Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection:
A Project in Memory of Dianne Ashton
The Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection features the correspondence of Rebecca Gratz with family and friends beginning in 1799 until her death in 1869. As a Jewish American living in Philadelphia, she observed major events as the Republic took shape, such as the War of 1812 and, towards the end of her life, as it was tested in the US Civil War. A well-educated woman, Gratz was an avid reader and writer who left a significant amount of letters that detail not only her family life and concerns, but also her philanthropic work.
About
The Rebecca Gratz Digital Collection is the largest and most accessible repository of the leading female philanthropist in Philadelphia during the nineteenth century. The archive features more than 800 transcribed and searchable letters to and from this important historical figure.
This digital collection was created, in part, in memory of Dr. Dianne Ashton, professor of World Religions at Rowan University, a pioneering scholar of American Jewish women and the leading biographer of Rebecca Gratz.
Using this Collection
This collection has been placed in the permanent care, custody, and control of Gratz College by the partner donors of the collection. Questions concerning rights to use or publish materials from the collection should be addressed to Donna Guerin, Director of Libraries.
- Collection Overview
- Scope and Content
- Sorting and Searching
- Citations Explainer
- Rights and Reproductions
- Editorial Methodology
Items
- Rebecca Gratz to Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz, November 02, 1845
- Rebecca Gratz to Anna Maria Boswell Shelby Gratz, July 15, 1857
- Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, January 02, 1848
- Rebecca Gratz to Benjamin Gratz, Undated
- Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, April 18, 1832
- Rebecca Gratz to Maria Gist Gratz, August 06, 1826
- Rebecca Gratz to Mary Elizabeth (Eliza) Fenno Verplanck, November 23, 1802