Elijah Parish Lovejoy Collection Finding Aid Finding Aid Completed by Alexis Frobin, November 2002 I. Contemporary Correspondence with/concerning EPL A. Series- Letters from EPL 1. Letter to Daniel Lovejoy dated September 20, 1825 (photocopy) 2. Letter to parents dated February 22, 1832 (original and transcription) 3. 2 letters; letter to mother dated October 21, 1833 (photocopy) and letter to mother, brothers, and sisters dated November 18, 1833 (photocopy) 4. 2 letters; letter to Owen Lovejoy dated January 4, 1836 (photocopy) and letter to Elizabeth Lovejoy dated 1836 (photocopy) 5. Letter to G.C. Sibley dated April 27, 1837 (original and transcription) 6. Scrapbook- Crosby, Charles E. Elijah Parish Lovejoy: Letters as Printed in the Waterville Sentinel, March to December 1942. (original newspaper clippings) B. Series- Letter from Viator 1. Letter to Rev. Mr. Cook dated June 4, 1827 (original and transcription) C. Series- Letters from Mother to EPL 1. Letter from mother dated June 27, 1828 (original and transcription) D. Series- Various Correspondence with EPL 1. Note dated February 1 from Mr. and Mrs. Abbot (original) 2. Letter from Arthur Tompson dated June 28, 1828 (original and transcription) 3. Letter from William P. Cochran dated August 14, 1928 (original and transcription) 4. Letter from Mary and Clarissa Read dated February 18, 1829 (original and transcription) 5. Letter from Sp. Pettis. dated May 27, 1831 (original and transcription) 6. Letter from A. Barnes dated June 21, 1933 (original and transcription) 7. Letter from Cyrus L. Watson dated April 2, 1835 (original and transcription) 8. Letter from H. Clay dated February 11, 1836 (original and transcription) 9. Letter from Abraham Byrd dated January 26, 1937 (original and transcription) 10. Letter from I.J. Roberts dated February 17, 1837 (original and transcription) 11. Letter from I. Russell dated April 29, 1837 (original and transcription) 12. Letter from I. Russell dated June 24, 1837 (original and transcription) 13. Letter from W.S. Gilman dated September 8, 1837 (original and transcription) 14. Letter from Charles McDonald dated October 17, 1837 (original and 1 transcription) 15, Letter from Charles McDonald dated October 24, 1837 (original and transcription) 16. Letter from M.W. Allen dated October 30, 1937 (original and transcription) 17. Letter from Charles McDonald dated October 30, 1837 (original and transcription) E. Series- Daniel Lovejoy, Jr. to EPL 1. Letter dated January 15, 1828 (original, transcription, and a short summary printed on a note-card dated January 23, 1957)) F. Series- Owen Lovejoy to EPL 1. Letter to EPL and Sarah dated August 20, 1830 (original and transcription) G. Series- Joseph Lovejoy to EPL 1. Letter dated January 24, 1834 (original and transcription) H. Series- G. E. Moore 1. Letter to Mr. Gilman dated October 3, 1837 (original and transcription) II. Correspondence post-1837/death A. Series- Letters concerning EPL‟s death 1. Letter from W.S. Gilman to unnamed recipient dated November 9, 1837 (original, transcription, photocopy of transcription, and note by Miss Enid Burns) 2. Letter from Lewis Tappan to W.S. Gilman dated November 23, 1837 (original and transcription) 3. Letter from the Anti-Slavery Office in New York to Celia Lovejoy dated November 27, 1837 (original and transcription) 4. Letter from Jas. C. Fuller to Joseph C. and Owen Lovejoy dated January 27, 1838 (original and transcription) 5. Letter from John Hannen to Celia Lovejoy dated April 5, 1838 (original) 6. Letter from Copp, Jr. to I.S. Clarke dated May 18, 1838 (original and transcription) B. Series-Letters from John Lovejoy 1. Letter to Joseph Lovejoy dated February 18, 1838 (original and transcription) C. Series-Letters from Joseph Lovejoy 2 1. Letter, with postscript from Sarah Lovejoy, to Owen Lovejoy dated November 25, 1837 (original and transcription) 2. Letter to Gerrit Smith, Esq. dated November 29, 1837 (original and transcription) 3. Letter to Owen Lovejoy dated March 16, 1859 (printed newspaper version) D. Series- Letters to Joseph Lovejoy 1. Letter from Thomas J. Stone dated February 23, 1838 (original and transcription) 2. Letter from Sarah Moody Lovejoy (wife) dated February 24, 1838 (original and transcription). Includes envelope with notes by a Dr. Gill. 3. Letter from Sarah dated March 1, 1838 (original and transcription) E. Series-Letters from Owen Lovejoy 1. Letter to the editor of The Emancipator dated December 14, 1837 (original and transcription) 2. Letter to unnamed recipient dated April 6, 1860 (transcription) 3. Letter, including envelope, to W.A. Lovejoy, Esq. dated May 28, 1860 (original) 4. Letter, including envelope, to W.A. Lovejoy, Esq. dated June 10, 1860 (original) F. Series-Letters from Edward Lovejoy 1. Letter to Reverend H.L. Hammond dated March 4, 1890. G. Series- Norman Bassett 1. Letter to Elijah Parish Lovejoy [descendant of EPL] dated June 9, 1921 (original) 2. Letter from Elijah Parish Lovejoy to Norman Bassett dated July 12, 1921 (original) H. Series- Correspondence between Colby College and Clarence E. Lovejoy and Frank W. Lovejoy. Folder labeled as „Presidents File.