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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880. |
| Title: | Lucretia Mott Correspondence |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1856 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Two letters from Lucretia Mott, American feminist and anti-slavery activist, to Samuel J. May, also a proponent of abolition and of women's rights. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Lucretia Mott (1792-1880) was an American feminist and anti-slavery activist. Samuel J. May was an American Unitarian minister and likewise an abolitionist and a proponent of women's rights.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Lucretia Mott Correspondence consists of two letters from Lucretia Mott to Samuel J. May. Both are dated July 1856 from Auburn, New York. Included in the folder are photocopies and typed transcriptions of both letters, and a brief chronology, undated and handwritten, of Mott's life.
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Related Material
Special Collections Research Center has extensive material relating to Lucretia Mott; to her grandson, prison reformer Thomas Mott Osborne, and his family; to Samuel J. May; and to the issues of women's rights and abolition in and around Central New York. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing of related manuscript collections and to Libraries Search for a complete list of printed and cataloged items.
In particular, see also the Osborne Family Papers and the Samuel J. May Correspondence.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Lucretia Mott Correspondence,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2010.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 28 Sep 2010
Revision history: 3 Mar 2011 - related materials (MRC)