Eunice McIntosh Merrill Collection of William Lloyd Garrison Family Papers
Collection Summary
| Title: | Eunice McIntosh Merrill Collection of William Lloyd Garrison Family Papers |
| Call Number: | MS 74-06 |
| Size: | 2.5 linear feet |
| Acquisition: | Donated by Professor Walter M. Merrill to Wichita State University as a memorial to his mother, Eunice McIntosh Merrill. |
| Processed by: | DAO, 7-12-1974; DRS, 7-15-1981; SMC, 1-27-1998; JEF, 3-30-1999 |
| Restrictions: | The qualifications of students and scholars desiring to use the William Lloyd Garrison Family Papers will be determined by the Curator of Special Collections. |
| Note: | Related collections, MS 73-01, Eunice McIntosh Merrill Collection of William Lloyd Garrison Papers; MS 91-09, Walter Merrill Research Collection of William Lloyd Garrison Papers. Digital collections, William Lloyd Garrison's Letters and Editorials, William Lloyd Garrison Family Papers |
Literary Rights
Literary rights were not granted to Wichita State University. When permission is granted to examine the manuscripts, it is not an authorization to publish them. Manuscripts cannot be used for publication without regard for common law literary rights, copyright laws and the laws of libel. It is the responsibility of the researcher and his/her publisher to obtain permission to publish. Scholars and students who eventually plan to have their work published are urged to make inquiry regarding overall restrictions on publication before initial research.
Content Note
Dating from 1814 to 1907, manuscripts and family correspondence that relate to the anti-slavery movement comprise this collection. Six members of William Lloyd Garrison's family are represented in the papers: his mother, Frances Maria Garrison; his wife, Helen Eliza Benson Garrison; and four of his children, William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., Wendell Phillips Garrison, Helen Frances ("Fanny") Garrison Villard, and Francis Jackson Garrison. William Lloyd Garrison was the founder and publisher of the Liberator, a famous anti-slavery journal, and was one of the founding members of the Anti-Slavery Society.
Biography
Six separate collections comprise the Eunice McIntosh Merrill Collection of William Lloyd Garrison Family Papers. The family members represented in the collection are: Frances Maria Garrison, mother of William Lloyd Garrison; Helen Benson Garrison, wife of William Lloyd Garrison; and William Lloyd Garrison, Jr. , Wendell Phillips Garrison, Helen Frances ("Fanny") Garrison Villard, and Francis Jackson Garrison, four of Helen Benson Garrison and William Lloyd Garrison's children.
Frances Maria (Fanny Lloyd) Garrison (d. 1823) was the mother of William Lloyd Garrison. Garrison's father, Abijah, an unemployed, alcoholic sailor, deserted Fanny and her three children in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1808. Leaving her children with a neighbor, Martha Farnham., during the day, Fanny struggled to support her family by working as a nurse. In 1812, the war having impoverished Newburyport, Fanny moved to Lynn, Massachusetts, with her eldest son, James. She left her daughter Elizabeth in the care of Martha Farnham; William Lloyd remained in Newburyport with Deacon and Mrs. Bartlett. Four years later, Fanny moved to Baltimore, where she died in 1823.
Helen Eliza Benson (1811-1876) married William Lloyd Garrison on 4 September 1834. The daughter of a retired, abolitionist merchant, Helen Benson Garrison was a devoted wife and mother. The Garrisons had seven children: George Thompson (1836), William Lloyd, Jr. (1838), Wendell Phillips (1840), Charles Follen (1842), Helen Frances ("Fanny," 1844), Elizabeth Pease (1846), and Francis Jackson (1848). Only five of the children reached adulthood. Elizabeth Pease died in 1848, Charles Follen in 1849.
On 30 December 1863, Helen Benson Garrison suffered a stroke which partially paralyzed her left side. She lived for twelve more years as an invalid, rarely leaving the house. On 25 January 1876, she died of pneumonia, preceding her husband in death by almost three years.
