Overview
Letters to Francis Wilson Lee from Emma Eames, an operatic soprano.
Dates
- Creation: 1886-1891
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Emma Eames as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
.42 linear feet (1 file box)Collection consists of 76 letters to Francis Wilson Lee of Boston, treasurer of a fund raised by friends to finance Eames's musical studies abroad, 1886-1891.
BIOGRAPHY
Emma Hayden Eames was an operatic soprano who made her debut in 1891. She was married to Julian Story from 1891 to 1907 and to Emilio de Gogorza from 1911 to 1932.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 68
Gift of Miss Mary Lee, Hammond St., Chestnut Hill, Mass. Received February 1960.
- Title
- Eames, Emma, 1865-1952. Letters to Francis Wilson Lee, 1886-1891: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00561
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.