Elizabeth Buffum Chace and family papers (Ms.89.12)
Brown University Library
Box ABrown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Collection Overview
| Title: | Elizabeth Buffum Chace and family papers |
| Date range: | circa 1801-1900 |
| Creator: | Chace, Elizabeth Buffum, 1806-1899 |
| Extent: | 4.5 linear feet (approximately 80 items) |
| Abstract: | This collection includes correspondence, Elizabeth Buffum Chace’s commonplace book and diary, family albums, scrapbooks, photographs, an album of familial hair locks, needlework (cross stitch samplers), newspaper clippings, and other material relating to the Buffums, the Chaces, the Cheneys, and the Tolmans. The papers also contain letters in response to Chace’s book "Anti-Slavery Reminiscences." Elizabeth Buffum Chace was an activist for prison reform, the rights of orphans, peace, and temperance. |
| Language of materials: | English. |
| Repository: | John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts |
| Collection number: | Ms.89.12 |