William Lloyd Garrison, Jr. (1838-1909) proved to be the financier of the Garrison children. A prosperous merchant and wool broker, William Lloyd, Jr., managed his father's financial affairs.
Wendell Phillips Garrison (1840-1907) was considered to be the brightest and most independent of the Garrison sons. He graduated from Harvard in 1861 and in 1865 he became literary editor of The Nation, a post he held until 1906. He married Lucy McKim in 1865; she died in 1877. His second wife was Annie McKim Dennis, whom he married in 1891.
According to Walter Merrill, Garrison's biographer (Against Wind and Tide), Helen Frances ("Fanny") Garrison (1844-1928) was "the favorite of both parents." The only surviving daughter of the Garrisons, Fanny married well, uniting with Henry Villard, a noted journalist and railroad executive, on 3 January 1866.
As William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., was his father's financial manager, Francis Jackson ("Frank") Garrison (1848-1916) was his father's companion, associate, and biographer. With his brother, Wendell, Frank published a four-volume biography entitled William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the Story of His Life as Told by His Children (1855-1894). Frank married Mary Pratt in 1879. Three years later death claimed both Mrs. Garrison, and their son Charles. Frank remarried (to Theresa Holmes) in 1891.
Frances Maria (Fanny Lloyd) Garrison (d. 1823) was the mother of William Lloyd Garrison. Garrison's father, Abijah, an unemployed, alcoholic sailor, deserted Fanny and her three children in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1808. Leaving her children with a neighbor, Martha Farnham., during the day, Fanny struggled to support her family by working as a nurse. In 1812, the war having impoverished Newburyport, Fanny moved to Lynn, Massachusetts, with her eldest son, James. She left her daughter Elizabeth in the care of Martha Farnham; William Lloyd remained in Newburyport with Deacon and Mrs. Bartlett. Four years later, Fanny moved to Baltimore, where she died in 1823.
Helen Eliza Benson (1811-1876) married William Lloyd Garrison on 4 September 1834. The daughter of a retired, abolitionist merchant, Helen Benson Garrison was a devoted wife and mother. The Garrisons had seven children: George Thompson (1836), William Lloyd, Jr. (1838), Wendell Phillips (1840), Charles Follen (1842), Helen Frances ("Fanny," 1844), Elizabeth Pease (1846), and Francis Jackson (1848). Only five of the children reached adulthood. Elizabeth Pease died in 1848, Charles Follen in 1849.
On 30 December 1863, Helen Benson Garrison suffered a stroke which partially paralyzed her left side. She lived for twelve more years as an invalid, rarely leaving the house. On 25 January 1876, she died of pneumonia, preceding her husband in death by almost three years.
William Lloyd Garrison, Jr. (1838-1909) proved to be the financier of the Garrison children. A prosperous merchant and wool broker, William Lloyd, Jr., managed his father's financial affairs.
Wendell Phillips Garrison (1840-1907) was considered to be the brightest and most independent of the Garrison sons. He graduated from Harvard in 1861 and in 1865 he became literary editor of The Nation, a post he held until 1906. He married Lucy McKim in 1865; she died in 1877. His second wife was Annie McKim Dennis, whom he married in 1891.
According to Walter Merrill, Garrison's biographer (Against Wind and Tide), Helen Frances ("Fanny") Garrison (1844-1928) was "the favorite of both parents." The only surviving daughter of the Garrisons, Fanny married well, uniting with Henry Villard, a noted journalist and railroad executive, on 3 January 1866.
As William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., was his father's financial manager, Francis Jackson ("Frank") Garrison (1848-1916) was his father's companion, associate, and biographer. With his brother, Wendell, Frank published a four-volume biography entitled William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the Story of His Life as Told by His Children (1855-1894). Frank married Mary Pratt in 1879. Three years later death claimed both Mrs. Garrison, and their son Charles. Frank remarried (to Theresa Holmes) in 1891.
