Papers of Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie, 1842-1860

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Papers of Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie, Accession #8010-a , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Papers of Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie, Accession #8010-a , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains two manuscripts: "To Harry Munroe," and an untitled essay on Greek and Italian brigandage.

Letters discuss her health, the weather, her writing including "Fairy Fingers" and "Mimic Life," Elizabeth H. Appleton, Thomas Crawford, Catherine Hayes, Mary Morris Hamilton Schuyler and the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Ion Perdicaris, William Foushee Ritchie, Randolph Rogers, Frank Slayton, Julia G. O. Smyth, and Henry Alexander Wise.

Acquisition information:
This collection was given to the Library on September 10, 1966.
Physical description:
This collection consists of 8 items.