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Remember the Alamo
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Amelia Barr Papers
Barr's manuscript of Thyra Varrick, circa 1901, forms the bulk of this collection. Other materials are: two letters from Barr; two photographs, circa 1918 and two postcards depicting Barr's residence, "Cherry Croft" in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York.
Friend Olivia.by
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (March 29, 1831 - March 10, 1919) was a British novelist She was born on March 29, 1831 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England as Amelia Edith Huddleston to Reverend William Huddleston. In 1850 she married William Barr, and four years later they migrated to the United States and settled in Galveston, Texas where her husband and three of their six children died a sad death from yellow fever in 1867. With her three remaining daughters, Mrs. Barr moved to Ridgewood, New Jersey in 1868. She came there to tutor the three sons of a prominent citizen, William Libby, and opened a school in a small house. This structure still stands at the southwest corner of Van Dien and Linwood Avenues. Amelia Barr did not like Ridgewood and did not remain there for very long. She left shortly after selling a story to a magazine. In 1869, she moved to New York City where she began to write for religious periodicals and to publish a series of semi-historical tales and novels
Remember the Alamo. by
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (March 29, 1831 - March 10, 1919) was a British novelist She was born on March 29, 1831 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England as Amelia Edith Huddleston to Reverend William Huddleston. In 1850 she married William Barr, and four years later they migrated to the United States and settled in Galveston, Texas where her husband and three of their six children died a sad death from yellow fever in 1867. With her three remaining daughters, Mrs. Barr moved to Ridgewood, New Jersey in 1868. She came there to tutor the three sons of a prominent citizen, William Libby, and opened a school in a small house. This structure still stands at the southwest corner of Van Dien and Linwood Avenues. Amelia Barr did not like Ridgewood and did not remain there for very long. She left shortly after selling a story to a magazine. In 1869, she moved to New York City where she began to write for religious periodicals and to publish a series of semi-historical tales and novels.
Papers of Amelia Barr
The work of angels [essay] [14 l. holograph signed]--Letters, 1889-1918, chiefly to magazine editors about serialization of her work and changes to be made, especially on her novel Friend Olivia [52 items. holograph signed]--Engraving [n.d.] of Mrs. Barr [1 item. 15.3 x 10.1 cm.]. Correspondents include: Henry Augustin Beers, Richard Watson Gilder, Robert Underwood Johnson, Samuel Sidney McClure, William Henry Rideing, Joseph Marshall Stoddart, and Gilson Willets.
Amelia Barr Letter to Mr. Tillottson
Mrs. Barr writes to Mr. Tillottson, describing at some length her religious situation in response to his earlier letter suggesting changes in a document of hers that might enhance her potential audience. She describes her hardships as a way of suggesting that she would not change the religious connotations of her story because her beliefs were set too deeply. She mentions having finished the tale, The mate of the Easter Bell, published in a collection in 1893.
Jan Vedder's Wife. by
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (March 29, 1831 - March 10, 1919) was a British novelist She was born on March 29, 1831 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England as Amelia Edith Huddleston to Reverend William Huddleston. In 1850 she married William Barr, and four years later they migrated to the United States and settled in Galveston, Texas where her husband and three of their six children died a sad death from yellow fever in 1867. With her three remaining daughters, Mrs. Barr moved to Ridgewood, New Jersey in 1868. She came there to tutor the three sons of a prominent citizen, William Libby, and opened a school in a small house. This structure still stands at the southwest corner of Van Dien and Linwood Avenues. Amelia Barr did not like Ridgewood and did not remain there for very long. She left shortly after selling a story to a magazine. In 1869, she moved to New York City where she began to write for religious periodicals and to publish a series of semi-historical tales and novels.
Amelia E. Barr
Autograph, date and notation at bottom of letter dated November 30, 1915 from Allen H. Wright England/America Amelia Edith Barr (Huddleston) (born March 29, 1831) in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, died March 10, 1919) was a British American novelist. In 1850 she married William Barr, and four years later they immigrated to the United States and settled in Galveston, Texas where her husband and three of their six children died of yellow fever in 1867. With her three remaining daughters, Mrs. Barr moved to Ridgewood,New Jersey in 1868. She came there to tutor the three sons of a prominent citizen, William Libby, and opened a school in a small house. This structure still stands at the southwes...
Friend Olivia. By: Amelia E. Barr
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (March 29, 1831 - March 10, 1919) was a British novelist and teacher. Her career is an illustration of the capacity of woman under stress of sorrow to conquer the world and be successful. Many of the plots of her stories are laid in Scotland and England. The scenes are from her girlhood recollection of surroundings. Her works include, Jan Vedder's Wife, The Border Shepherdess, Feet of Clay, Friend Olivia, The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Remember the Alamo, She Loved a Sailor, A Daughter of Fife, The Squire of Sanddal Side, Paul and Christina, Master of His Fate, The, Household of McNeil, The Last of the Macallisters, Between Two Loves, A Sister to Esau, A Rose of a Hun...