Detailed Description: Series Listing
| Series 1 | Box 1 FF 1-28 | Papers of Frances Maria Garrison, Mother of William Lloyd Garrison. Correspondence to William Lloyd Garrison, 1814-1823; correspondence to Martha Farnham, 1814-1819; miscellaneous correspondence and manuscript material, undated. |
| Series 2 | Box 1 FF 29-Box 3 FF 13 | Papers of Helen Benson Garrison, Wife of William Lloyd Garrison. Correspondence to William Lloyd Garrison, 1857-1874; correspondence to the Garrison children, 1854-1875; miscellaneous correspondence, 1849-1871. |
| Series 3 | Box 3 FF 14-16 | Papers of William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., Son of Helen Benson Garrison and William Lloyd Garrison. Correspondence, 1861-1867. |
| Series 4 | Box 3 FF 17-19 | Papers of Wendell Phillips Garrison, Son of Helen Benson Garrison and William Lloyd Garrison. Correspondence, 1867-1889. |
| Series 5 | Box 3 FF 20-22 | Papers of Helen Frances "Fanny" Garrison Villard, Daughter of Helen Benson Garrison and William Lloyd Garrison. Correspondence, 1866-1870. |
| Series 6 | Box 3 FF 23-Box 5 FF 18 | Papers of Francis Jackson Garrison, Son of Helen Benson Garrison and William Lloyd Garrison. Diaries, 1861-1883; correspondence, 1870-1882; miscellaneous Francis Jackson Garrison materials, 1866-1882, including Frank Garrison's passport issued in 1866; letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Mr. Houghton; lecture notes for a talk on John Greenleaf Whittier written by Frank Garrison in 1907. |
| Series 7 | Box 5 FF 19-22 | Garrison Family Papers. This series contains only three items, one of which is a daguerreotype of a son of William Lloyd Garrison. |
Detailed Description: Box and Folder Listing
Series 1 ‒ Papers of Frances Maria Garrison, Mother of William Lloyd Garrison
| Box 1 | FF 1 | Frances Maria Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 2 August 1814. |
| Box 1 | FF 2 | Frances Maria Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 7 April 1819. |
| Box 1 | FF 3 | Frances Maria Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 5 October 1819. |
| Box 1 | FF 4 | Frances Maria Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 30 November 1819. |
| Box 1 | FF 5 | Frances Maria Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 12 May 1820. |
| Box 1 | FF 6 | Frances Maria Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 24 May 1820. |
| Box 1 | FF 7 | Frances Maria Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 13 June 1820. |
| Box 1 | FF 8 | Frances Maria Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 24 March 1822. |
| Box 1 | FF 9 | Frances Maria Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 3 June 1823. |
| Box 1 | FF 10 | Frances Maria Garrison to Martha Farnham, 5 April 1814. |
| Box 1 | FF 11 | Frances Maria Garrison to Martha Farnham, 11 September 1814. |
| Box 1 | FF 12 | Frances Maria Garrison to Martha Farnham, 22 October 1815. |
| Box 1 | FF 13 | Frances Maria Garrison to Martha Farnham, 25 November 1819. |
| Box 1 | FF 14 | Frances Maria Garrison to Martha Farnham, undated. |
| Box 1 | FF 15 | Frances Maria Garrison to Martha Farnham, undated. |
| Box 1 | FF 16 | Frances Maria Garrison to Martha Farnham, undated fragment. |
| Box 1 | FF 17 | Frances Maria Garrison to Martha Farnham, undated fragment. |
| Box 1 | FF 18 | Frances Maria Garrison to Martha Farnham, undated fragment. |
| Box 1 | FF 19 | Frances Maria Garrison to Deacon Bartlett, 1812-1815. |
| Box 1 | FF 20 | Frances Maria Garrison letter referring to "my dear B & S," undated. |
| Box 1 | FF 21 | Frances Maria Garrison letter fragment ocncerning Mrs. Hamil, undated. |
| Box 1 | FF 22 | Frances Maria Garrison letter fragment to "My Dear J," undated. |
| Box 1 | FF 23 | Frances Maria Garrison letter referring to "my dear pastor" and "my dear B & S" (on verso in Francis Jackson Garrison's hand, "A Copy of a letter"), undated. |
| Box 1 | FF 24 | Frances Maria Garrison letter fragment to "Dear Sister," undated. |
| Box 1 | FF 25 | Frances Maria Garrison letter, undated. |
| Box 1 | FF 26 | Fragment of a diary by Frances Maria Garrison. |
| Box 1 | FF 27 | Poems by Frances Maria Garrison. |
| Box 1 | FF 28 | Manuscript writtem by Frances Maria Garrison for a prayer meeting and other religious writings. |
Series 2 ‒ Papers of Helen Benson Garrison, Wife of William Lloyd Garrison
| Box 1 | FF 29 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 21 July 1857 |
| Box 1 | FF 30 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 17 October 1858 |
| Box 1 | FF 31 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 8 September 1864 |
