Amy Lowell photographs and additional materials
Overview
Photographs and miscellaneous papers related to Amy Lowell (1874-1925).
Dates
- Creation: 1758-1970
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1874-1925
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Use
Images linked to the finding aid describing this collection are intended for public access and educational use. This material is owned and/or held by the Houghton Library, and is provided solely for the purpose of teaching or individual research. Any other use, including commercial reuse, mounting on other systems, or other forms of redistribution requires the permission of the curator.
Extent
1.5 linear feet (2 boxes)Images include portraits of Amy Lowell from infancy through adulthood as well as images of the exterior and interior of Sevenels, the Lowell family home in Brookline, Massachusetts. Also includes snapshots from AL's travels and of her country house in Dublin, New Hampshire. Other papers include compositions by Richard Hunt, George Gordon Ladds, Edwin Markham, and Peter C. Rollins. Other materials include garden plans by Arthur A. (Arthur Asahel) Shurcliff for Sevenels; AL's honorary doctorate from Baylor University, and photostats of Lowell family manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
Amy Lowell was an American poet.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series:
- I . Images
- II. Other materials
Physical Location
b, pf
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Amy Lowell, 1925.
Processing Information
Processed by: Alexis Dinniman and Jennifer Lyons.
- Title
- Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925. Amy Lowell photographs and additional materials, 1758-1970: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02027
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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