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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

May Alcott Nieriker letter to Thomas Niles, approximately 1871

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 41
Identifier: Vault MSS 503 Series 2 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Contains a letter from May Alcott Nieriker to a Mr. Niles. She sends a note to accept an invitation for the next afternoon. Describes her painting; an excursion to the Royal Academy (London); and the transfer of her "dear Russian's" affections to Miss Lily V. Mentions that Lu has taken her copy of Little Men before she had finished reading it. Dated simply "Friday night," approximately 1871.

Dates: approximately 1871
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 503, Collection on Louisa May Alcott and family / Alcott family papers

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