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Jessie Anderson Chase Papers, 1927-1936

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Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Collection Overview

Creator: Chase, Jessie Anderson, 1865-
Title:Jessie Anderson Chase Papers
Dates:1927-1936
Abstract: Author and teacher. Papers include photographs, writings, and clippings.
Extent: 1 box(.5 linear ft.)
Language: English
Identification: MS 32

Biographical Note

The "hall" of Jessie Chase's home in West Newbury, Mass., setting of her story "Seventy Plus", undated

Born 1865; married Robert Savage and had two daughters, Elizabeth and Josephine, and a son, Charles. Chase published stories in St. Nicholas, Life, and American Magazine; and several books including Three Freshmen, May Ken, A Study of English Words, and A Day of the Revolution (under the names Jessie Anderson Chase and Jessie Macmillan Anderson). She was also a member of the Women's Club of Newburyport, Massachusetts. She died in 1949.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

Papers include photographs, writings, clippings, and typescripts of "The Speaking Eye" and "Seventy Plus."

NOTE: There is no container list for this collection. Contact the Sophia Smith Collection for more information.

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