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Creator
Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard), 1791-1865
Call number
MssCol 4623
Physical description
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Preferred Citation

Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney letters, poems, and other material, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library

Repository
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Access to materials
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Lydia Huntley Sigourney, born Lydia Howard Huntley, was a 19th century American poet and educator. Her letters discuss social engagements; the education of young ladies in Connecticut; books of interest or purchased; and matters relating to the publication of her own works. Manuscript poems present in the collection include "On Using the Library of Robert L. Stuart, Esq.;" "The Indians;" and "Huguenot Fork." Also present is a manuscript translation of Tricoupi 's funeral oration on Lord Byron in Sigourney's hand, and several autographs.

Scope and arrangement

Lydia Huntley Sigourney, born Lydia Howard Huntley, was a 19th century American poet and educator. Her letters discuss social engagements; the education of young ladies in Connecticut; books of interest or purchased; and matters relating to the publication of her own works. Manuscript poems present in the collection include "On Using the Library of Robert L. Stuart, Esq.;" "The Indians;" and "Huguenot Fork." Also present is a manuscript translation of Tricoupi 's funeral oration on Lord Byron in Sigourney's hand, and several autographs.

Administrative information

Custodial history

Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.

Source of acquisition

Gift of John Pierpont Morgan, 1899, with additional gifts and purchases.

Processing information

Compiled by Kit Messick, 2014

Using the collection

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328