Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson papers

Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson (1737-1801), considered to be the outstanding female poet of her place and time, was a leader in the literary world of colonial Pennsylvania and an avid writer, who composed poems, songs, travel accounts and other writings, referencing literature, natural history, religion...

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Main Author: Fergusson, Elizabeth Graeme 1737-1801 (Creator)
Collection:Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson Papers
Collection Number:LCP.in.HSP251
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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100 1 |a Fergusson, Elizabeth Graeme  |d 1737-1801  |e creator 
245 1 |a Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson papers  |f 1752-1795 
300 |a 1.33 Linear feet  |f ; 6 volumes 
520 |a Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson (1737-1801), considered to be the outstanding female poet of her place and time, was a leader in the literary world of colonial Pennsylvania and an avid writer, who composed poems, songs, travel accounts and other writings, referencing literature, natural history, religion, politics and current events. This collection consists of six volumes of writings which probably represent all of her work, most of which is unpublished. Researchers interested in Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson, women authors in colonial America and the early United States, or a female commentary on contemporary events will find this collection to be extremely valuable.  
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
600 1 7 |a Franklin, William  |d 1731-1813.  |2 NACO Authority File 
600 1 7 |a Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-  |d 1651-1715.  |2 NACO Authority File 
600 1 7 |a Peters, Richard  |d 1704-1776.  |2 NACO Authority File 
630 0 |a Bible. O.T. Psalms 
650 0 |a Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 
650 7 |a Poetry--Translations  |2 Local sources 
650 0 |a Telemachus (Greek mythology). 
650 0 |a United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 
650 0 |a United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. 
650 0 |a Women authors, American. 
650 0 |a Women poets, American. 
651 0 |a Philadelphia (Pa.) 
655 7 |a Correspondence  |2 Art & Architecture Thesaurus 
655 0 |a Poems. 
656 0 |a Poets, American. 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson Papers  |c LCP.in.HSP251 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/pacscl/LCP_LCPFergusson