| Box 1 | FF 32 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 5 July 1865 |
| Box 1 | FF 33 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 21 May 1865 |
| Box 1 | FF 34 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 28 May 1865 |
| Box 1 | FF 35 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, May 1865 |
| Box 1 | FF 36 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 9 June 1865 |
| Box 1 | FF 37 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 13 June 1865 |
| Box 1 | FF 38 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 29 June 1865 |
| Box 1 | FF 39 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 2 July 1865 |
| Box 1 | FF 40 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 16 July 1865 |
| Box 1 | FF 41 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 22 July 1865 |
| Box 1 | FF 42 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 12 November 1865 (also note from daughter Fanny) |
| Box 1 | FF 43 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 14 November 1865 |
| Box 1 | FF 44 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 26 November 1865 (also note from son, William Lloyd, Jr.) |
| Box 1 | FF 45 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 18 February 1866 |
| Box 1 | FF 46 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 26 February 1866 |
| Box 1 | FF 47 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 3 April 1866 (also note from son, Frank) |
| Box 1 | FF 48 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 8 April 1866 (additional one-line note from Frank) |
| Box 1 | FF 49 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 24 July 1866 |
| Box 1 | FF 50 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 29 July 1866 |
| Box 1 | FF 51 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 27 February 1867 (also a note from Fanny) |
| Box 1 | FF 52 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, Late May 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 53 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 1 June 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 54 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 3 June 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 55 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 8 June 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 56 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 15-18 June 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 57 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 20-23 June 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 58 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 30 June 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 59 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 2 July 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 60 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 6 July 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 61 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 20 July 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 62 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 26 July 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 63 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 28 July 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 64 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 4 August 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 65 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 15 August 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 66 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 23-25 August 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 67 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 31 August 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 68 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 8 September 1867 |
| Box 1 | FF 69 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 22 December 1867 (also a note from Frank, 24 December) |
| Box 1 | FF 70 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 4 June 1870 |
| Box 1 | FF 71 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 5 June 1870 (additional half page note from Frank) |
| Box 1 | FF 72 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 22 June 1870 |
| Box 1 | FF 73 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 2 August 1874 |
| Box 1 | FF 74 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 4 August 1874 (additional one-page note from Fanny) |
| Box 1 | FF 75 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 6 August 1874 (additional one-page note from Fanny) |
| Box 1 | FF 76 | Helen Benson Garrison to William Lloyd Garrison, 9 August 1874 (additional one-page note from Fanny) |
