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Emily Fowler Ford papers
- Title
- Emily Fowler Ford papers, 1744-1893.
- Author
- Ford, Emily Ellsworth (Fowler), 1826-1893.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | MssCol 1038 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886.
- Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891.
- Ford, Malcolm Webster, 1862-1902.
- Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941.
- Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902.
- Ford, Kathleen.
- Ford, Mabel.
- Ford, Rosalie.
- Fowler, William Chauncey, 1793-1881.
- Skeel, Emily Ellsworth Ford, 1867-1958.
- Webster, Noah, 1758-1843.
- Description
- 6.14 linear feet (15 boxes).
- Summary
- The collection consists of general and family correspondence, published and unpublished writings, commonplace books, notes, keepsakes and photographs reflecting the personal life and writing career of Emily Fowler Ford, from her childhood in Amherst, Mass., through her death in 1893.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Photographs.
- Poems.
- Scrapbooks.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Photocopies of original Emily Dickinson letters must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Emily Dickinson letters have been published in Johnson, Thomas H., ed., The Letters of Emily Dickinson. 3 vols. (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1958).
- available on microfilm;
- Source (note)
- J. Pierpont Morgan
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- Related collections include the Ford Family Papers, Gordon Lester Ford Papers, Paul Leicester Ford Papers, Worthington C. Ford Papers, and the Emily Ellsworth Ford Skeel Papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division; The New York Public Library.
- Biography (note)
- Emily Ellsworth Fowler Ford (18256-1893) was a prolific and published writer of poetry and narrative who came from a prominent New England family.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- MssCol 1038
- OCLC
- NYPW92-A196
- Author
- Ford, Emily Ellsworth (Fowler), 1826-1893.
- Title
- Emily Fowler Ford papers, 1744-1893.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Access
- Photocopies of original Emily Dickinson letters must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats
- Emily Dickinson letters have been published in Johnson, Thomas H., ed., The Letters of Emily Dickinson. 3 vols. (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1958).General correspondence, 1837-1865 only; available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-378Family correspondence, 1834-1865 only; available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-378
- Biography
- Emily Ellsworth Fowler Ford (18256-1893) was a prolific and published writer of poetry and narrative who came from a prominent New England family. She grew up in Amherst, Mass., and was a friend and correspondent of Emily Dickinson. She was the granddaughter of Noah Webster, the daughter of William Chauncey Fowler and Mary C. Fowler, and the wife of Gordon Lester Ford, a prominent businessman, lawyer and collector, with whom she raised their seven children in Brooklyn, New York. Her children, including the writer Emily Ellsworth Ford Skeel, the athlete Malcolm Ford, and the historians Worthington Chauncey Ford and Paul Leicester Ford, were educated with the Ford family library, renowned for its vast holdings and collections.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- Related collections include the Ford Family Papers, Gordon Lester Ford Papers, Paul Leicester Ford Papers, Worthington C. Ford Papers, and the Emily Ellsworth Ford Skeel Papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division; The New York Public Library.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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- Added Author
- Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886.Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891.Ford, Malcolm Webster, 1862-1902.Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941.Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902.Ford, Kathleen.Ford, Mabel.Ford, Rosalie.Fowler, William Chauncey, 1793-1881.Skeel, Emily Ellsworth Ford, 1867-1958.Webster, Noah, 1758-1843.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 1038