Harbert (Elizabeth Boynton) Papers (Addenda), 1858-1971, bulk 1860-1925

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Summary

Title:
Elizabeth Boynton Harbert papers (addenda)
Dates:
1858-1971, bulk 1860-1925
Creators:
Harbert, Elizabeth Boynton, 1845-
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of feminist, suffragist, author and lecturer Elizabeth Boynton Harbert and her family.
Extent:
19 boxes
Language:
The material is in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Elizabeth Boynton Harbert papers (addenda), The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The addenda consists of correspondence between Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, William S. Harbert, and others. It also includes some manuscripts and drafts, materials related to the Harbert family (including letters to and from Arthur B. Harbert and Corinne B. Harbert), and miscellaneous newspaper clippings, ephemera, and a scrapbook. Of note is the Civil War era letters and telegrams between Elizabeth Boynton Harbert and William S. Harbert (1861-1865).

Subjects include: Harbert family, American Civil War, suffrage, women's rights, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Correspondents also include: Carrie Chapman Catt and Susan B. Anthony.

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Biographical / historical:

Elizabeth Morrison Boynton Harbert, a feminist, suffragist, author and lecturer, was active from an early age in support of the rights of women to vote and to obtain a higher education. She served for twelve years as president of the Illinois Woman Suffrage Association, corresponded extensively with other prominent feminist leaders, wrote pamphlets and books, and was active in numerous women's, political, religious and philanthropic organizations. In 1870 she married lawyer William Soesbe Harbert. They had three children: Arthur Boynton (d.1900), Corinne Boynton, and Elizabeth Harbert Rowe. The Harberts relocated to Pasadena, California later in their lives and Elizabeth died there in 1925.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Elizabeth B. Frederick, December 1993.
Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Brooke M. Black
Date Prepared:
© July 2018
Date Encoded:
Machine readable finding aid encoded by Brooke M. Black in July 2018

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Elizabeth Boynton Harbert papers (addenda), The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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