Alcott, Abba May 1800-1877

Abigail May Alcott's receipts & simple remedies : best way of doing difficult things all tried and proved by Abba May Alcott ( Book )
1 edition published in 1980 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

Papers, 1814-1910 by Alcott family ( )
in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Correspondence, journal excerpts, mss., notes, ephemera, clippings, galley proofs, poems, printed materials, photographs, cartes-de-visite, glass plate negatives, and other papers. Chiefly includes journal extracts, correspondence, and other papers of Amos Bronson Alcott, relating to the Temple School (Boston, Mass.), school tuitions in Boston and Cheshire, Mass., early life as a peddler in the South, his founding in 1843 of Fruitlands, a transcendentalist utopian community in Harvard, Mass., which was disbanded in 1844, a speaking tour in Iowa in 1881, social activities, and family affairs. Also includes correspondence of his wife, Abba May Alcott, with her cousin, Sarah May Holland and Mrs. Mary Stearns, relating to a European trip of Ralph Waldo Emerson, books, and family activities; outgoing correspondence of Anna Bronson (Alcott) Pratt, chiefly with Evelyn Cogshall, concerning her niece Louisa May (Nieriker) Rasim; correspondence and other papers of Louisa May Alcott, reflecting her childhood in Still River, Mass., professional life as a writer, and Bronson Alcott's health; and correspondence of May (Alcott) Nieriker, including two letters written by her daughter "LuLu" Nieriker to her friend, Evelyn Cogshall. Correspondents of Bronson Alcott include Ralph Waldo Emerson and Mrs. Mary Stearns.

Alcott family additional papers, 1724-1927 by Alcott family ( )
in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Extensive drawings by May Alcott and her letters sent home while abroad. Also includes Louisa May Alcott letters and compositions as well as items of other Alcott family members including, Abba May Alcott, Anna Bronson Alcott Pratt, Amos Bronson Alcott and others. Also includes a few early prints and some later Most items are stamped in ink: F. ALCOTT PRATT.

Papers consisting of correspondence, literary manuscripts, legal documents, book reviews, and photocopies 1856 (1863-88) 1910 by Louisa May Alcott ( Book )
in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Correspondence discusses her literary career, the writing and publication of her novels & short stories, her family, friends, financial affairs, her health & physicians, and her social life. In addition, there are references to the Concord School of Philosophy, and the career of artist Abigail May Alcott. Correspondents include: Abigail May Alcott, Amos Bronson Alcott, John Sewall Pratt Alcott, Ariadne Blish, Lydia Maria Francis Child, William Warland Clapp, Mary Mapes Dodge, J.R. Elliott, ed. of Flag of our union; Daniel Sharp Ford, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Horace B. Fuller, Laura Hosmer, A.K. Loring, Thomas Niles, William J. Niles, J.R. Osgood, Lydia Dodge Cabot Parker, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, Anna Alcott Pratt, James Redpath, Sampson Low, Son & Marston, London; Scribner & Company, New York; Tauchitz, publishers, Leipzig; Howard Malcom Ticknor, William Hayes Ward. There is also correspondence & documents regarding the will and estate of Miss Alcott; and correspondence between John S.P. Alcott and Jessie Bonstelle Stuart regarding the dramatization of Little Women [ca. 35 items]. There are complete manuscripts for many of her short stories; and pages from the following: An old fashioned girl, Daisy's ball, Jack and Jill, Jo's boys, and The pickwick. Printed material includes obituaries of Miss Alcott, and reviews of her works. There are also photographs, a silhouette, and a portrait of Miss Alcott.

Letters of A. Bronson Alcott, Abby M. Alcott, Daniel Ricketson, and Frank B. Sanborn by Amos Bronson Alcott ( Book )
in English and held by 1 library worldwide

Papers of the Alcott family (1845-1915) 1932 ( Book )
in English and held by 1 library worldwide
The olive leaf [n.d.] a newspaper by the Alcott children [4 p. holograph]--Correspondence, 1845-1915, is between members of the Alcott family and between family members and others. It concerns the family's early financial difficulties; Abigail May Alcott's management of a water cure; the publication and reception of Little women; the domestic lives of the niece and nephews of Louisa May Alcott; the administration of Miss Alcott's estate; and the publication of certain of her letters. Correspondence, 1905-06, between John Sewall Pratt Alcott and Jessie Bonstelle Stuart concerns a dramatic adaptation of Little women [ca. 100 items. chiefly holograph signed]--Wills and deeds, 1845-75, chiefly involve land transactions of Samuel E. Sewall, an Alcott cousin [5 items. printed & holograph]--Scrapbooks, 1850-61, were formerly account books and contain clippings, including reviews of Miss Alcott's books. One contains a handwritten play Blanche the village maiden, composed by the Alcott children [3 items. paper covers]--Clippings 1929-32, concern Miss Alcott's life and adaptations of her works [ca. 20 items. printed]--China plate [n.d.] shows the Alcott family crest [1 item. 31 cm. in diameter]. Correspondents include: Abigail May Alcott, Edward William Bok, Laure Claire Foucher, Laura Hosmer, Maggie Lukens, Samuel Joseph May, Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, Louisa May Nieriker, Thomas Niles, Anna Bronson Alcott Pratt, Frederic Alcott Pratt, James Redpath, Roberts Brothers, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn and Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford.

Louisa May Alcott additional papers, 1839-1888 by Louisa May Alcott ( Book )
in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Collection of papers dealing with Louisa May Alcott's writing and details of her daily life. Letters from Bronson Alcott during her childhood contain some moral precepts and details of family life. Letters from Louisa's adulthood include a letter written to her mother, Abigail, describing her works in progress and rate of pay, and a letter from Anna Alcott Pratt (Louisa's sister) to Mary Walpole describing Louisa's involvement in daily chores. Louisa's last diary chiefly records the details of her daily life and the illness leading to her death. Among other items are a manuscript fragment from the novel Jo's Boys and a poem written for her nephew Freddie.

Papers, 1849-1931 by Louisa May Alcott ( )
in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Collection pertains primarily to the works of Louisa May Alcott. Includes letters to her from publishers and fans; correspondence of her nephew, John Sewall Pratt Alcott, concerning royalty payments and dramatizations of her books after her death; and clippings about her life and writings. Also contains condolence letters on her death as well as the deaths of her parents; Abby May Alcott's reports to women's societies on her visits to the poor of Boston; annotated proof sheets of "Letters from the House of Alcott" (1931); and publishers' accounts, bills, theatre receipts, and other misc. receipts, miscellaneous photographs, pictures, a theatrical poster, and clippings on various Alcotts.

Alcott family additional papers, 1707-1904 (inclusive), 1821-1888 (bulk) by Alcott family ( Book )
in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Alcott family papers (not ABA or LMA) includes diaries of Abigail May Alcott and Anna Bronson Alcott Pratt; compositions by many members of the Alcott family, and early documents (beginning in 1707) of the Alcock-Alcox-Alcott and related families, especially the May family.

Alcott family papers, 1830-1888 ( Book )
in English and held by 1 library worldwide
A portion of the family papers (letters, poems, and other compositions) of the Alcott family of Concord, Mass. Includes papers of the writer Louisa May Alcott and her father, Amos Bronson Alcott, the New England transcendentalist.