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- Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site boasts an impressive archival collection, comprised of over 750,000 individual items ranging from George Washington letters to pamphlets on Soviet theatre.
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Jun 7, 2024 · The records include wills, deeds, reports, financial accounts, maps, research notes, newspaper clippings, bills, memorandums, and correspondence related to the use and maintenance of the Longfellow House, title examination, garden restoration, transfer processes for the house to NPS and the Henry W. Longfellow manuscripts to Harvard, and the ...
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Mar 21, 2024 · The archives hold the papers and photographs of four families associated with the site - Wadsworth, Longfellow, Appleton, and Dana - as well as photographs, plans, and records relating to the management of the house as a museum since 1913. These are arranged and described in 27 collections.
After sixteen years of painstaking and meticulous work, archivists have fin-ished cataloging the multigenerational col-lection of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his extended family’s papers in the Longfellow House archives.
- Frances Appleton Longfellow Papers
- Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers
- Alice Mary Longfellow Papers
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Family Papers
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers
- Architectural Drawings and Blueprints Collection, 1847-1936
- Longfellow Family Photograph Collection
- Long Building and Grounds Photograph Collection
The papers of Frances Longfellow (1817-1861), second wife of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, show her to be an insightful commentator on 19th century Boston literary culture. Her correspondence, diaries and journals also document her educational philosophy on raising her children, her travels and her interaction with intellectuals of the day. Digitized...
The papers of Charles Longfellow (1844-1893) document the life and travels of the oldest child of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They are comprised primarily of letters and journals created by Charles during his service in the Civil War and subsequent travel throughout the world, as well as collected photographs of India, Meiji-era Japan, Southeast As...
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. Digitized content includes correspondence from students at Tuskegee an...
The Family Papers contain some papers of the poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), and are the main collection of papers of his son Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow (1845-1921), daughters Edith (Longfellow) Dana (1853-1915) and Anne Allegra (Longfellow) Thorp (1855-1934), as well as his sisters Anne (Longfellow) Pierce (1810-1901) and Mary (Long...
The papers of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "Harry" Dana (1881-1950) contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets and booklets, photographs, published and unpublished manuscripts, and various other items produced or collected by Dana. They reflect his personal and research interests in drama, socialism, labor education, and his extensive res...
The collection consists of 52 drawings and plans documenting actual or proposed changes to the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow house and grounds dating from 1847 to 1936. They include floor plans and elevations of the house and stable and garden designs and planting plans. Some of the additions are related to the kitchen, bathrooms, and the plumbing sys...
The Longfellow Family Photograph Collection, 1845-1972, holds photograph albums and loose photographs owned by or associated with members of the Longfellow family including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Sr. and their children. Digitized content includes selected photograph albums. (Finding Aid).
This National Park Service-assembled collection includes photographs depicting interior and exterior views of the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, 1855-1970. The collection is divided into five series: Exteriors of the House, Interiors of the House, the Grounds, the Objects, and Related Photographs. Digitized content includes all items identified ...
Collections. According to the National Park Service, Longfellow House's museum collection and archives include "a rich and varied collection of artifacts and archival materials", including " [f]ine arts, decorative arts, furnishings, books, textiles and clothing, toys, tools, Asian art and artifacts, and more."
Apr 1, 2024 · 1883 Longfellow Park created on family property as a public park and memorial to Henry W. Longfellow. 1913 Longfellow House Trust established by surviving children. House opens to public in the 1920s. 1972 Site included in National Park System; 2011 name changes to include Washington.
Aug 10, 2023 · Research access guide for the Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site. Built in 1759, the Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters served as the military headquarters for General George Washington for the first nine months after he assumed control of the army in July of 1775. Later, it was owned by noted poet and art ...
