Susan B. Anthony Collection

Box 1 contains a group of letters written by Susan B. Anthony (1876-1905). During this time, Miss Anthony served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) (1892-1900), as well as assisting Ida Husted Harper in the preparation of the two-volume work, The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (1898). Some of the letters in this collection are concerned with her career; these include an endorsement of Carrie Chapman Catt as her successor as president of the NASA, and many letters to Lydia Avery Coonley Ward, who provided much financial backing. Other letters are concerned with the work of the Harper biography. The vast majority, however, are of a personal nature, and focus on family affairs, instruction to her housekeeper, etc. Correspondents include Mary S. Anthony, Annie Osbourne Anthony, Hannah Dickinson Boyles, George W. Aldridge, Fannie Rosenberg Bigelow, Anna E. Dann, Evangeline O’Connor, Lydia Coonley Ward, and May Wright Sewall.

Also in Box 1 is a collection of letters written by others (1838-1945). Included are letters from Carrie Chapman Catt, Miss Anthony’s father, her sisters, and fellow activists Lucy Stone and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Box 2 contains transcripts of selected letters (1830-1904) as well as miscellaneous photostats and photocopies (1830-1906). Also included are publications (1859-1948) related to women’s suffrage, including reports of various women’s suffrage conventions and meetings; the 1874 petition of Miss Anthony to the Senate for the remission of the fine imposed on her for illegal voting; and the 1900 hearing before the Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage.

Boxes 3 and 4 contain miscellaneous memorabilia, ephemera, photographs, and autographs relating either to Miss Anthony or to the suffrage movement. Of special note is Miss Anthony’s press ticket for the 1876 United State International Exhibition, and her admission pass to the World’s Columbian Exposition held in 1893.

In addition, two oversize folders contain Miss Anthony’s certifications as manager of the State Industrial School (1892), and a 1906 Rochester Post-Express newspaper article published on the date of her death.