Barbara Sapinsley Papers, 1954 - 1994

Summary

Creator:
Sapinsley, Barbara
Abstract:
This collection contains Barbara Sapinsley papers for her book on Elizabeth Ware Packard published in 1991, The Private War of Mrs. Packard: The Dramatic Story of a Nineteenth-Century Feminist. The collection has 3 series: Research Files, Book Manuscript and Publication, and Correspondence.
Extent:
5 boxes 2.09 linear feet
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains Barbara Sapinsley papers for her book on Elizabeth Ware Packard published in 1991, The Private War of Mrs. Packard: The Dramatic Story of a Nineteenth-Century Feminist. There are three series in this collection.

Research Files: this series contains records on Elizabeth Ware Packard collected over many decades that were used to write the book, including transcriptions and photocopies of original materials.

Book Manuscript and Publication: book drafts and documents on the publication of the book can be found in this series.

Correspondence: this has letters relating to the book, including fan mail and the book’s repeated rejection for publication.

Biographical / historical:

Barbara Sapinsley’s book The Private War of Mrs. Packard: The Dramatic Story of a Nineteenth-Century Feminist was published in 1991 by Paragon House. It includes a foreword by Dr. Eric T. Carlson, the former director of the DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry. The subject of the book is Elizabeth Ware Packard, and the cover of the book describes it as “the dramatic story of the 19th century feminist who lobbied for laws to protect wives from husbands who could commit them to mental institutions without legitimate cause.”

Acquisition information:
Gift of Barbara Sapinsley, 1991.
Arrangement:

The materials have been kept in the original order and provided with labels by the creator.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from the Oskar Diethelm Library and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Location of this collection:
DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy and the Arts
Weill Cornell Medical College
525 East 68th Street, Box 140
New York, NY 10065, United States
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Contact:
212-746-3728