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Transcript of Letter from Charlotte Cushman to [Sidney Lanier], Aug 3, 1875
Charlotte Cushman writes to Sidney Lanier about a Mr. Calvert who admires his poems. She has been cut of all her “English associations for so long—& they were never of the Press, that it is not clear to me at once.” Charlotte is suffering from…
Transcript of Letter from Charlotte Cushman to [Sidney Lanier], June 23, 1875
Charlotte Cushman wants to meet Lanier. Her illness is always present. She asked for another operation to improve her help but her doctor from Boston informed her that it was too late for such a treatment. Cushman reads the press reports about…
Transcript of Letter from Charlotte Cushman to [Sidney Lanier], Jan 3, 1875
Charlotte Cushman is thankful for Lanier's affection. Death is hovering above her. Stebbins is devastated due to Cushman's state of health but Dr. Thornton is increasingly optimistic about Cushman's condition.Charlotte mentions press reports about…
Two Partial Transcripts of Letters from Charlotte Cushman to Sidney Lanier, Jan 11 & Feb 6 1876
Charlotte Cushman writes these letters shortly before she dies. She is very ill and the doctors say that treatment has culminated. Under the impression of constant pain, her lines indicate that she has come to terms with death that is about to…
Copied Correspondence by Harold Moulton sent to Jennie Lorenz, Sept 25, 1950
Harold Moulton sends photostatic copies of two autographed letters to Lorenz. Lorenz requested material relating to Charlotte Cushman.The first letter is from Charlotte Cushman to Mrs Sarah J. Hale, Editor of “Lady’s Book” (Philadelphia). Cushman…
Jennie Lorenz about Stebbins's Biography
Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from Wayman Crow to Cornelia, May 10, 1871
There is no mentionof Charlotte Cushman. Social gatherings mentioned.Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from Wayman Crow to Charlotte Cushman, Oct 10, 1874 + Letter from Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Oct 13, 1874
This letter informs Cushman about the opportunity to "dispose of Villa Cushman" which is also referred to as her "cottage." Attached to it, there is the legal letter correspondence. Crow is Cushman's attorney.Cushman uses the same sheets of paper to…
Letter from Wayman Crow to Emma Crow Cushman, May 27, 1871
No news from Ned yet, he is not with Emma; Cornelia is suffering from health issues. No mention of Charlotte Cushman.Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from Wayman Crow to Cornelia Crow Carr, June 5, 1871
Cornelia is traveling.Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from Wayman Crow to Emma Crow Cushman, May 29, 1871
There is no mention of Charlotte Cushman in this letter. Emma's father is worried about her sister.
Credit
Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow, May 11, 1858
Charlotte Cushman reassures Emma Crow of her love. Cushman calls Emma her "little love" and "bird." Charlotte asks for Emma's permission to keep her letters, which Charlotte calls "heart records," but she would also destroy them if Emma wants her…
Strang's Players and Plays of the Last Quarter Century (1902)
Strang deems Stebbins's biography of Charlotte Cushman to be untrue in parts. Strang gives a detailed account of Cushman's performances and describes Macready as a decisive factor in Cushman's career, the major career boost.
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Hathi Trust
Poem "Miss Charlotte Cushman," Daily Boston Advertiser, December 9, 1871
written by I.H.S.
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Hathi Trust
Excerpts from Brander Matthews's Edwin Booth and His Contemporaries (1900)
Biographical sketch by Clara Erskine Clement with excerpts from articles and biographiesCredit
Hathi Trust
Cushman's "Lines" about Shakers (1853)
Charlotte Cushman's lines introduce the book about Shakers which is supposed to reveal the truth about them in contrast to all the rumors that have been spread.
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Hathi Trust
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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…