1868-1933; bulk: 1898-1933
Guide to the Collection
Abstract
This collection consists of letters received by Edith Prescott Wolcott and retained by her for their autograph value.
Biographical Sketch
Edith Prescott Wolcott was the wife of Gov. Roger Wolcott of Boston, Mass.
Collection Description
This collection consists of letters received by Edith Prescott Wolcott and retained by her for their autograph value. Correspondents include Charles Francis Adams, Louis D. Brandeis, Winston Churchill, Grace Coolidge, Margaret Deland, Charles W. Eliot, Edward E. Hale, Frank Harper, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry James, Alfred T. Mahan, Alfred Noyes, James F. Rhodes, Theodore Roosevelt, George Ticknor, Edith Wharton, and Owen Wister. Letters pertain to social and political events and the women's suffrage movement. Also included is a letter written by Edward E. Hale to Roger Wolcott, 1901; receipts from Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1902; and a letter from George Ticknor to Edward Kenyon, 1868.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Charles F. Adams
Louis D. Brandeis
Winston Churchill
Grace Coolidge
Margaret Deland
Charles W. Eliot
Edward E. Hale
Frank Harper
Frank Harper was secretary to Theodore Roosevelt.
Oliver W. Holmes
Henry James
Alfred T. Mahan
Alfred Noyes
James F. Rhodes
Theodore Roosevelt
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
George Ticknor
Edith Wharton
Owen Wister
Preferred Citation
Edith Prescott Wolcott autograph collection, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.