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Title: Frances Power Cobbe Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1855-1902
Creator:
Cobbe, Frances Power, 1822-1904
Extent: Number of pieces: 854
Repository: The Huntington Library
San Marino, California 91108
Language:
English.
Purchased in 1949 from Ifan Kyrle Fletcher
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[Identification of item], Frances Power Cobbe Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Frances Power Cobbe (1822-1904), English philanthropist and religious writer, commenced her social work at Bristol with Mary
Carpenter at Red Lodge reformatory and the ragged schools. Her social work and work house philanthropy led to the writing
of numerous books and articles on subjects in those fields. Through travel abroad and a widening circle of friends, she became
acquainted with many of the prominent persons of her time. She lectured on the duties of women, promoted the Matrimonial Causes
Act of 1878, and worked hard on the anti-vivisection movement. A number of her books were devoted to expressions of her religious
feelings.
In 1884 Miss Cobbe retired from the busy life of London to live at Hengwrt, Wales. In 1894 she wrote here Life, published
in two volumes, in which some of the letters in the present collection were printed.
I. Frances Power Cobbe's work and writings
- A. Social work at Bristol
- B. Women's suffrage and rights
- C. Anti-vivisection
- D. Miss Cobbe's moral and religious writings
- E. Comments of friends on her books and articles
Some important or interesting items
- Bray, Caroline (Hennell). 1895, May 21. Re: George Eliot.
- Cobbe, Charles, Abp. of Dublin. To his son, Charles Cobbe. 1750, Mar. 17. Letter of advice on going abroad.
- Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge. 1875, May 7. Re: vivisection.
- Froude, James Anthony. Interesting series of letters.
- Galton, Sir Francis. 1877, Aug. 27. Re: motives for murder.
- Kesavachandra Sena. 1878, Apr. 26. Re: the marriage of his young daughter.
- Montefiore, Claude G. 1882, Dec. 4. On inter-racial marriage with Jews.
- Parker, Theodore. 1848, May 5. On religion.
- Russell, John, styled Viscount Amberly. 1874, Nov. 10 & 25. Letter about Frances Power Cobbe's essay on Mill.
- Sidgwick, Eleanor Mildred (Balfour). 1890, Jan. 10. On premonitions, telepathy, and hallucinations.
- Spencer, Herbert. 1872. Criticism of Miss Cobbe's Darwinism in Morals.
- Stevenson, Robert Louis. 1884, Mar. 9. Re: his friendliness toward dogs and his views on vivisection.