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Lilian Whiting Papers

An inventory of her papers at Syracuse University

Finding aid created by: [Summit record]
Date: 2001-01-01

Revision history:
14 Apr 2009	converted to EAD (AM)

Biographical History

Lilian Whiting (1847-1942) was an American writer, editor, activist and journalist. Born in Niagara Falls, N. Y. , Whiting is best known for being one of the first women to edit a newspaper, and for writing the first biography of Kate Field. Her newspaper credits include literary editor of The Boston Traveler and editor in chief of The Boston Budget. She was also active in the cause of women's suffrage.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Lilian Whiting Papers consists of correspondence and a three-page holograph poem.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is arranged by item type.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

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Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Subject Headings

Persons

Field, Kate, 1838-1896.
Whiting, Lilian, 1847-1942.

Subjects

Women authors, American.

Genres and Forms

Letters (correspondence)
Poems.

Occupations

Authors.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Lilian Whiting Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Table of Contents

Correspondence

Writings

Inventory