Isabella L. Bird letters, to various recipients, 1883-1900, manuscript.

Format:

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904, author.

Contributor:

Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Genre:

Manuscripts, English -- 19th century.

Personal correspondence.

Business correspondence.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of Caroline F. Schimmel, 2024.

Physical Description:

3 letters (3 leaves) ; 18 x 12 cm

Production:

United Kingdom, 1883-1900.

Contained In:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Box 27 Folder 22

Place of Publication:

1883-1900,

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Isabella L. Bird was an author, photographer, explorer, and naturalist. She was born in Yorkshire, England. Her father was a botanist. She traveled throughout North America, Asia, and the Pacific Islands, and wrote about her travels. She married Dr. John Bishop, a surgeon, in 1881. He died in 1886. In 1892 she was the first woman to join the Royal Geographical Society. She died in her home in Edinburgh in October 1904 after returning from a trip to Morocco.

Summary:

Three manuscript letters signed by the author to various recipients.

Contents:

Handwritten letter to a Mrs. MacDonald, March 17, 1883, about author's autograph and Japanese nurse's fund

Handwritten letter to a dear Sir on Sep 2, no year, about contributions to the Sunday magazine from Admiral Otters Manor House

Handwritten letter to a Rev'd Dear Sir at The Kurst, Hartford, Huntingdon, Aug 7, 1900, about possible future travel. Signed variously Isabella L. Bird, Isabella L. Bishop, or both.

Cited as:

Isabella L. Bird letters, to various recipients (Misc Mss Box 27 Folder 22). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.