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Bahlmann, Anna Catherine, 1849-1916

 Person

Anna Catherine Bahlmann (1849-1916), Edith Wharton's German language tutor in 1874 and later her governess, secretary, and literary assistant

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Anna Catherine Bahlmann papers relating to Edith Wharton

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 361
Overview: The papers feature correspondence and personal effects relating to author Edith Wharton, including over 130 letters to Bahlmann from Wharton, dating from Bahlmann's employment to the Wharton family in 1874, as Edith's German language tutor, to 1915. The letters document a significant, long-standing relationship and shed light on Wharton's personal and literary affairs. In addition to the Wharton correspondence, there are single and small groups of letters between Bahlmann and family members,...
Dates: 1874-1917