| Box 1 | FF 77 | Helen Benson Garrison, 14 February 1851, to George (also notes from William Lloyd and William Lloyd, Jr.) |
| Box 1 | FF 78 | Helen Benson Garrison, 2 July 1854, to Wendell |
| Box 1 | FF 79 | Helen Benson Garrison, 7 August 1854, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 80 | Helen Benson Garrison, 15 February 1858, to George |
| Box 1 | FF 81 | Helen Benson Garrison, 23 February 1858, to George |
| Box 1 | FF 82 | Helen Benson Garrison, 25 April 1858, to George (also a note from Wendell) |
| Box 1 | FF 83 | Helen Benson Garrison, 28 July 1858, to Wendell |
| Box 1 | FF 84 | Helen Benson Garrison, July 1858, to Wendell |
| Box 1 | FF 85 | Helen Benson Garrison, 9 August 1858, to Fanny (note to Frank) |
| Box 1 | FF 86 | Helen Benson Garrison, 13 August 1858, to Wendell |
| Box 1 | FF 87 | Helen Benson Garrison, 3 October 1858, to George |
| Box 1 | FF 88 | Helen Benson Garrison, 12 December 1858, to George |
| Box 1 | FF 89 | Helen Benson Garrison, 12 July 1858, to Frank |
| Box 1 | FF 90 | Helen Benson Garrison, 1859, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 91 | Helen Benson Garrison, 26 August 1860, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 92 | Helen Benson Garrison, August 1860, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 93 | Helen Benson Garrison, August 1861, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 94 | Helen Benson Garrison, 17 July 1862, to Frank |
| Box 1 | FF 95 | Helen Benson Garrison, 29 July 1862, to Wendell |
| Box 1 | FF 96 | Helen Benson Garrison, 5 September 1862, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 97 | Helen Benson Garrison, 10 September 1862, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 98 | Helen Benson Garrison, 14 September 1862, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 99 | Helen Benson Garrison, 16 September 1862, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 100 | Helen Benson Garrison, 23 September 1862, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 101 | Helen Benson Garrison, 20 December 1862, to Wendell |
| Box 1 | FF 102 | Helen Benson Garrison, August 1864, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 103 | Helen Benson Garrison, 6 September 1864, to Fanny (also a note from Frank) |
| Box 1 | FF 104 | Helen Benson Garrison, 13 September 1864, to Fanny (also a note from Frank) |
| Box 1 | FF 105 | Helen Benson Garrison, 15 September 1864, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 106 | Helen Benson Garrison, 18 September 1864, to Fanny (also a note from Frank) |
| Box 1 | FF 107 | Helen Benson Garrison, 24 September 1864, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 108 | Helen Benson Garrison, 28 September 1864, to Fanny |
| Box 1 | FF 109 | Helen Benson Garrison, September 1864, to Frank |
| Box 1 | FF 110 | Helen Benson Garrison, September 1864, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 1 | Helen Benson Garrison, 14 June 1865, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 2 | Helen Benson Garrison, 21 June 1865, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 3 | Helen Benson Garrison, 28 June 1865, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 4 | Helen Benson Garrison, 23 August 1865, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 5 | Helen Benson Garrison, 5 December 1865, to Fanny (also a note from Frank) |
| Box 2 | FF 6 | Helen Benson Garrison, 6 December 1865, to Fanny (also a note from Frank) |
| Box 2 | FF 7 | Helen Benson Garrison, 18 February 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 8 | Helen Benson Garrison, 20 February 1866, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 9 | Helen Benson Garrison, 27 March 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 10 | Helen Benson Garrison, 21 May 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 11 | Helen Benson Garrison, 27 May 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 12 | Helen Benson Garrison, 22 June 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 13 | Helen Benson Garrison, 15 July 1866, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 14 | Helen Benson Garrison, 23 July 1866, to Frank (also a note from Cousin Julia) |
| Box 2 | FF 15 | Helen Benson Garrison, 30 July 1866, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 16 | Helen Benson Garrison, 31 July 1866, to Frank (also a note from Cousin Julia) |
