Susan Brownell Anthony papers
Creator: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906
Call Number: A.A62
Dates: 1846-1943
Physical Description: 6 boxes, 1 volume
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

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Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Access
Use
Citation
Related Materials
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Series I: Correspondence
Series II: Photographs
Subseries I: Photographs of Susan B. Anthony
Subseries II: Photographs of others
Series III: Printed material
Series IV: Susan B. Anthony-related memorabilia
Collection Overview
Title: Susan Brownell Anthony papers
Creator: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906
Call Number: A.A62
Dates: 1846-1943
Physical Description: 6 boxes, 1 volume
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Scope and Content
The Susan Brownell Anthony Papers consist mainly of Anthony's letters to Harriet Taylor Upton, a prominent Ohio suffragist who spent much of her time working in political circles to secure the vote for women. Most of the letters were written between 1889 and 1893 and discuss Mrs. Upton's efforts to secure Congressional support for the cause of women's suffrage.

Also included in the collection are 11 postcards written by Rachel Foster Avery to Susan B. Anthony. In 1883 Anthony and Avery spent several months in Europe and while Avery toured the continent, Anthony mostly remained in Britain. Avery's postcards kept Anthony informed of her travels. Anthony wrote one of the postcards from Paris to her sister Mary in Rochester; later postcards are to Anthony and Ida Husted Harper from individuals in England and Europe.

A chronological list of all the correspondence is included in this register. All of the correspondence has also been indexed.

Subject(s):
Women--Suffrage
Women's rights
Correspondence
Photographs
Postcards
Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906
Upton, Harriet Taylor
Avery, Rachel Foster, 1858-1919
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The letters to Harriet Taylor Upton were purchased from Adeline Roberts in 1939. Other letters were acquired by gift and purchase. The postcards were the gift of Jeffrey H. Miller, February 22, 2001.Access
The Susan Brownell Anthony papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], Susan Brownell Anthony papers, A.A62, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of RochesterRelated Materials
Manuscript material from and about Susan B. Anthony is found in a number of other RBSCP collections.

Susan B. Anthony Memorial, Inc. Papers

Susan B. Anthony Memorial, Inc. Papers Addition

Anthony-Avery papers

Ida Husted Harper collection of letters and autographs

Isaac and Amy Post Family Papers

Emma Biddlecom Sweet Papers

Unitarian Church, Rochester New York Papers

Material from this and other Anthony collections are included in the online exhibition, Susan B. Anthony Celebrating "A Heroic Life" .


Administrative Information
Author: Finding aid prepared by Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation staff
Publisher: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Address:
Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
Rochester, NY 14627-0055
rarebks@library.rochester.edu
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Revision Information
2017-04: EAD revision

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