Edith Willis Linn Forbes papers
Creator: Forbes, Edith Willis Linn, 1865-1945
Call Number: A.F68
Dates: 1854-1935
Physical Description: 2 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

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Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Access
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Citation
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Title: Edith Willis Linn Forbes papers
Creator: Forbes, Edith Willis Linn, 1865-1945
Call Number: A.F68
Dates: 1854-1935
Physical Description: 2 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Biographical/Historical Note
Edith (Willis) Linn Forbes (1865-1945) was born in New York City. In 1857 her father, Frederick L. H. Willis, was suspended from Harvard Divinity School for spiritualistic activities. Letters in folder 1 from Thomas Starr King, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and others relate to the incident, as do the newspaper clippings in folder 33.

Edith Forbes's first husband was Dr. Samuel H. Linn who served as the official dentist at the court of Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Her second husband, George Mather Forbes (1853-1934) was a member of the University of Rochester faculty.

Mrs. Forbes was a writer and in 1920 she founded the Rochester Poetry Society. She was also active in the Women's Education and Industrial Union, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Door of Hope.

Scope and Content
The collection contains correspondence, including letters from Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Thomas Starr King concerning her father Frederick L.H. Willis and his suspension from Harvard Divinity School in 1857 for spiritualistic activities. Much of the collection consists of her writings on various literary and historical topics and her poetry.

Subject(s):
Spiritualism
Correspondence
Poetry
Forbes, Edith Willis Linn, 1865-1945
Willis, F. L. H. (Frederick Llewellyn Hovey), 1830-1914
Rochester Poetry Society
Poets, American
Access
The Edith Willis Linn Forbes 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
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[Item title, item date], Edith Willis Linn Forbes papers, A.F68, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of RochesterRelated Materials
See also: Forbes, Edith (Willis) Linn Addition .


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