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Letters of Abby Sophia Greene Atwater, 1887-1888

 File — Box: 16

Scope and Contents

Topics in the correspondence include: [children growing up; their seamstress returning to work at Elwyn Institute] (1888); [many mentions of family photographs being taken; two Indigenous American girls from Carlisle Indian School working for them in the summer] + (June 11, 1888); [Sophie unhappy and lonely - maybe needs a "mind cure"] (Dec. 2, 1888). At the end of folder is manuscript chart showing family members' locations from 1867-1909)

Dates

  • Creation: 1887-1888

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

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