Octavia Walton Le Vert letter and clipping
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2758
Scope and Contents
Contains one letter written by this Mobile, Alabama, socialite to Mr. Meek in response to his letter regarding her book, Souvenirs of Travel. The recipient is most likely Benjamin Meek, a professor at The University of Alabama. Also includes a clipping from the Tuscaloosa News about Le Vert
Dates
- probably 1858 October 20
Biographical / Historical
Octavia Walton Le Vert, 1810-1877, was born in Georgia and as a child moved to Pensacola, Florida, and later to Mobile, Alabama. She married a physician, Henry Le Vert, in Mobile. Both before and after her marriage she travelled extensively in the U.S. and in Europe and was acquainted with with writers and political leaders, including Washington Irving, Edgar Allen Poe, and Queen Victoria. In 1857 she wrote Souvenirs of Travel, which described her trip to Europe.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Contains one letter written by this Mobile, Alabama, socialite to Mr. Meek in response to his letter regarding her book, Souvenirs of Travel. The recipient is most likely Benjamin Meek, a professor at The University of Alabama. Also includes a clipping from the Tuscaloosa News about Le Vert
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found in Souvenirs of Travel, from Professor B. Fidler
Processing Information
Processed by Donnelly Lancaster Walton, August 2010
- Title
- Octavia Walton Le Vert letter
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- August 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository