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  1. Alice Mary Longfellow (September 22, 1850 – December 7, 1928) was a philanthropist, preservationist, and the eldest surviving daughter of the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. She is best known as "grave Alice" from her father's poem "The Children's Hour".

  2. Alice Mary Longfellow was born 22 September 1850, the fourth child and eldest surviving daughter of Henry Wadsworth and Frances Appleton Longfellow. Immortalized as "Grave Alice" in her father's poem "The Children's Hour," she led a life characterized by a love of travel and a strong interest in education and American history. As a child, Alice ...

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  4. In 1879 (at the age of 29), Alice Mary Longfellow was elected the second Vice Regent for Massachusetts of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. The position had been vacant since the resignation of Mrs. Horatio Greenough in 1865, and Alice immediately went to work on behalf of her state.

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  5. Feb 29, 2024 · Alice Mary Longfellow (1850-1928) Papers, 1855-1965 (bulk dates: 1873-1928) 20 linear feet. The eldest daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Alice’s papers reveal her interest in preservation and education.

  6. On December 21, 1887, the clerk of the City of Cambridge certified Alice Longfellow's election to the Cambridge School Committee. Alice Mary Longfellow Papers, Personal Materials. Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters NHS. Women’s election to the school board did not go unnoticed by suffragists and the general public alike.

  7. Alice Mary Longfellow Papers. Born in Nash County, North Carolina, Arrington described her family home as "a two story log house with four rooms, not including the kitchen," on a "three horse farm."

  8. Alice Mary Longfellow Papers (1007) The papers of Alice Longfellow (1850-1928), the daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, reveal her interest in and support of historic preservation and education, including work with Radcliffe College, the Tuskegee and Hampton Institutes, and the Mount Vernon Ladies Association.

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