Julia Ward Howe collection, 1851-1910.

0.42 linear feet (1 box)

English

In English.

Acquired from various sources. Photocopies of catalog cards and provenance information are filed in the collection.

This collection is open for research.

Julia Ward Howe, American abolitionist, social activist, and poet.

Contains autograph letters, signed, from Julia Ward Howe to various individuals and drafts of poems. Poem drafts include a carbon copy of "A Cup of Tea;" an autograph manuscript of the last stanza of the poem "Battle Hymn of the Republic," signed and dated: Boston, 1881 November 15; a manuscript copy (possibly in her hand) of the poem "Consolation;" and three notebooks containing autograph manuscript poems. The notebooks are primarily in her hand but include the writing of several unidentified persons. One notebook includes clippings on Howe, dating 1869-1889, likely collected by her sister.

October 27, 2011

Julia Ward Howe Collection. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Julia Ward Howe Collection. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Poets United States 19th century.