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Fanny Fern and Ethel Parton Papers
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Contents List
SERIES I. FANNY FERN BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL
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Nat'l Union Catalogue of Mss. Colls., data sheet, Parton family history
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1968, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 1
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Willis family genealogy
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 2
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Last Will and Testament, Mary Eldredge
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1857
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Box 1: folder 3
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Last Will and Testament and Letters Testamentary, Sara Payson Parton
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1873, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 4
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Legal documents pertaining to Hezekiah Eldredge
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1805-49, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 5
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Correspondence and legal documents, Farrington family
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1851-99, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 6
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Correspondence to Florence Snow from Hope Willis Rathbun re: Fanny Fern and family matters
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1966-67
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Box 1: folder 7
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Articles about Fanny Fern, including related correspondence
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1896-1971, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 8
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Clippings about Fanny Fern and other family members
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1874-1982, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 9
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Typescript, "Popular Pundit: Fanny Fern and the Emergence of the American Newspaper Columnist," by Elaine Gellis Bradshaw
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1956
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Box 1: folder 10
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Typescripts, "Who On Earth Was Fanny Fern?," by Ruth Sargent
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circa 1978
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Box 1: folder 11-15
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SERIES II. FANNY FERN CORRESPONDENCE
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Incoming
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Beecher, Catharine
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1829, n.d.
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Box 2: folder 1
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Dana, Mary C.
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 2
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Dodge, Mary A.
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1869
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Box 2: folder 3
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Eldredge, Charles to and from Fanny Fern
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 5
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Flournoy, John James to Fanny Fern and Nathaniel P. Willis
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1830
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Box 2: folder 6
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Greenwood, Grace
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1870
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Box 2: folder 7
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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1868, n.d.
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Box 2: folder 8
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Torrey, E. Sutton to Fanny Fern
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1858
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Box 2: folder 9
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Outgoing
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Butler, Major Benjamin F.
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 10
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Eldredge, Ellen
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1871, n.d.
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Box 2: folder 11
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"Florence Fern,"
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 12
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Parton, Ethel
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 13
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Van Cleve, Mrs.
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 14
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Willis, Richard S.
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1844
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Box 2: folder 15
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Other
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Greene, Mrs. E. Ferguson to Ellen E. Parton
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1899
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Box 2: folder 16
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Willis, Katherine to Ellen Parton
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1931, n.d.
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Box 2: folder 17
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Willis, Mary to Nathaniel P. Willis
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1823
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Box 2: folder 18
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Willis, Nathaniel P., letter and verse
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 19
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SERIES III. FANNY FERN MEMORABILIA
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Memo books
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 20
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Clipping and legal document, Town and Country Club of Newport, RI
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 21
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Sketches of Fanny Fern by Ellen Eldredge Parton
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 22
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Tile with handwriting
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 23
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School album
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 24
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Fabric sample from wedding dress
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circa 1837
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Box 2: folder 25
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Gloves and lace from wedding dress
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circa 1837
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Box 2: folder 26
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SERIES IV. FANNY FERN PHOTOGRAPHS
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Photocopies of photographs
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Box 2: folder 27
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Photographs of Fanny Fern and extended family
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n.d.
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Box 2: folder 28
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Daguerreotypes
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Grace Eldredge
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 1
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Hannah Parker Willis
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 2
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Grace Eldredge Thomson and Mark Thomson
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 3
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Grace Eldredge Thomson
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 4
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Ellen and Grace Eldredge
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 5
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Ellen and Grace Eldredge as little girls
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 6
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Charles Eldredge, seated 1/2 face, full length
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 7
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Charles Eldredge, profile
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 8
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Charles Eldredge, seated facing left, 1/2 face, full length
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 9
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Mark Thomson (?)
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 10
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Edward Willis
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 11
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Ellen Eldredge with her grandfather
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 12
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Unidentified woman
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 13
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Tintype: two Willis children (possibly Harry and Josephine Jenkins,children of Mary Willis Jenkins)
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n.d.
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Box 3: folder 14
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SERIES V. FANNY FERN WRITINGS
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Contracts, publishers checklists, statements, and advertisements
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1850-73, n.d.
