Archive Record
Metadata
Collection |
Chapin Family Collection, 1676-1915 |
Object ID |
CHAPIN-06 |
Title |
Photocopies of Correspondence of Elizabeth "Lucy" Chapin |
Date |
1842-1861 |
Object Name |
Photocopy |
Scope & Content |
Photocopies of correspondence from Elizabeth "Lucy" Chapin, Mt. Holyoke College Class of 1857, to her sister in Chicopee. The letters were written while Lucy was teaching in Georgia and Mississippi before the Civil War. The original letters were donated to Mount Holyoke College by Patricia Bramich, who asked that photocopies be sent to the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum. This collection includes photocopies of: twelve (12) letters, one photographic image of Lucy, one poem written to welcome Lucy, and the title page of a book she owned. |
People |
Chapin, Elizabeth "Lucy", 1838-1862 Gerdine, Roxanna Emily (Chapin) |
Related |
Chapin family Chicopee (Mass.) Chicopee (Mass.)--1850-1860 Correspondence Correspondence--1850-1860 Mount Holyoke College United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women Women educators Women educators--Georgia Women educators--Mississippi Women teachers Women teachers--1850-1860 Women--1850-1859 Women--Education Women--Education--Georgia |
Search Terms |
Chapin family Chicopee (Mass.) Chicopee (Mass.)--1850-1860 Correspondence Correspondence--1850-1860 Mount Holyoke College United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women Women educators Women educators--Georgia Women educators--Mississippi Women teachers Women teachers--1850-1860 Women--1850-1859 Women--Education Women--Education--Georgia |