| Box 2 | FF 17 | Helen Benson Garrison, 9 August 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 18 | Helen Benson Garrison, 10 August 1866, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 19 | Helen Benson Garrison, 16 August 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 20 | Helen Benson Garrison, 24 August 1866, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 21 | Helen Benson Garrison, 29 August 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 22 | Helen Benson Garrison, 13 September 1866, to Fanny (completed 14 September) |
| Box 2 | FF 23 | Helen Benson Garrison, 20 September 1866, to Fanny (also a note from Frank) |
| Box 2 | FF 24 | Helen Benson Garrison, 5 October 1866, to Fanny (also a note from Frank) |
| Box 2 | FF 25 | Helen Benson Garrison, 17 October 1866, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 26 | Helen Benson Garrison, 25 October 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 26a | Helen Benson Garrison, 1 November 1866, to Frank and Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 26b | Helen Benson Garrison, 20 November 1866, to Frank and Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 26c | Helen Benson Garrison, 27 November 1866, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 27 | Helen Benson Garrison, 7 December 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 28 | Helen Benson Garrison, 11 December 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 29 | Helen Benson Garrison, 27 December 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 30 | Helen Benson Garrison, 1 January 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 31 | Helen Benson Garrison, 8 January 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 32 | Helen Benson Garrison, 10 January 1867, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 33 | Helen Benson Garrison, 15-16 January 1866, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 34 | Helen Benson Garrison, 1 February 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 35 | Helen Benson Garrison, 5 March 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 36 | Helen Benson Garrison, 15 March 1867, to "My Dear Children" |
| Box 2 | FF 37 | Helen Benson Garrison, 16 March 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 38 | Helen Benson Garrison, 27 March 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 39 | Helen Benson Garrison, 7-8 April 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 40 | Helen Benson Garrison, 15 April 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 41 | Helen Benson Garrison, 23 April 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 42 | Helen Benson Garrison, 28 April 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 43 | Helen Benson Garrison, April 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 44 | Helen Benson Garrison, 14 May 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 45 | Helen Benson Garrison, 25 May 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 46 | Helen Benson Garrison, 9 June 1867, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 47 | Helen Benson Garrison, 2 July 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 48 | Helen Benson Garrison, 12 July 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 49 | Helen Benson Garrison, 14 July 1867, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 50 | Helen Benson Garrison, 5 August 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 51 | Helen Benson Garrison, 18 August 1867, to Frank (also a note from William Lloyd, Jr.) |
| Box 2 | FF 52 | Helen Benson Garrison, 31 August 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 53 | Helen Benson Garrison, 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 54 | Helen Benson Garrison, 1867, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 55 | Helen Benson Garrison, 1 January 1868, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 56 | Helen Benson Garrison, 1 February 1868, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 57 | Helen Benson Garrison, 14 February 1868, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 58 | Helen Benson Garrison, 4 March 1868, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 59 | Helen Benson Garrison, 15 March 1868, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 60 | Helen Benson Garrison, 26 March 1868, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 61 | Helen Benson Garrison, 9 April 1868, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 62 | Helen Benson Garrison, 16 April 1868, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 63 | Helen Benson Garrison, 19 April 1868, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 64 | Helen Benson Garrison, 11 July 1868, to Wendell |
| Box 2 | FF 65 | Helen Benson Garrison, 6 October 1868, to Fanny (completed 7 October) |