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Box 4: folder 1
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Articles by Fanny Fern for The New York Ledger: typescripts
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1855-72
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Box 4: folder 2-19
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List of articles by Fanny Fern for the Olive Branch, the Boston True Flag, and the New York Ledger, located in bound volumes at the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA
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1851-62
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Box 4: folder 20
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The New York Ledger
(Oversize box)
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Feb 1871 - Feb 1872
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Box 5
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Books by Fanny Fern
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Caper Sauce
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1872
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Box 6
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Fanny Fern: A Memorial Volume, ed. James Parton
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1873
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Box 6
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Fern Leaves From Fanny's Portfolio (6 copies)
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1853-54
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Box 6
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Ruth Hall: A Domestic Tale of the Present Time
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1855
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Box 6
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Folly as it Flies
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1859
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Box 7
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Fresh Leaves
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1857
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Box 7
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Ginger-Snaps
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1870
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Box 7
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Little Ferns
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1854
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Box 7
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Rose Clark
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1856
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Box 7
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Ruth Hall (2 copies)
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1855
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Box 8
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Play Day Book: New Stories for Little Folk
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1857
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Box 8
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Shadows and Sunbeams (2 copies)
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1881 (?), 1884
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Box 8
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Books by others
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Life and Beauties of Fanny Fern by an anonymous author
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1855
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Box 8
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Rural Matters by Nathaniel Parker Willis
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1849
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Box 8
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The Watchman by J.A.M.
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1855
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Box 8
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SERIES VI. ETHEL PARTON BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL
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Correspondence re: the Ethel Parton Papers in the Newburyport Public Library, Newburyport, MA
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1974-80
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Box 9: folder 1
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Graduation memorabilia, typescripts, and autobiographical sketches
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1880-1934, n.d.
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Box 9: folder 2
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Clippings: Dedication of Ethel Parton Reading Room at the Newburyport Public Library
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1905
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Box 9: folder 3
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80th birthday party at the Newburyport Public Library: photograph and card
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1942
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Box 9: folder 4
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Clippings and correspondence re: name change
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5 Feb 1884, n.d.
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Box 9: folder 5
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Marriage certificate, Mortimer Thomson and Grace Eldgedge
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1861
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Box 9
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Silhouette of Ethel Parton by Frieda Castelhun
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1931
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Box 9: folder 6
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Memorabilia
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1865-68, n.d.
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Box 9: folder 7
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Draft manuscript for plaque inscription, Upper Green, Old Newbury, MA
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1895
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Box 9: folder 8
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Photographs
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Ethel Parton and brother, Mark Parton(glass plate negative)
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n.d.
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Box 9: folder 9
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Ethel Parton
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n.d.
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Box 9: folder 10
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Parton family
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1862-79, n.d.
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Box 9: folder 11
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Thomson family
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1873-77, n.d.
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Box 9: folder 12
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Published article, "Great Auction Sale of Slaves" by Mortimer Thomsonand his obituary, 1875
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1859,
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Box 9: folder 13
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Ellen Willis Eldredge Parton: correspondence and memorabilia
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n.d.
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Box 9: folder 14
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Nike Parton: resume, clippings, and printed matter
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1956-77, n.d.
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Box 9: folder 15
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SERIES VII. ETHEL PARTON CORRESPONDENCE
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Family
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Parton, Ellen W. E.
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1887, 1897
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Box 10: folder 1
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Parton, Hugo
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1887-1931
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Box 10: folder 2
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Parton, James
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n.d.
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Box 10: folder 3
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Parton, Mabel
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1887
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Box 10: folder 4
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Friends and acquaintances
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Incoming
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Cushing, Fanny
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1885
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Box 10: folder 5
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Eckert, Robert P.
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1934
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Box 10: folder 6
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Flower, Milton
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1939
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Box 10: folder 7
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Hills, Laura
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1936, n.d.
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Box 10: folder 8
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Lawson, Marie A.
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1932, n.d.
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Box 10: folder 9
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Mulliken, Sarah E.
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1930, n.d.
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Box 10: folder 10
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Pearson, Edmund
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1912-80
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Box 10: folder 11
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Pederson, Rachel Field
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1938
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Box 10: folder 12
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Ruchione, Alice
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1945
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Box 10: folder 13
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Van Doren, Carl
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1939
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Box 10: folder 14
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Withington, Anne
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1914
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Box 10: folder 15
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Zlotnik, Mae W., to and from Ethel Parton
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1939
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Box 10: folder 16
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Outgoing
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Bailey, Alice W.
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1899
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Box 10: folder 17
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Maynard, Harriet
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1937
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Box 10: folder 18
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Stevens, E.N.
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1928
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Box 10: folder 19
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SERIES VIII. ETHEL PARTON WRITINGS
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Royalty statements
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1939-43
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Box 10: folder 20
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Reviews of books by Ethel Parton
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1931-37
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Box 10: folder 21
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Book Club listings
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1936-43
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Box 10: folder 22
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Contracts
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1931-43
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Box 10: folder 23
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Correspondence
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Publishers
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1930-43, n.d.
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Box 10: folder 24
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Wilford, Jessie Douglas
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1931-43, n.d.
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Box 10: folder 25
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Published prose
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The House Between
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(1943)
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Draft manuscript
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n.d.
