Title: Lisle Lester Research Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1851-2001

Creator:

• Kaynor, Fay Campbell, 1924-

Call Number: M2004-051

Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (1 record center carton)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Research papers, 1851-2001, of Fay Campbell Kaynor for her book, Lapdogs and Bloomer Girls: The Life and Times of Lisle Lester. Lisle Lester was born Sophia Walker in Massachusetts but came to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin as a young girl and attended Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Lester was a progressive journalist and editor, author, and champion of women’s rights. Kaynor’s research includes annotated photocopies of publications edited by Lester, columns written by Lester, and articles and reviews about Lester and her publications. Also included are reviews of Lester’s dramatic tours around the country, biographical materials detailing her travels, education, and death, and a copy of Kaynor’s book.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2004051

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Acquisition Information

Presented by Fay Campbell Kaynor. Accession Number: M2004-051

M2004-051	Periodicals - Edited by Lisle Lester (LL)
Box   1 Folder   1	Wisconsin Newspapers, 1859-1862
Box   1 Folder   2	Hesperian Magazine, 1858-1863
Box   1 Folder   3-14	Pacific Monthly Magazine, 1863-1864
Box   1 Folder   15-27	Dramatic Magazine, 1880-1882
Box   1 Folder   28	Index to LL poems
Box   1 Folder   29	Serialized novel by LL, 1880
Box   1 Folder   30	Reviews
	Periodicals - Columns and freelance by LL
Box   1 Folder   31	Nevada Daily Transcript, 1865; San Jose Mercury, , 1865; and Pacific Rural Press, , 1872
Box   1 Folder   32	Owyhee Avalanche, 1867-1868
Box   1 Folder   33	Ladies Repository, 1873, 1877
Box   1 Folder   34	Kingston, Jamaica - Letters to the editor, 1874
Box   1 Folder   35	Washington Chronicle, 1877-1884
Box   1 Folder   36	New York Tribune, 1879; New York World, , 1885; and Elite News, , 1887
	Articles about LL
Box   1 Folder   37	General, 1861-1885
Box   1 Folder   38	Assault on LL, 1871
Box   1 Folder   39-40	Strikes, Milwaukee and San Francisco, 1863-1864
	Biographical Materials
Box   1 Folder   41-42	General, 1867-1871
Box   1 Folder   43	College education, 1851-1858
Box   1 Folder   44	Correspondence with Lyman Draper, 1862-1884
Box   1 Folder   45	Death and illness, 1864, 1888
Box   1 Folder   46	Tours, 1864-1870
Box   1 Folder   47	Book, Lapdogs and Bloomer Girls: The Life and Times of Lisle Lester, 1837-1888, 2001