Hallowell family papers
Biographical / Historical note
Mary (Post) Hallowell was the daughter of Isaac Post and his first wife, Hannah Kirby. Like her father and step-mother, Amy Post, she was active in the abolition and suffrage movements. She married Rochester manufacturer William Hallowell in 1843. In 1848, she attended the Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls and was a signatory to the Declaration of Sentiments. Sarah (Kirby) Hallowell Willis was Mary’s aunt; the sister of her step-mother Amy Post. Like her niece Mary, she signed the Declaration of Sentiments. She was a close friend of Susan B. Anthony’s and active in suffrage work until her death at 96 in 1914.
Scope and Contents
The Hallowell family papers, 1856-1891, consists of letters written to William Hallowell, his wife Mary (Post) Hallowell, and Mary’s aunt Sarah (Kirby) Hallowell Willis. The letters mainly discuss personal affairs; many are letters of condolence after the death of William Hallowell in 1882.
Creator
- Hallowell (Family : Rochester, N.Y.) (Family)
- Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893 (Person)
- Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902 (Person)
- Garrison, Wendell Phillips, 1840-1907 (Person)
- Cooper, Griffith M., 1790?-1864 (Person)
- Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884 (Person)
- Garrison, William Lloyd, Jr., 1838-1909 (Person)
- Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898 (Person)
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 (Person)
- Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906 (Person)
Dates
- Creation: 1856-1891
Language of Materials
English
Extent
.1 cubic feet
Access
The Hallowell family papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester 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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Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Hallowell Family Papers, D.547, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Arrangement
This collection consists of one series, Correspondence, which is arranged in chronological order.
Subject
- Hallowell (Family : Rochester, N.Y.) (Family)
- Title
- Hallowell family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Autumn Haag
- Date
- undated
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Library Details
Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library