Elizabeth Boynton Harbert papers, 1848-1950, bulk 1880-1925

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Summary

Creators:
Harbert, Elizabeth Boynton, 1843-1925
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of feminist, suffragist, author and lecturer Elizabeth Boynton Harbert and her family.
Extent:
10 Linear Feet (20 boxes, 3 volumes)
Language:
The material is in English.
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of the papers of Elizabeth Boynton Harbert. Chiefly correspondence, the collection also contains manuscripts (including diaries, address books of woman suffrage workers, poetry and music), printed matter and ephemera, large scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, some photographs, and an extensive collection of pamphlets and broadsides on the topic of woman suffrage. Subject matter represented in the collection includes the woman suffrage movement (particularly in Iowa, Illinois, and California), and related organizations (including the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association); religious and philanthropic organizations (including the Women's Christian Temperance Union); editorial and journalistic activities of Elizabeth Boynton Harbert; and Harbert family matters. Correspondents include: Susan B. Anthony, Rachel Foster Avery, Amelia Jenks Bloomer, Clara Dorothy Bewick Colby, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Helen Mar Jackson Gougar, Julia Ward Howe, Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, Caroline M. Seymour Severance, May Wright Sewall, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Frances Elizabeth Willard.

The material previously housed in the seven green binders can be found in Boxes 10, 16, 17, and 19 (Binder 1 was previously Rare Book 408105).

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 (1871-1900), Corinne Boynton (1873-1958), and Elizabeth Harbert Rowe (1875-1949). The Harberts relocated to Pasadena, California later in their lives and Elizabeth died there in 1925.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Elizabeth B. Frederick, December 1969. The three scrapbooks were a gift of Elizabeth B. Frederick, December 1969.
Processing information:

The collection was processed by Huntington Library staff in the 1970s. In July 2018, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in the following series: Biographies (Box 1); Woman Suffrage (Boxes 2-12); Letters to Elizabeth Boynton Harbert (Boxes 13-14); Elizabeth Boynton Harbert and William S. Harbert Manuscripts and Personal Letters (Boxes 15-16); Newspapers, Magazines, Pamphlets and Books (Box 17); Diaries, Address Books, Notes, Manuscripts, Poetry, Binders and Oversize (Boxes 18-20); Scrapbooks (Volumes 1-3).

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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, 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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