Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Blackwell family papers, 1759-1960 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1759-1960 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1845-1890) |
| ID No. | MSS12880 |
| Creator | Blackwell family |
| Extent | 29,000 items ; 96 containers ; 40 linear feet ; 76 microfilm reels |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Summary | Family members include author and suffragist Alice Stone Blackwell (1857-1950); her parents, Henry Browne Blackwell (1825-1909) and Lucy Stone (1818-1893), abolitionists and advocates of women's rights; her aunt, Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), the first woman to receive an academic medical degree; and Elizabeth Blackwell's adopted daughter, Kitty Barry Blackwell (1848-1936). Includes correspondence, diaries, articles, and speeches of these and other Blackwell family members. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms998003 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78012880 |