Elizabeth Buffum Chace and family papers, circa 1801-1900

This collection includes correspondence, Elizabeth Buffum Chace’s commonplace book and diary, family albums, scrapbooks, photographs, an album of familial hair locks, needlework (cross stitch samplers), newspaper clippings, and other material relating to the Buffums, the Chaces, the Cheneys, and the Tolmans. The papers also contain letters in response to Chace’s book "Anti-Slavery Reminiscences." Elizabeth Buffum Chace was an activist for prison reform, the rights of orphans, peace, and temperance.

Format(s): Manuscripts, Museum Objects, Graphics, Letters, Scrapbooks
Library: John Hay

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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
General description of the collection available on BruKnow
Elizabeth Buffum Chace and family papers

Other Online Access:
RIAMCO: Guide to the Elizabeth Buffum Chace and family papers, circa 1801-1900 (Ms.89.12)

Related Collections:
Farnham Archive