards Collection : an inventory and analysis. Gardiner Library Association (Me.) Alternate Laura E. Richards Collection Title http://minerva.maine.edu/search~S24?/YYellow+House+Papers&searchscope=24&SORT=D/YYellow+House+Papers&searchscope=24&SORT=D&SUBKE... 3/3 5/9/2015 MINERVA/MHS M S MINERVA Title The Yellow House Papers : the Laura E. Richards Collection. Mat. Type Archival Material Archival Material Publisher [19---2002] Connect to Rosalind Wiggins papers at the Hay Library at Brown University. Rosalind was the daughter of Laura Richards and Charles Wiggins. LocationMe Hist Soc Stacks Lib. Has see source file for transcription of "Letters from Camp Merryweather to Henry Howe Richards" (from Laura E. Richards and Rosalind Richard, 1918-1920), as well as other related materials Copies LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS Maine Historical Coll. 2085 LIBR Society USE ONLY Physical 70 linear feet. Description Note Literary manuscripts, transcriptions and typescripts, genealogical and family records, charts, correspondence, photographs and photograph albums, music, secondary school and camp memorabilia, memorial tributes, and books. Available to researchers at the Maine Historical Society Research Library during regular library hours. The Papers were brought together by the Gardiner Library Association in 1988 and placed on deposit at the Colby College Library in Waterville, Me., from Feb. 1990 until Nov. 2002, when they were deposited with the M.H.S. in Portland. The Papers span several generations, including both ancestors and descendants of Laura Elizabeth Howe (1850-1943) and her husband Henry Richards (1848-1949) and their siblings, based in Gardiner, Me., Hallowell, Me., Boston, Mass. and at several boarding schools in New England. Important persons represented in the collection include L.E.R.'s parents, Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) and Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876), and literary figures such as Edward Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) and Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1949). Subjects represented include writing and publishing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; children's literature and music; the daily lives of women in Gardiner; Gardiner High School; Camp Merryweather, North Belgrade, Me.; the Episcopal Church; the Maine paper industry; Harvard College; Perkins Institute for the Blind; and New England boarding schools. Permission to publish and reproduction requests are managed by M.H.S. Photocopying is not permitted. On deposit at Maine Historical Society from Gardiner Library Association, Nov. 2002- - - Laura Elizabeth Howe was born Boston, Mass., 1850; moved to Gardiner, Me. in 1876; died in 1943; married Henry Richards (1848-1949), son of Anne Hallowell Gardiner and Francis Richards. Their daughter Laura Elizabeth Richards was born in Gardiner, Me., 1886; married Charles Wiggins; died in 1988. In addition to the 1991 and 2002 inventories (x, 297 p., 87 p.), a five-page finding aid is available at the M.H.S. Smith, Danny D., The Yellow House Papers The Laura E. Richards Collection http://minerva.maine.edu/search~S24?/dHarvard+College+%281780-+%29+--+Students 19th+ cent/dharvard+college+1780+students+++19th+century/-3.. 1/3 5/9/2015 MINERVA/MHS an inventory and historical analysis (Gardiner, Me.: comp. for Gardiner Library Association and Colby College, [1991]); 2d ed. (Gardiner, Me.: Gardiner Library Association, 2002); Gardiner's Yellow House: a tribute to the Richards family [...] (Gardiner, Me.: Friends of Gardiner, C. 1988); and Preliminary study of the ancestors and descendants of Dr. Silvester Gardiner, 1708-1786 (Gardiner, Me.: Gardiner Library Association, 1996). Laura Elizabeth (Howe) Richards won the first Pulitzer Prize for biography. An annotated copy of the 2002 inventory, giving folder and item numbers, is available at the M.H.S. Owner: Gardiner Library Association, c/o Gardiner Public Library, 152 Water Street, Gardiner, ME 04345. Portions of the original correspondence and manuscripts are at Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 02138. Subject Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910. Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), Dr., 1801-1876. Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Richards, Henry, 1848-1949. Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943 - Correspondence. Robinson, Edwin Arlington, 1869-1935. Wiggins, Laura Elizabeth Richards, 1886-1988. Gardiner family. Gardner family. Howe family. Richards family. Richards family -- Photograph collections. Shaw family. Ward family. Wiggins family. Wiggins family - Photograph collections. Laura E. Richards Collection. Harvard College (1780-) - Students - 19th century. Camp Merryweather (North Belgrade, Me.) - Photographs. Richards Paper Mill (Gardiner, Me.) -- Records and correspondence. Yellow House (Gardiner, Me.). Gardiner Area High School (Gardiner, Me.). Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind. Groton School. Noble and Greenough School (Dedham, Mass.). Pomfret School (Pomfret, Conn.). St. Paul's School (Concord, N.H.) American literature -- Women authors -- Maine. Architecture, Domestic -- Maine - Gardiner. Authors, American - Maine -- Gardiner. Children's literature, American -- History. Imprints (Publishers' and printers' statements) -- Maine. Camps -- Maine -- North Belgrade. Dwellings - Maine - Gardiner. Education -- New England - History. Families -- Maine - Kennebec River Valley -- History. High school students - New England -- Correspondence. High school teachers -- Maine -- Gardiner - Correspondence. Liberalism - New England - History, Paper industry - Maine -- Gardiner. Preparatory schools - New England -- History. Social history - New England. Social reformers -- Maine. http://minerva.maine.edu/search~S24?/dHarvard+College+%281780-%29+ Students+ --+19th+cent/dharvard+college+1780+students+++19th+century/-3... 2/3 wn University Library /All Locations Page 1 of 2 Josiah Library Home Ask A Librarian Help Brown University Library Start Over Export Coded Display Return to Browse Check InRhode Another Search (Search History) AUTHOR elliott maud howe Entire Collection Search Record 21 of 31 Record: Prev Next Author Elliott, Maud Howe, 1854-1948 Title Papers, 1872-1948 Descript'n Approximately 7 1/2 linear feet LOCATION CALL # STATUS CLICK HERE FOR INFO Ms. 89.13 UNAVAILABLE Summary Includes correspondence; diaries (38 codices); lectures on art; manuscripts concerning mostly literary matters; guest book of "Lilliput" in Newport; typescript of Memories of Eighty Years (1941); and a scrapbook of clippings about Mrs. Elliott (1947-1948) Restrict'n Stored off site: cannot be seen at the Library without making an appointment Note Related material in John Hay Library in: Lester Frank Ward Papers; Rhode Island Progressive League; Ms. 88.12 (letters of Julia Ward Howe to Maud Howe Elliott); Ms. 85.4 (Merrill Moore Papers). Related material in Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, in Howe family papers Biog/hist Newport author. Wife of artist John Elliott (1859-1925). Daughter of Julia Ward Howe (abolitionist, suffragist, author of "Battle Hymn of the Republic") and Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (founder of Perkins Institute for the Blind and activist in the struggle for Greek independence). Received an honorary doctorate from Brown University in 1940 Cum index Typescript list available Other info Letters Rhode Island 1876-1900. Letters Rhode Island 1901-1925. Diaries Rhode Island 1876-1900. Diaries Rhode Island 1901-1925. Scrapbooks Rhode Island 1926-1950. Letters Rhode Island 1926-1950. Diaries Rhode Island 1926-1950. Essays United States 1876-1900. Essays United States 1901-1925. Essays United States 1926-1950. Other au Elliott, John, 1859-1925 Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 Damrosch, Walter http://library.brown.edu/search/aelliott+maud+howe+/aelliott+maud+howe/1,1,31,B/frameset&FF=... 