Writings
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905
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content: William Trost Richards papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.8 Linear feet (Box 2-4)
unitdate: label: Date
content: undated
label: Date
content: 1849-1905
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.richwill, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: The bulk of this series has been scanned. Three volumes of "London Days" are fragile and have not been scanned.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Writings include essays written by Richards in the early 1950s including "Flowers" and "The Spirit of Toil," as well as several essays for the Forensic and Literary Circle of Philadelphia. Also found are unpublished, homemade magazines, created by Richards, Anna, and their children. "London Days: A Homemade Magazine of Literature, Art, Science and Fun" was created while the family lived in London from 1879 to 1880, and upon their return the series was called "Our Own Monthly." Anna home schooled all of their children and these were made as part of their education. All of the magazines are illustrated by William and Anna.

Writings also include works by Anna, such as an edited manuscript of her poem "Chemistry" and annotated editions of her published work, Dramatic Sonnets. Also found is Anna's "commonplace book" filled with quotations, literary excerpts, and her own thoughts. This series also includes writings by others, including an "In Memoriam" poem for Richards by Esther Morton Smith.