Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Lear Center holds material related to the life of Prudence Crandall. The archive was left to Connecticut College by Helen Earle Gilbert Sellers, who was at work on a biography of Crandall at the time of her death in 1951. There are 23 letters and one manuscript of poems by Crandall, including three letters to the abolitionist Simeon Jocelyn detailing the opposition to her school. Most of the remaining letters are to her husband, Calvin Philleo. There are also nearly three dozen...

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Revelation to family, friends, and towns people of plans for school. Opposition of citizenry. Desire to enlist aid of eminent persons to counter this opposition.

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Bitter opposition of citizenry to school, boycott planned. Meeting Wm. L. Garrison in Brooklyn, CT. Harassment and persecution of Garrison. His plans to be in Hartford and New Haven.

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Persecution of Prudence Crandall and her boarders. Uncertainty whether to pay fine for "harboring foreigners" or stand trial. Expression of outrage and shock at public sentiment, commitment to her course, and confidence in the Providence of God. Possibility of moving the school to a new location.

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Concerning her trip to Albany and Elizabeth's sickness and death.

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News about Elizabeth's funeral.

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North Society. Short note to stepson in search of her husband.

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Acknowledgment receipt of Calvin's book and suggests that he consider doing a book "in novel style" about Mrs. Vogell, a divorced friend of Mrs. Philleo's. Prosperous state of farm. With note by Calvin Philleo appended on p.2.

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"Let Le B have the money, I will back his note , I feel sad for you"

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Death of "mother and grandmother"; time of funeral.