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- Creator
- Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880
- Call number
- MssCol 532
- Physical description
- .08 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- Lydia Maria Francis Child papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Lydia Maria Francis Child (1802-1880) was an American abolitionist, reformer and author. She published works on numerous subjects, including domestic advice, children's literature, abolition, and religion. She was an active abolitionist in New York and Massachusetts. Collection consists of correspondence, manuscript and miscellaneous papers. Bulk of correspondence is letters written by Child to Ellis Gray Loring. Also, letters to Loring from others, Child's letters to Francis G. Shaw and his wife, manuscript, and related materials.
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Alternative form available
Available on microfilm accompanied by letters by Child from other collections in the Manuscripts and Archives Division; New York Public Library; *ZL-315