Papers of Elizabeth A. Dexter (d.1968)

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1081
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1955-1962
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 folder

Scope and Content

The typescript and manuscript material raises questions about who Charlotte was, how she met Walter Scott, and what kind of person she was.

Administrative / Biographical History

Elisabeth Williams Anthony Dexter was born in 1887. She had been a Lecturer in History at Harvard's Radcliffe College and the author of several books, one of which was entitledColonial women of affairs: a study of women in business and the professions in Amercia before 1776.

The manuscript which forms this collection is a study of the life of Charlotte, Lady Scott (Margaret Charlotte Charpentier). Dexter failed to find a publisher for this research.

Elisabeth Williams Anthony Dexter died in 1968.

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