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Mary Day Lanier letter to Mary Dorothy Lyndon
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Mary Day Lanier letter to Mary Dorothy Lyndon | |
| Creator: Lanier, Mary Day | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1899 January 6 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 folder(s) | |
| Collection Number: ms3159 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Mary Day Lanier (d. 1931) was a poet and the wife of poet Sidney Lanier (1841-1881). They were both born in Macon, Georgia and married in 1867.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of one letter dated January 6, 1899, addressed to Mary Dorothy Lyndon in Athens, Georgia, from Mary Day Lanier in Greenwich, Connecticut. Lanier wrote that she received many requests for writings, photographs or autographs of her husband (Sidney Lanier), and had gotten behind in her correspondence because of illness. Lanier also mentions Mary's mother, Aunt Fanny and Cosby.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Mary Day Lanier letter to Mary Dorothy Lyndon, ms3159, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2015.