9/2/2005 own University Library /All Locations Page 2 of 2 Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924 MacKaye, Percy, 1875-1956 Pell, Herbert Claiborne, 1884-1961 Post, Emily Price, 1823-1960 Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912 Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948 Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Tolstoy, Alexandra, 1884-1979 Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 Freedley, Durr Emerson, Edward Waldo, 1844-1930 Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 Andersen, H.C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 LCCN ms 60002134 Rlin/oclc RIBV85-A3283 Record 21 of 31 Record: Prev Next Start Over Export Coded Display Return to Browse Check InRhode Another Search (Search History) http://library.brown.edu/search/aelliott+maud+howe+/aelliott+maud+howe/1,1,31,B/frameset&FF=. 9/2/2005 Epp, Ronald From: Snyder, Holly [Holly_Snyder@brown.edu] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:52 AM To: Epp, Ronald Cc: Engels, Timothy; Dodge, Ann Morgan Subject: FW: Ms. 89.13 Dear Professor Epp Ms. 89.13 does indeed contain the manuscript of "Memoirs of Eighty Years"; I am away from my desk and so can't confirm that it also contains the manuscript for "Afternoon Tea," although I think it more than likely that it does. You can find further details on Ms. 89.13 in JOSIAH, our online public access catalog. The easiest way to locate the collection is to do an author search for Maud Howe Elliott and scroll through the results until you find the title "Papers, 1872-1948." I hope this information is helpful to you. Sincerely yours, Holly Snyder Holly Snyder, Ph.D. North American History Librarian John Hay Library/Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 TEL: (401) 863-1515 FAX: (401) 863-2093 emai: Holly_Snyder@brown.edu Original Message From: Epp, Ronald [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 10:23 AM To: John Hay Library Subject: Ms. 89.13 Would you be able to provide me with more detailed information on Ms. 89.13 which should contain two unpublished memoirs of particular interest to me by Maud Howe Elliott: "Afternoon Tea" and " Memories of Eighty Years. " The source for this query is Valerie H. Ziegler's 2003 monograph "Diva Julia: the public romance and private agony of Julia Ward Howe" ( page 170, note 14). Thank you! Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of University Library & Associate Professor of Philosophy Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211 ext. 2164 603-645-9685 (fax) 1 ml Brown University Library /All Locations Page 1 of 3 Josiah Library Home I Ask A Librarian Help Brown University Library E-Resources Off-Campus Access I Borrow from Other Libraries Start Over Export Coded Display Return to Browse Check InRhode Add to RefWorks Another Search (Search History) AUTHOR elliott maud howe Entire Collection Search Record 21 of 31 Record: Prev Next Author Elliott, Maud Howe, 1854-1948 Title Papers, 1872-1948 Descript'n Approximately 7 1/2 linear feet Permalink to this Josiah record LOCATION CALL # STATUS ANNEX HAY Ms. 89.13 Box 1: Correspondence - Afternoon Tea AVAILABLE ANNEX HAY Ms. 89.13 Box 2: Memories of Eighty Years, 1941 - AVAILABLE Roman/Italian Letter 1894 - 1895, Part I Ms. 89.13 Box 3: Roman/Italian Letter Part II - ANNEX HAY AVAILABLE Miscellaneous Writings, Section II ANNEX HAY Ms. 89.13 Box 4: Miscellaneous Writings, Section II - AVAILABLE Section V Ms. 89.13 Box 5: Miscellaneous Writings, Section VI - ANNEX HAY Scrapbook and Clippings about Maud Howe Elliot, 1947- AVAILABLE 1948. Summary Includes correspondence; diaries (38 codices); lectures on art; manuscripts concerning mostly literary matters; guest book of "Lilliput" in Newport; typescript of Memories of Eighty Years (1941); and a scrapbook of clippings about Mrs. Elliott (1947-1948) Restrict'n Stored off site: cannot be seen at the Library without making an appointment Note Related material in John Hay Library in: Lester Frank Ward Papers; Rhode Island Progressive League; Ms. http://library.brown.edu/search/aelliott+maud+howe/aelliott+maud+howe/1%2C1%2C31%2CB/frameset&FF=aelliott+maud+h...8/14/2006 Brown University Library /All Locations Page 2 of 3 88.12 (letters of Julia Ward Howe to Maud Howe Elliott); Ms. 85.4 (Merrill Moore Papers). Related material in Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, in Howe family papers Biog/hist Newport author. Wife of artist John Elliott (1859-1925). Daughter of Julia Ward Howe (abolitionist, suffragist, author of "Battle Hymn of the Republic") and Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (founder of Perkins Institute for the Blind and activist in the struggle for Greek independence). Received an honorary doctorate from Brown University in 1940 Cum index Typescript list available Other info Letters Rhode Island 1876-1900. ftamc Letters Rhode Island 1901-1925. ftamc Diaries Rhode Island 1876-1900. ftamc Diaries Rhode Island 1901-1925. ftamc Scrapbooks Rhode Island 1926-1950. ftamc Letters Rhode Island 1926-1950. ftamc Diaries Rhode Island 1926-1950. ftamc Essays United States 1876-1900. ftamc Essays United States 1901-1925. ftamc Essays United States 1926-1950. ftamc Other au Elliott, John, 1859-1925 Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 Damrosch, Walter Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924 MacKaye, Percy, 1875-1956 Pell, Herbert Claiborne, 1884-1961 Post, Emily Price, 1823-1960 Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912 Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948 Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Tolstoy, Alexandra, 1884-1979 Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 Freedley, Durr Emerson, Edward Waldo, 1844-1930 http://library.brown.edu/search/aelliott+maud+howe/aelliott+maud+howe/1%2C1%2C31%2CB/frameset&FF=aelliott+maud+h...: 8/14/2006 Epp, Ronald From: Engels, Timothy [Timothy Engels@brown.edu] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:34 AM To: Epp, Ronald Cc: Snyder, Holly; Dodge, Ann Morgan Subject: FW: Ms. 89.13 Ronald H. Epp Dear Professor Epp: As my colleague Holly Snyder mentioned in the following message to you, the Maud Howe Elliott Papers (call number Ms. 89.13) do indeed contain Elliott's "Memoirs of Eighty Years"; this item is in Box 5. The collection also contains Elliott's "Afternoon Tea," located in Box 4. This material is stored off-site. Please notify us at least one week in advance of any visit so that we can recall this material from storage for you. If you have any further questions, please let me know. Yours, Tim Engels Senior Library Associate Specialist Scholarly Resources - Manuscripts Brown University Library Email: timothy_engels@brown.edu Telephone: 401-863-3097 --Original Message From: Snyder, Holly Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:52 AM To: r.epp@snhu.edu Cc: Engels, Timothy; Dodge, Ann Morgan Subject: FW: Ms. 89.13 Dear Professor Epp -- Ms. 89.13 does indeed contain the manuscript of "Memoirs of Eighty Years"; I am away from my desk and so can't confirm that it also contains the manuscript for "Afternoon Tea," although I think it more than likely that it does. You can find further details on Ms. 89.13 in JOSIAH, our online public access catalog. The easiest way to locate the collection is to do an author search for Maud Howe Elliott and scroll through the results until you find the title "Papers, 1872-1948." I hope this information is helpful to you. Sincerely yours, Holly Snyder Holly Snyder, Ph.D. North American History Librarian John Hay Library/Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 TEL: (401) 863-1515 1 FAX: (401) 863-2093 emai Holly_Snyder@brown.edu Original Message From: Epp, Ronald [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edul Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 10:23 AM To: John Hay Library Subject: Ms. 89.13 Would you be able to provide me with more detailed information on Ms. 89.13 which should contain two unpublished memoirs of particular interest to me by Maud Howe Elliott: "Afternoon Tea" and " Memories of Eighty Years." The source for this query is Valerie H. Ziegler's 2003 monograph "Diva Julia: the public romance and private agony of Julia Ward Howe" ( page 170, note 14). Thank you! Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of University Library & Associate Professor of Philosophy Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211 ext. 2164 603-645-9685 (fax) 2