| Box 2 | FF 66 | Helen Benson Garrison, 15 August 1869, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 67 | 20 August 1869, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 68 | Helen Benson Garrison, 27 August 1869, to Wendell |
| Box 2 | FF 69 | Helen Benson Garrison, 19 September 1869, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 70 | Helen Benson Garrison, 17 July 1870, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 71 | Helen Benson Garrison, 20 July 1870, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 72 | Helen Benson Garrison, 26 August 1870, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 73 | Helen Benson Garrison, 29 September 1871, to Wendell |
| Box 2 | FF 74 | Helen Benson Garrison, 20 February 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 75 | Helen Benson Garrison, 27 February 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 76 | Helen Benson Garrison, 5 March 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 77 | Helen Benson Garrison, 8 March 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 78 | Helen Benson Garrison, 13 March 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 79 | Helen Benson Garrison, 28 March 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 80 | Helen Benson Garrison, 29 March 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 81 | Helen Benson Garrison, 1 April 1872, to Henry Villard (son-in-law) |
| Box 2 | FF 82 | Helen Benson Garrison, 3 April 1872, to Fanny (also a note from William Lloyd, Sr.) |
| Box 2 | FF 83 | Helen Benson Garrison, 18 April 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 84 | Helen Benson Garrison, 25 April 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 85 | Helen Benson Garrison, April 1872, to Fanny (also photos of William Lloyd Sr. and William Lloyd Jr.) |
| Box 2 | FF 86 | Helen Benson Garrison, 2 May 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 87 | Helen Benson Garrison, 15 May 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 88 | Helen Benson Garrison, May 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 89 | Helen Benson Garrison, 5 June 1872, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 90 | Helen Benson Garrison, 20 August 1872, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 91 | Helen Benson Garrison, 20 October 1872, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 92 | Helen Benson Garrison, January 1873, to Frank (also a note from William Lloyd, Sr.) |
| Box 2 | FF 93 | Helen Benson Garrison, 25 June 1873, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 94 | Helen Benson Garrison, 23 September 1873, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 95 | Helen Benson Garrison, September 1873, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 96 | Helen Benson Garrison, 22 October 1873, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 97 | Helen Benson Garrison, 5 November 1873, to Wendell |
| Box 2 | FF 98 | Helen Benson Garrison, 5 November 1876, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 99 | Helen Benson Garrison, 13 November 1873, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 100 | Helen Benson Garrison, 7 January 1874, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 101 | Helen Benson Garrison, 16 July 1874, to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 102 | Helen Benson Garrison, 21 May 1875, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 103 | Helen Benson Garrison, 3 August 1875, to William Lloyd, Jr. (completed 5 August) |
| Box 2 | FF 104 | Helen Benson Garrison, 25 August 1875, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 105 | Helen Benson Garrison, 26 August 1875, to Fanny (completed 27 August) |
| Box 2 | FF 106 | Helen Benson Garrison, 5 March (year unknown), to Wendell |
| Box 2 | FF 107 | Helen Benson Garrison, 29 July (year unknown), to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 108 | Helen Benson Garrison, August (date unknown), to Wendell |
| Box 2 | FF 109 | Helen Benson Garrison, n.d, to Frank |
| Box 2 | FF 110 | Helen Benson Garrison, n.d., to Fanny |
| Box 2 | FF 111 | Helen Benson Garrison, n.d., to Frank |
| Box 3 | FF 1 | Helen Benson Garrison, 15 July 1849, to Henry C. Wright |
| Box 3 | FF 2 | Helen Benson Garrison, 14 February 1851, to Mrs. May |
| Box 3 | FF 3 | Helen Benson Garrison, 24 June 1851, to Henry C. Wright |
| Box 3 | FF 4 | Helen Benson Garrison, 25 November 1854, to "My Dear Friend" |
| Box 3 | FF 5 | Helen Benson Garrison, 10 September 1861, to Henry C. Wright |
| Box 3 | FF 6 | Helen Benson Garrison, September 1861, to "Dear Friend" |
| Box 3 | FF 7 | Helen Benson Garrison, 1861, to Mrs. M. W. Chapman |
