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"Products of New England," Lowell Daily Citizen and News, March 30, 1871
Among others, the article celebrates Charlotte Cushman, Harriet Hosmer, and Edmonia Lewis as "educated girls, the truest wives, the noblest mothers, and the most glorious old maids in the world."
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers
"Grace Greenwood's Letter," Emancipator & Republican, Oct 10, 1850
After attending a performance in Boston, Grace Greenwood praises Charlotte Cushman as a gifted actress and "wonderful woman." The original source is the Era.
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Feb 1, 1854
Greenwood explains why she has not replied to Fields' previous letter sooner. She compliments his new edition of poems, calling it "a perfect love of a book as well as a book of loves." She questions, however, why he has not included Moonrise at Sea…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Nov 11, 1848
Greenwood is dissatisfied with Fields' previous hastily written letter as he forgot to refer to her concerns regarding the publishing of her poems. She is still intent on publishing her poems in a separate volume and asks Fields to solely publish her…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Nov 15, [1853]
Greenwood still has not received the proof and Fields also has not answered her question regarding the address on the subscriber list. He should ask Mr. Ticknor if he can acquire some storybooks for her.Greenwood compliments Fields' poem which she…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Apr 13, 1852
Greenwood regrets the lack of correspondence between Fields and her but is overjoyed at the prospect of seeing him again in England. She will leave Rome on the 15th and travel to Naples and Florence with the Hills. Recently she has not been in good…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Jan 10, 1849
Greenwood asks Fields to tell her how Dr. Bolens will react to her notice of him as she hopes it will bring him pleasure. Fields should extend her greeting to Mr. Whipple and Mr. Giles.
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Huntington Library, James Thomas Fields Papers and…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Dec 2, 1848
Greenwood is pained to hear that Fields is "mad with a headache." She muses that the headache should "keep clear of the poets' head and heart" and rather seek out somebody where it will not be disturbed "by the outgoing of the responsive thoughts of…
Letter from Helen L. D. Potter to Charlotte Cushman, October 3, 1871
Potentially a fan letter. A woman named Helen L. D. Potter informs Cushman that she will be at the theater for her next performance and asks to meet the actress. She seems afraid of what Cushman might think of this request, as she clarifies that she…
Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, April 10, 1878
Emma Stebbins informs Lanier that he does not have much time left to contribute to the biography as it will be handed over to the publisher soon. Stebbins needs to publish Cushman's memoir since since there is another one about to be published. She…
Letter from Emma Stebbins to Annie Fields, Feb 8, 1872
Stebbins regrets not having been able to stay longer with Charlotte Cushman who has been making "triumphant" progress and is now resting at St. Louis.Furthermore, Stebbins asks Fields for a favor. She has acquired eight stories translated from French…
Letter from Emma Stilwell to Charlotte Cushman, June 21, 1875
In this partially disjointed letter, Stilwell tells Cushman about her own childhood dreams of becoming an actress, growing up in a Methodist family. Being 31 now, she is teaching in a district school for meager wage and asks Charlotte for advice on…
Wallack's Memories of Fifty Years (1889)
Wallack presents himself grateful to Charlotte Cushman who was supportive of him as an actor.
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Hathi Trust
Waters' Charlotte Cushman (1882)
The biography is part of an American Actor Series. It focuses on Cushman's stage career and includes letters, lists of performances and casts, advertisements of Cushman's performances, as well as articles. The Fields are, for instance, not mentioned.…
Eliza Cook
Charlotte Cushman fosters the business relationship between Sarah Hale and Eliza Cook. Cushman and Cook meet for the first time in May 1845 (London) when Charlotte appears as Bianca in Fazio (Merrill 141).She writes for the New Monthly Magazine, the…
Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury
She writes several novels, among which Half Sisters (1848) is her most famous one. It comments on Victorian society and gender norms. The character Bianca, an actress who is half Italian, is said to be loosely based on Charlotte Cushman with whom…
Frances "Fanny" Seward
Fanny Seward is the daughter of William Seward, Secretary of State (Lincoln). Annie Fields describes Charlotte Cushman as a "Seward-ite" type, speaking about 1863 in her diary of 1871. In the fall of 1863, Seward and Cushman developed a more intimate…
Anonymous Fan Letter
In this anonymous, undated letter, signed "a friend," a fan of Cushman professes her (?) admiration for the actress and then explains how she found solace in her faith. She recommends Cushman does the same.
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Library of Congress, Charlotte…
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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…