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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cushmania
Subject
The topic of the resource
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876
Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882
Gossip--Published
Gossip--Private
Relationships--Networks
Italy--Rome
Description
An account of the resource
<p>A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/">list</a>) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century.</p>
<p>We invite you to either look for specific items via the tag cloud at the bottom of the page or the search function at the top, <a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/browse?collection=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">browse all items</a> in this collection, or explore thematic compilations of selected items in our "<a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/exhibits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Exhibits</a>."</p>
<h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="237.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: location of items in collection, size nodes)</h6>
<h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="324.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: letter correspondence for items<br />that have values defined for "location sender" AND "location recipient," size nodes)</h6>
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Source
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Library of Congress
New York Public Library
Philadelphia Historical Society
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1816-00-00/1920-00
Person
An individual.
Birth Date
1769
Death Date
1841
Occupation
businessman
Secondary Texts: Comments
Secondary sources that have explicitly commented on the respective item or raised important concerns/questions that are of interest
"Owing to the treachery of supercargoes, however, his firm collapsed, and when his health failed as well, his wife was forced to support the family by running a boardinghouse. Charlotte's schooling ended at the age of thirteen, when she took employment as a domestic." (Kleinfield 422)
Sex
Male
Dublin Core
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Title
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Elkanah Cushman
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Reference
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
0038
Description
An account of the resource
Cushman is a merchant of the West Indies trade. Elkanah Cushman is <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/1" title="Charlotte Cushman">Charlotte Cushman</a>'s father and married to <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/39" title="Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Babbit Cushman">Mary Elizabeth Babbitt</a>.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876