Manuscripts

Ellen Ewing Sherman correspondence

Description: A collection of typewritten copies of letters between Ellen Ewing Sherman and her mother, Maria Boyle Ewing, chiefly for the period 1850 to 1859. There is some material pertaining to Thomas Ewing as well as genealogical items about the Boyle and Ewing families.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1840-1863
Call number: mssShermane
Creator: Sherman, Ellen Ewing (1824-1888)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Allan Nevins, January 1959.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Ewing, Marie Boyle, (1801-1864.)
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Ellen Ewing Sherman correspondence

Manuscripts

A collection of typewritten copies of letters between Ellen Ewing Sherman and her mother, Maria Boyle Ewing, chiefly for the period 1850 to 1859. There is some material pertaining to Thomas Ewing as well as genealogical items about the Boyle and Ewing families.

mssShermane

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William T. Sherman correspondence

Manuscripts

Includes letters from William T. Sherman to Stephen J. Field and others; also letters from and between other correspondents.

mssHM 31024-31043

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Ellen Steele Sturges Papers

Manuscripts

This collection contains 40 items (17 manuscripts, 4 letters, and 19 pieces of ephemera) by or related to Ellen Steele Sturges (1837-1930) of Michigan, Montana, and San Bernardino, California, and her family. Items chiefly consist of manuscripts of short stories written by Sturges, as well as two hymns. There is also a short 1-page autobiography by her father, Ebenezer Steele, and a small collection of genealogical and biographical notes detailing Ellen Steele Sturges's family and David Brainerd Sturges's life. One letter in the collection is a rejection notice from S.S. McClure Limited and includes an edited copy of "The Little Somnambulist." An 1852 letter contains a report by Ebenezer Steele regarding his missionary work in 1852 with an Ojibwa tribe in Michigan at "Na-yuh-mah-kauny" (or Naomikong). There is also a short note from Ellen's stepmother, Phebe Steele, recounting Ebenezer Steele's recollections of "Training Day" in Massachusetts. The ephemera includes Ellen Steele Sturges's nursing certificate, a Montana homestead certificate from 1877 to David Sturges, and a Confederate States bond issued by the Central Business College of Sedalia, Missouri, from 1864. There is also an obituary for Ellen Steele Sturges, a photograph of David Brainerd Sturges, two photographic postcards of their house in San Bernardino, California, and a view of buildings in Virginia City, Montana, by photographer O.C. Bundy, circa 1875.

mssSturges

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Sturges, Ellen Steele. Hymns

Manuscripts

mssSturges

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Ellen Kean letters to Mr. Boyd and [Mr. Lovell]

Manuscripts

The first letter was written to Mr. Boyd in the third person as Ellen Tree and not signed (HM 63345); the second was written to [Mr. Lovell] and signed Ellen Kean (HM 63346).

mssHM 63345-63346

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Dame Ellen Terry papers

Manuscripts

The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera. The largest group of letters were written by Ellen Terry to Clement Scott, drama critic; the remainder of the items consist of letters and manuscripts written by various people and, for the most part, deal with Terry's life on the stage, her celebrated roles, and her fellow actors and actresses. One letter of interest was written by Terry and discusses her thoughts, motivations, and fears upon acting Lady Macbeth for the first time. The collection also includes three undated photographs of Ellen Terry.

mssHM 60355-60392

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