Harriet Beecher Stowe House
1961. A mid-century Ohio Historical Society fold-out brochure documenting the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Cincinnati, presenting the site as a public memorial to the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and her role in American antislavery history.
Issued in 1961, this illustrated three-panel brochure reflects institutional interpretation of Stowe’s legacy during the Civil Rights era, emphasizing abolition, Reconstruction, and African American history as part of the house’s educational mission.
Three-panel, six-page fold-out brochure, approximately 9.25 inches tall when closed. Illustrated throughout with photographic and drawn views of the house and related historical figures. No flaws or blemishes, minimal handling wear, clean folds, strong paper, presents well.
A concise and well-designed piece of literary and abolitionist ephemera produced by the Ohio Historical Society, combining architectural imagery, biographical context, and museum interpretation. Ephemeral brochures such as this were intended for on-site visitors and are often discarded, making clean surviving examples increasingly uncommon.
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Cincinnati was one of several residences associated with Stowe during the period surrounding her antislavery work. The site later became a museum interpreting abolition, African American history, and nineteenth-century reform movements.
Subjects: Harriet Beecher Stowe, Abolitionism, Antislavery movement, American literature, Historic houses, Ohio history, Civil War era memory, American ephemera, Literary history, Museum publications.
Item #015167
Price: $15.00
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