Papers, 1837-1893 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:This collection is a microfilm copy of the Abigail Kelley Foster Papers, 1837-1887, owned by the Worcester Historical Museum. There is also later correspondence of her daughter, Paulina ("Alla") Wright Foster (1847-1925), 1887-1893, to family members following her mother's death, and Abigail Kelley Foster's personal accounts as well as accounts kept by her for the American Anti-Slavery Society. The principle correspondents include: Stephen Symonds Foster, Paulina Wright Foster, Wendell Phillips (1811-1884), William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), Sallie Holley (1818-1893), Maria Weston Chapman (1806-1885), and Edmund Quincy (1808-1877). The letters illuminate her role in the Anti-Slavery Society, her lecture tours, the women's rights movement, and her relationship with her husband and daughter. There is a circular containing testimonials to Garrison's Liberator, details of Abigail Kelley Foster's role in the New England Non-Resistance Society, a lengthy reminiscence written for her daughter, c. 1883, her marriage certificate, address book, and the deed to the Fosters' farm in Worcester, 1847