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Eliza Allen Starr Papers

 Fonds
Identifier: STA

Scope and Content

Correspondence, including letters sent to Edward Sorin, CSC, John A. Zahm, CSC, James Edwards, Maurice Francis Egan, and Frank Earle Hering, and letters received from Francis Patrick Kenrick, Archbishop of Baltimore; manuscript of Starr's book Isabella of Castile, 1492-1892; and clippings pertaining to Starr.

Incorrectly listed in the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (MS 67-936) as dealing chiefly with correspondence of Archbishop Martin John Spalding. Extensive additional correspondence of Eliza Allen Starr with Daniel Hudson, CSC, may be found among the Hudson Papers in the University of Notre Dame Archives.

Dates

  • Creation: 1854-1900

Language of Materials

English.

Background

Poet and art critic. In 1885 she was awarded the Laetare Medal by the University of Notre Dame, the first woman so honored.

Extent

2 linear inches.

Title
Eliza Allen Starr Papers
Subtitle
Guide
Author
University of Notre Dame Archives
Date
2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository

Contact:
607 Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame Indiana 46556 United States
(574) 631-6448