‟ 1. Clarence E. Lovejoy i. Letter from Franklin W. Johnson dated January 2, 1936 (copy) ii. Letter to Franklin W. Johnson dated January 4, 1936 (original) iii. Letter to Johnson dated March 3, 1936 (original) iv. Letter to Johnson dated May 8, 1937 (original) v. Letter to Johnson dated May 13, 1937 (original) vi. Letter from Johnson dated May 18, 1937 (copy) 3 vii. Letter to Johnson dated July 2, 1937 (copy) viii. Letter to Johnson dated October 12, 1937 (copy) ix. Letter from Johnson dated October 15, 1937 (copy) x. Letter to Johnson dated October 16, 1937 (original and copy) xi. Letter from E.A. Lightner dated October 18, 1937 (copy) xii. Letter from E.A. Lightner dated October 19, 1937 (copy) xiii. Letter to Lightner dated October 21, 1937, including „Suggested Method to Attract The Elijah Parish Lovejoy Memorial Endowment for Colby College, (copy) xiv. Letter to Lightner dated October 26, 1937 (original) xv. Telegraph to Lightner dated October 26, 1937 (original) xvi. Letter from Lightner dated October 29, 1937 (copy) xvii. Letter from Lightner dated November 1, 1937 (copy) xviii. Letter from Lightner dated November 4, 1937 (copy) xix. Letter to Lightner dated November 4, 1937 (original) xx. Telegraph to Lightner dated November 5, 1937 (original) xxi. Letter from Lighter dated November 6, 1937 (copy) xxii. Letter to Johnson dated November 12, 1937 (original) xxiii. Letter from Johnson dated November 16, 1937 (copy) xxiv. Letter from Lightner dated November 29, 1937 (copy) xxv. Letter to Lightner dated December 7, 1937 (original) xxvi. Letter from Lightner dated December 20, 1937 (copy) xxvii. Letter from Lightner dated December 20, 1937 (original) xxviii. Letter from Lightner dated December 21, 1937 (copy) xxix. Letter to Lightner dated December 24, 1937 (original) xxx. Letter from Lightner dated December 28, 1937 (copy) 2. Frank W. Lovejoy i. Letter to George Otis Smith dated January 20, 1941 (original) ii. Letter from Lightner dated May 31, 1941 (copy) iii. Letter to Lightner dated June 17, 1941 (original) iv. Letter from Lightner dated July 23, 1941 (copy) I. Various Correspondence regarding EPL 1. Letter from Thomas Dimmock to Isaac H. Kelly dated August 27, 1885 (photocopy of transcription) 2. Letter from Librarian of Congress to Melvin Jameson dated January 14, 1911 (original) 3. Letter from J.H. Brown to M. Jameson dated January 24, 1911 (original) 4. Letter from University of Rochester President to M. Jameson dated June 4, 1920 (original) 5. Card from Franklin W. Johnson to „the many friends of Colby College‟ dated 1937. 6. Letter from Edward Magdol to Colby Historian dated April 17, 1940 (original) 4 7. Letter from Joseph Coburn Smith (historian) to Edward Magdol dated April 26, 1940 (copy) 8. Letter from Walter G. Heren to E.A. Lightner dated November 9. 1949 (original) 9. Letter from Joseph Smith to Lighter dated December 10, 1951 (original) 10. Letter from Library of Congress to Lighter dated December 13, 1951 (original) 11. Letter from Lightner to Joseph Smith dated December 21, 1951 (copy) 12. Letter from H. Warren Foss to Richard Nye Dyer dated October 26, 1953 (original) 13. Letter from Mrs. Bryant to J.S. Bixler dated March 29, 1955 (original), and an undated newspaper clipping 14. Note from (Dick) Dyer to Miss Libbey dated August 19, 1955 (original?) 15. Note from Miss Libbey to Richard Dyer dated December 19, 1955 (original) 16. Note from Dick Dyer to Mr. Humphrey dated January 18, 1956 (original), including small note-cards 17. Note from Dyer to Mrs. Noyes (Colbiana Librarian) dated December 7, 1973 (original), along with a clipping from a letter dated November 10, 1973 (photocopy) III. Personal Effects A. Series- Elijah Parish Lovejoy 1. Waterville College class of 1826 Commencement Program (original) 2. Copy of Lovejoy‟s address as Valedictorian, 1826 (printed copy) 3. Lovejoy Diary dated 1827 (original and transcription) 4. Lovejoy Expense Account Book dated 1836 (original and photostat) 5. Copy of Lovejoy‟s last speech, November 7, 1837 (photocopy of a reprint) 6. Lovejoy Bank Note dated „15/18 December‟ (original) B. Series- Daniel Lovejoy 1. Daniel Lovejoy‟s Prayer Book (original, undated) C. Series- Owen Lovejoy 1. Owen Lovejoy‟s Account Book (undated) 2. Portrait and autograph of Owen Lovejoy. (original, undated) Also includes Newspaper clipping dated 1954 (original) and newspaper clipped dated 1972. (photocopy) D. Series- Putin Lovejoy 1. Scrapbook 5 i. Newspaper Clippings (some from unknown newspapers, some undated). Listed in order as they are pasted in scrapbook. a. „Patriot, Philanthropist, Martyr. To the Memory of EPL, Class of „26‟, Waterville College, who was Killed by a mob in Alton, Illinois, November 7th, 1837, A Martyr to the Cause of Freedom of the Press.‟ – A Tribute of the Class of 1899.