PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::viu02315::A Guide to the Papers of Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie)//EN" "viu02315.xml" A Guide to the Papers of Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie, December 30, 1858 and n.d.Ritchie, Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt, Papers of 8010-f Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library © 2002 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word 2000, created by Alicia Pearia, 4/16/2002 Description is in English Feb 19, 2004 PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::viu02315::A Guide to the Papers of Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie)//EN" "viu02315.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 27, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl A Guide to the Papers of Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie, December 30, 1858 and n.d. A Collection in the Clifton Waller Barrett Library The Special Collections Department 8010-f

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 2002 Special Collections Department Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special Collections, University of Virginia Library Descriptive Summary Special Collections, University of Virginia Library Papers of Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie, December 30, 1858 and n.d. 8010-f This collection consists of 3 items. English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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

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This collection was purchased from the Central Virginia Coin & Antique Exchange on March 23, 1988.

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A letter from Anna Cora (Ogden) Mowatt Ritchie, Richmond, Virgina, to Grace discusses in detail: Grace's desire to be a platform reader; the importance of memorizing poetry to be "read." Dicusses briefly: Grace's illness; Southern prejudice against female platform readers; Anna's niece Eugenia Smyth left in her care two years before when Anna's sister Julia Gabriella Ogden Smyth moved to Paris. Mentions: Literary Association; Washington, D.C.; Edward Everett; Richmond; Grace's family.

Also contains two engravings of Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie.

 Variant Forms of Name Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie Anna Cora Ogden Ritchie Anna Cora Ritchie Anna Ritchie Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Anna Cora Mowatt Anna Mowatt Anna Cora Ogden Anna Ogden Helen Berkeley Helen Berkley Contents List Anna Cora (Ogden) Mowatt Ritchie, Richmond, Virginia, to Grace 1858 Dec 30 ALS, 4 p., w/typed copy

Discusses in detail: Grace's desire to be a platform reader; the importance of memorizing poetry to be "read." Dicusses briefly: Grace's illness; Southern prejudice against female platform readers; Anna's niece Eugenia Smyth left in her care two years before when Anna's sister Julia Gabriella Ogden Smyth moved to Paris. Mentions: Literary Association; Washington, D.C.; Edward Everett; Richmond; Grace's family.

 Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie, head and shoulders, left side, by J.C. Buttre n.d. Engraving signed Anna Cora (Ogden) Mowatt Ritchie by J.C. Buttre n.d. Portrait