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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01586 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| Title | Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mrs. S. C. Hall on conditions in England and the singer Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield |
| Date | 29 December 1855 |
| Author | Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) |
| Recipient | Hall, S. C. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions the suffering of many families in England (likely a reference to the Crimean War) and hopes that it has not affected Mrs. Hall and her family. Stowe writes that she will probably be in England some time in the coming year, as there are many people she wants to visit. Reading over old letters has her reminiscing about a previous trip to England. Discusses a Miss Greenfield, a black singer. Envelope is adhered to first page of the letter. Mrs. S. C. Hall was a popular Irish-born novelist. Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield (ca. 1824-1876), known as "The Black Swan," was a singer noted for her more than three-octave range. Born a slave in Mississippi, Greenfield had been adopted by a Quaker family and given musical training. Stowe was among her patrons, and had helped arrange for additional training in England, where Greenfield gave a commanding performance for the Queen. Stowe refers to her meetings with both Hall and Greenfield in the book "Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands." |
| Subjects | African American History Quaker Military History Travel Women's History Literature and Language Arts Art, Music, Theater, and Film Global History and Civics Woman Author |
| People | Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) |
| Place written | Andover, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; Arts & Literature; African Americans; Religion; Foreign Affairs; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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