Margaret Fuller Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains approximately 154 letters, poems, fragments, and journal extracts written by Margaret Fuller from 1837-1850, including letters to William Henry Channing, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Lewis Cass. This material provides insights into Fuller’s thoughts about religion and nature, her writing, the Dial, her dissatisfaction with life, her relationships with Emerson and Ossoli, and her experiences in Italy. Also included are 109 letters written between Thomas Wentworth Higginson and such people as William Henry Channing, James Freeman Clark, and George Willis Cooke regarding his biography about Fuller.
Dates
- 1837-1884
Creator
- Fuller, Margaret (Person)
- Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Items in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. In most cases, the Boston Public Library does not hold the copyright to the items in our collections. It is the sole responsibility of the user to make their own determination about what types of usage might be permissible under U.S. and international copyright law.
Extent
273.00 Items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Method of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Boston Public Library by Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Margaret Fuller Loring, November 24, 1904.
Processing Information
Finding aid written by Rare Books and Manuscripts staff.
Processing Information
This electronic finding aid is transcribed from legacy data. In many cases, transcriptions were not verified against collection materials at the time of transcription. As a result, this finding aid could be incomplete and might only reflect a partial understanding of the material.
Statement on harmful description
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- Authors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Channing, W. H. (William Henry), 1810-1884 -- Correspondence.
- Dial (Boston, Mass.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Correspondence.
- Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850 -- Correspondence.
- Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911 -- Correspondence.
- Title
- Margaret Fuller Papers
- Author
- Rare Books and Manuscript staff, October 2011
- Date
- 10/21/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2011-08: Updated by Kimberly Reynolds, August 2011.
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