Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Kimball, Harriet McEwen, 1834-1917 |
Born |
Nov. 2, 1834 |
Birthplace |
Portsmouth, NH |
Deceased |
Sept. 3, 1917 |
Deceased where |
Portsmouth, NH |
Places of residence |
4 Austin Street, Portsmouth, N.H. |
Occupation |
Poet Hymnist Helped start Portsmouth Hospital. |
Father |
David Kimball, 1799-1885 |
Mother |
Caroline Rebecca Swett |
Spouse |
unm. |
Children |
none. |
Notes |
Kimball was the chief founder of the Cottage Hospital in Portsmouth. A Roman Catholic, she wrote both sacred and secular verse. Her works include: "Hymns" (Boston, 1867) "Swallow Flights of Song" (New York, 1874) "Blessed Company of all Faithful People" (New York, 1879) |
Relationships |
Spouses: unm. |
Related Records
-
-
-
Literary Lions: Celebrating 250 Years of Print in the Seacoast: A Who's Who of Seacoast Literary Leaders 1756-2006. - F44 .P8 L57 2006
Robinson, J. Dennis, editor.
Record Type: Library
-
Literary Lions: Celebrating 250 Years of Print in the Seacoast: A Who's Who of Seacoast Literary Leaders 1756-2006. - Rare Book 45082
Robinson, J. Dennis, editor.
Record Type: Library
-
Literary Lions: Celebrating 250 Years of Print in the Seacoast: A Who's Who of Seacoast Literary Leaders 1756-2006. - Rare Book 49681
Robinson, J. Dennis, editor.
Record Type: Library
-
Literary Lions: Celebrating 250 Years of Print in the Seacoast: A Who's Who of Seacoast Literary Leaders 1756-2006. - REF F44 .P8 L57 2006
Robinson, J. Dennis, editor.
Record Type: Library
-
MS078 - Harris family papers, 1860-c1940
Scope and Content The main portion of the Harris Family Papers came to the Portsmouth Athenaeum in 2003 as a gift from Nancy Beck. A portion of the papers also came as a gift from Margaret Morrissey in 2004. These items are noted in the finding aid with an "[MM]." The Morrissey and Beck collections of Harris materials both came from the same original source, an antique dealer on Marcy Street, and were therefore incorporated into one collection...
Record Type: Archive
-
MS121 - Gerrish Kimball papers, 1751-1903
The collection primarily contains letters from George Gerrish to Caroline Parker Kimball Gerrish during George Gerrish's service in the Civil War. The letters provide an interesting look into the life of a Civil War officer. The first number of letters written while Gerrish was stationed at training camps are typically positive and mention taking naps and swimming at the beach. During the second half of 1862, the letters describe dead and injured...
Record Type: Archive
-
MS121.1 - Gerrish Kimball papers, 1706-1884
This collection includes additions to items given by the same donor in MS121. Items are related to the same individuals represented in the original collection, members of the Kimball and Gerrish families. The first part of the collection includes items that appear to have been collected by either Harriet McEwen Kimball or Arthur S. Gerrish. The first folder contains some handwritten sheet music with a note by Harriet McEwen Kimball. The next fold...
Record Type: Archive
-
On Church Hill : a layman's history of St. John's Parish, Portsmouth, N.H. - F44 .P8 M5 1982
McLaughlin, Robert E.
Record Type: Library
-
On Church Hill: A Layman's History of St. John's Parish, Portsmouth, N.H. - REF F44 .P8 M5 1982
McLaughlin, Robert E.
Record Type: Library
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
S0521 - John Greenleaf Whittier letters, 1860-1879
Letters from John Greenleaf Whittier to Harriet McEwen Kimball, a poet, of Portsmouth, N.H., about her poetry. The letters were bound into a printed volume entitled Poems by Kimball, next to the poems to which they refer. Subjects concern mutual friends, Whittier's visits to Portsmouth, Whittier's friendship with Kimball's parents, and comments on some of her poems.
Record Type: Archive
