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Zangwill, Israel, 1864-1926

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1864-01-21 - 1926-08-01

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mary Antin Correspondence to Alfred Seelye Roe

 Collection
Identifier: JHCP-012
Abstract This collection contains 19 letters written from 1898-1900 and 1912-1913 by author and immigration rights activist Mary Antin to educator and politician Alfred Seelye Roe. The letters begin soon after their meeting at a lecture Roe gave at the Park Street Church in 1898, and continued until 1900, after which their correspondence resumed after a 12-year hiatus. In the early letters, Antin writes about her life as a student and writer, her experiences as an immigrant to America, and the...
Dates: 1898-1900, 1912-1913