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Lucy Hooper poetry manuscript

Call Number

1973.281

Dates

1839-1841, 1914, inclusive
; 1839-1841, bulk

Creator

Hooper, Joseph (Role: Donor)
Hooper, Lucy

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet
in one folder

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

Contains original drafts of poems written in the last two years of Lucy Hooper's life. Includes a typewritten introduction with a biographical sketch by her nephew, the Reverend Joseph Hooper of Connecticut.

Biographical note

Lucy Hooper (1816-1841) was born in Massachusetts. Her family moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1831. During the ten years she lived in Brooklyn, her poetry was well-known. She was involved in the Abolitionist movement in Brooklyn in the 1830s. She died in 1841, at 24 years old.

Source: Weld, Ralph Foster. "Brooklyn's Yankees Mixed Enterprise with Conscience." Brooklyn Eagle 25 January 1948: 21. Print.

Scope and Contents

This collection is made up of a single manuscript containing original drafts of poems composed by Lucy Hooper in the last few years of her life. Many of the original drafts in this volume were published a year after her death in 1841 in a work entitled "Poetical Remains" by her nephew, Reverend Joseph Hooper. This manuscript offers a look into the unedited version of some of Lucy's more well-known poems written in her own hand, such as The Queen's Petition, The Light Afar, and The Last Interview. Lucy made notes about the publication details of individual works, citing The New Yorker, an annual called The Gift, and the American Monthly Magazine, among others. This volume contains the text of the poems with some alteration of lines but no personal annotations. Lucy's poems offer insight into the life of a middle class woman in the early-mid 19th century. Her work is an example of American Romantic Period poetry, with a focus on nature, self awareness, and romantic expression.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Manuscript is in the public domain.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Lucy Hooper poetry manuscript, 1973.281, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Joseph Hooper, 1914.

Related Materials

Female authors of Kings County list, circa 1820-1900 (1995.008)

Collection processed by

Stephanie Coy

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Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: A0008 (Material Type: Text)

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