The Emma Hart Willard Papers is a 25-volume microfilmed collection related to the life and writings of Emma Hart Willard (1787-1870), a leading women's educator, educational philosopher, and common school reformer.
The project began in 1989 when Lucy Townsend, Curator of the Blackwell Museum, invited Barbara Wiley, Head Librarian of the Emma Willard School, in Troy, New York, to collaborate in an effort to find, edit and publish all of Emma Willard's papers. For the next 13 years, the researchers sent hundreds of letters to libraries throughout the United States and Europe, and visited over 25 states and the United Kingdom to hand search collections, including those of the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the British Library. Emma Willard School and Amherst Library had the largest number of documents, and when these were combined with first editions of Willard's influential textbooks, the collection grew to some 15,000 pages of documents and texts. The collection was published by LexisNexis in 2003. Townsend and Wiley also published a Guide to the Papers of Emma Hart Willard, which is now available through LexisNexis. Both microfilm and guide may be purchased.
Townsend has donated a copy of the entire microfilm collection, including the guide, to the Blackwell Museum.
Unpublished Correspondence, 1807–1870
Manuscripts, 1830–1865
Diaries, 1845–1870
Memberships
Published Writings
Public Appeals, 1819–1864
Instructional Writings, 1821–1867
Academic Writings, 1833–1870
Letters, 1816–1852
Poetry, 1831–1875
Legislative Acts, 1819–1870
Wills, 1825–1870
Loans, 1835–1839
Contracts, 1831–1834
Property Transactions, 1825–1865
Records of Expenses and Payments, 1832–1869
Icons of Emma and Dr. John Willard, [1809?]–1966
Icons of Residences and Schools, 1822–1893
School Catalogs and School Rules, 1820–1872
Reports to the Regents, 1819–1872
Promotion of Students, 1835–1858
Advertisements, 1814–1857
Unpublished Assessments, 1809–1905
Published Assessments of Willard's Writings and Her Replies, 1826–1857
Published Assessments of Willard's Institutions, 1820–1895
Biographies and Tributes, [1830?]–1895
Student Diaries
Student Correspondence, 1820–1894
Biographical Questionnaires, 1822–1872
Emma Willard and Her Pupils, 1898
The Papers of Emma Hart Willard, 35mm microfilm (25 reels). ISBN 0–88692–646–7. Guide available.
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