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Box 11: folder 1-10
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Typescript
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n.d.
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Box 11: folder 11-15
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Melissa Ann (1931): typescript of preface, n.d.
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Box 12: folder 1
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Penelope Ellen and Her Friends (1936): notes
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n.d.
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Box 12: folder 2
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The Year Without a Summer (1945): draft manuscript
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n.d.
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Box 12: folder 3-10
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Articles and stories
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Various stories in St. Nicholas
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1896-1910
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Box 12: folder 11
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"The Author of Penelope Ellen," Young Wings
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1936
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Box 12: folder 12
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"The Launch of the 'Mariana'," Youth's Companion
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1896
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Box 12: folder 13
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Other stories
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1899-1940, n.d.
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Box 12: folder 14
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Unpublished prose (?)
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"Art Enlivens the Way": draft manuscript
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n.d.
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Box 13: folder 1
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"A Bit of Recaptured History": draft manuscript
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n.d.
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Box 13: folder 2
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"At the Sign of the Proud Peacock": typescript(incomplete)
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n.d.
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Box 13: folder 3
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"Charades": typescript and notes
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n.d.
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Box 13: folder 4-6
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"Dumb Immortals": typescript
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n.d.
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Box 13: folder 7
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"Fanny Fern: An Informal Biography"
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Draft manuscript
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circa 1928
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Box 13: folder 8
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Typescript (copy 1)
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n.d.
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Box 13: folder 9
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Typescript (copy 2)
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n.d.
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Box 13: folder 10-12
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Typescript (copy 3)
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 1-2
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Correspondence and notes
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1940, n.d.
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Box 14: folder 3
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"Flower, Fruit and Fancy": typescript
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 4
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"Jan Vinges' Pea Patch": typescript
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 5
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"Nothing to Wear": typescript
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 6
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"Pigs and Peacocks,"
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 7
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"The Pocket Princess": typescript
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 8
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"Peter Duponceau": typescript
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 9
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"Peter's Luck": typescript
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 10
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"Three Teachers": typescript
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 11
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"When the Great Were Little": typescript
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 12
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Unidentified fragments
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 13
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Published and unpublished verse
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"The Ballad of the Borrowing Lady": draft manuscript
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 13
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"Children and Childish Fancies": draft manuscript and typescripts
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 14
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"Colonial period": notes and typescripts
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n.d.
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Box 14: folder 15
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"Gift Verses": draft manuscripts
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1939-40
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Box 14: folder 16
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"Revolutionary period": draft manuscripts and typescripts
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n.d.
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Box 15: folder 1-2
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"The White Cub": draft manuscript
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n.d.
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Box 15: folder 3
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Miscellaneous verse
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n.d.
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Box 15: folder 4-10
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Unidentified fragments
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n.d.
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Box 15: folder 11-22
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Sketches
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1891-93, n.d.
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Box 15: folder 23
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Drawings and verse for "Delft tile Christmas cards,"
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1932-43
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Box 15: folder 24
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Books by Ethel Parton, added to the collection in 2005
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Box 16-17
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The House Between: A Story of the 1850s, (2 copies)
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1943
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Box 16-17
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Melissa Ann: A Little Girl of the Eighteen Twenties,
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1931
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Box 16-17
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The Mule of the Parthenon and Other New Stories of Ancient Greece,
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1932
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Box 16-17
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Penelope Ellen and Her Friends: Three Little Girls of 1840,
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1936
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Box 16-17
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Runaway Apprentice: The Story of Jeffrey, Susan, Tris, and Tibby in the Year 1800, (2 copies)
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1939
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Box 16-17
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Tabitha Mary: A Little Girl of 1810, (3 copies)
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1933
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Box 16-17
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The Year Without a Summer: A Story of 1816,
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1945
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Box 16-17
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OVERSIZE MATERIAL
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Letters Testamentary, Sara Payson Parton (Fanny Fern)
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1873
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Flat file
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Legal documents pertaining to Hezekiah Eldredge
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1878, n.d.
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Flat file
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Contract between Sara Eldredge (Fanny Fern) and Derby Miller
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1853
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Flat file
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Marriage annullment between Sara Farrington (Fanny Fern) and Samuel Farrington
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1853
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Flat file
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Youth's Companion
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10 September 1896
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Flat file
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Letters from John Flournoy to Sara P. Willis (Fanny Fern) and Nathaniel Willis, her father
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1830
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Flat file
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Marriage certificate, Mortimer Thomson and Grace Eldgedge
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1861
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Flat file
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"Notice" by Samuel Farrington in The Bee
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25 Feb 1851
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Flat file
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Portland Transcript
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12 December 1852
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Flat file
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Petition of James Parton and Ellen Eldredge Parton to the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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14 Feb 1876
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Flat file
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