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Maud Howe Elliott Papers (Ms. 89.13)

Brown University Library

Box A, John Hay Library
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
E-mail: hay@brown.edu

Collection Overview

Title: Maud Howe Elliott Papers
Date range: 1872-1948
Creator: Elliott, Maud Howe, 1854-1948
Extent: 7.5 linear feet
Abstract: Maude Howe Elliott was an American author and wife of English artist John Elliott (1859-1925). Elliott was the daughter of Julia Ward Howe (abolitionist, suffragist, author of "Battle Hymn of the Republic") and Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (founder of Perkins Institute for the Blind and activist in the struggle for Greek independence). In 1917 Elliott and her sister, Laura E. Richards, were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the biography of their mother, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910. The papers contain correspondence diaries, lectures, and writings.
Language of materials: English.
Repository: Brown University Library, Special Collections
Collection number: Ms. 89.13