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Macready's Diary – Cushman mentions (edited by Toynbee, 1912)
The diary entries depict an interesting dynamic between Macready's and Cushman's relationship. There is no diary entry from the beginning of January, 1844, when Cushman published her poem about Macready in the Anglo American Journal. Usually,…
John G. Nicolay, Lincoln's Secretary
In the context of social gatherings in Washington after 1862, Nicolay took notes about meeting Cushman and Stebbins.
Public Ledger, Sept 7, 1843
A similar news report can be found in the Pennsylvania Inquirer from Sept 8, 1843.
Credit
Readex: America's Historical Newspapers
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Eliza Meteyard
In this letter to English author Eliza Meteyard, Charlotte Cushman inquires about payment rates for journal articles in England (presumably on behalf of Matilda Hays)
Credit
Stead Collection, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
Byrne's Gossip of the Century: Personal and Traditional Memories (1892)
A retrospective account of Cushman as actress and of her private life: The Memories serve as a good example for how the public image changes after Cushman's death and her success as an actress is being forgotten step by step.Gossip of the Century…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to the Fields Family, [before 1876]
Cushman invites the Fields family to come over for a visit. She describes Mr Tilton as short-tempered.
Credit
Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and Addenda
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to James Fields, Sep 25, [1860]
Cushman thanks James for his efforts with respect to her adopted son Ned Cushman who has found a position in Boston. In Boston, Ned is expected to gain a general knowledge of the business and study bookkeeping and French. Emma Crow and Ned Cushman…
Fan Letter[?] of Schull H. to Charlotte Cushman
Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from Helen Hunt to Charlotte Cushman
Hunt explains to Charlotte Cushman why she has not sent her any verses as of late, and talks about the poem "Boon" that she did send but is unsure whether she has receieved it. There are mentions of a new poem of Hunt called "The Lost Symphony."…
Letter from Helen Hunt to Charlotte Cushman, n. d. [before Jan 1, 1871]
Helen Hunt sends Charlotte Cushman a book of her own verses as an apology but could not find a book with large enough pages. She mentions never doing it before for a woman, and that she is thankful for Cushman's encouraging words. She is saying her…
Sidney Lanier
Charlotte Cushman frequently writes to Lanier before she dies in February 1876. Initially, Emma Stebbins and Lanier work together on a biography about Cushman before they disagree about the publishing process and some miscommunication leads to their…
Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia Lewis is among the many prolific US American women sculptors who chose Italy as their home in the 1850s to 1870s. Yet unlike her contemporaries, Lewis is of Black and Native American (Chippewa) descent – a topic repeatedly addressed by…
Letter from Emma Stebbins to Anne Whitney, March 24, 1874
Emma Stebbins writes to Anne Whitney and addresses Charlotte Cushman's precarious state of health.
Credit
Wellesley College Archives, Papers of Anne Whitney (MSS.4)
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Charlotte Cushman
Charlotte Cushman becomes widely known on both sides of the Atlantic as the first successful US-American actress. Earlier, she was a singer under the tutelage of James G. Maeder, married to actress Clara Fisher, in Boston. Charlotte has been the sole financial support of her mother since her father…