COLLECTION Identifier: EHB

Elizabeth Haskell Boardman Letters

Collection Overview

Collection Inventory

Digital Material

Dates

Creation: 1881 - 1884

Creator

Boardman, Elizabeth Haskell, 1864-1921 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is available for research. Access to these papers is governed by the rules and regulations of the Gutman Library’s Special Collections Department.

Conditions Governing Use

Users are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be directed to the Special Collections Librarian. Researchers who obtain permission to publish from the Gutman Library are also responsible for identifying and contacting the persons or organizations who hold the copyright.

Extent

.417 linear feet (1 archival record storage box )

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Elizabeth Haskell Boardman, the second-eldest daughter of Rev. Samuel Ward and Sarah Green Boardman, attended the Monticello Female Seminary (Godfrey, Illinois) during the early 1880s. The collection consists primarily of Elizabeth Boardman's correspondence with her parents, siblings and friends. The letters describe scholastic and social events at the Monticello Female Seminary. Additionally, the collection includes several letters of her sisters Anna and Mary.