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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Louisa May Alcott letter to Jannette E. Sweet, 1885 September 11

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: Vault MSS 503 Series 1 Sub-Series 1 Item 21
Scope and Contents

Contains a letter from Louisa to a Mrs. Sweet. Alcott outlines her ideas for a children's story to be written by Mrs. Sweet, and offers to write the introduction when it is finished and send it to a publisher. Typescript and envelope, addressed to Mrs. J. E. Sweet, Lewis & Clarke Co., Marysville, Montana, are included. Envelope postmarked September 11, 1885.

Dates: 1885 September 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 503, Collection on Louisa May Alcott and family / Louisa May Alcott papers / Louisa May Alcott letters

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