| Box 3 | FF 8 | Helen Benson Garrison, 30 October 1861, general letter of anti-slavery group |
| Box 3 | FF 9 | Helen Benson Garrison, August 1862, envelope addressed to Helen Eliza Garrison |
| Box 3 | FF 10 | Helen Benson Garrison, 3 June 1866, to Mrs. Louisa Thompson |
| Box 3 | FF 11 | Helen Benson Garrison, Spring 1868, portion of letter |
| Box 3 | FF 12 | Helen Benson Garrison, 26 December 1871, to Mrs. Julia Ward Howe |
| Box 3 | FF 13 | Helen Benson Garrison, 15 July [no year supplied], unaddressed note written by Helen |
Series 3 ‒ Papers of William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., Son of Helen Benson Garrison and William Lloyd Garrison
| Box 3 | FF 14 | William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., 31 July 1861, to Wendell P. Garrison (also an unsigned note to Wendell) |
| Box 3 | FF 15 | William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., 2 April 1867, to Frank |
| Box 3 | FF 16 | William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., 11 October 1867, to Mr. May |
Series 4 ‒ Papers of Wendell Phillips Garrison, Son of Helen Benson Garrison and William Lloyd Garrison
| Box 3 | FF 17 | Wendell Phillips Garrison, 1 September 1867, to Frank Garrison |
| Box 3 | FF 18 | Wendell Phillips Garrison, 2 September 1867, to Frank Garrison |
| Box 3 | FF 19 | Wendell Phillips Garrison, 9 October 1889, to "Dear Sarah" |
Series 5 ‒ Papers of Helen Frances "Fanny" Garrison Villard, Daughter of Helen Benson Garrison and William Lloyd Garrison
| Box 3 | FF 20 | Helen Frances "Fanny" Garrison Villard, 27 March 1866, to Helen Garrison |
| Box 3 | FF 21 | Helen Frances "Fanny" Garrison Villard, 1866, to Frank Garrison |
| Box 3 | FF 22 | Helen Frances "Franny" Garrison Villard, 3 October 1870, from Richard Webb |
Series 6 ‒ Papers of Francis Jackson Garrison, Son of Helen Benson Garrison and William Lloyd Garrison
| Box 3 | FF 23 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1861 |
| Box 3 | FF 24 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1866 |
| Box 3 | FF 25 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1867 |
| Box 3 | FF 26 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1868 |
| Box 3 | FF 27 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1869 |
| Box 3 | FF 28 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1870 |
| Box 4 | FF 1 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1871 |
| Box 4 | FF 2 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1872 |
| Box 4 | FF 3 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1873 |
| Box 4 | FF 4 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1874 |
| Box 4 | FF 5 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1875 |
| Box 4 | FF 6 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1876 |
| Box 4 | FF 7 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1877 |
| Box 4 | FF 8 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1878 |
| Box 5 | FF 1 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1879 |
| Box 5 | FF 2 | Francis Jackson Garrison, diary, 1883 |
| Box 5 | FF 3 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 5 May, year unknown, from Sarah R. May (includes six printed poems either written by R. Webb's daughters or printed by R. D. Webb and Sons) |
| Box 5 | FF 4 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 23 October 1875, to Fanny Villard (completed 24 October) |
| Box 5 | FF 5 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 12 February 1882, Margaret Deland to Mrs. Frank Garrison |
| Box 5 | FF 6 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 4 August 1882, envelope addressed to Frank c/o Henry Villard |
| Box 5 | FF 7 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 9 August 1882, from Oliver Wendell Holmes |
| Box 5 | FF 8 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 16 August 1882, from Annie Fields |
| Box 5 | FF 9 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 22 August 1882, from Sarah Greene |
| Box 5 | FF 10 | Letters about the death of Frank's son, 1882 |
| Box 5 | FF 11 | Letters about the death of Frank's wife, Mary, 1882 |
| Box 5 | FF 12 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 27 July 1883, from Mary Grew (also a note from J. Burleigh) |
| Box 5 | FF 13 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 11 March 1884, from John G. Whittier |
| Box 5 | FF 14 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 15 February 1887, from Oliver Johnson |
| Box 5 | FF 15 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 3 July 1894, from Margaret Deland |
| Box 5 | FF 16 | Francis Jackson Garrison, 3 October 1866, passport |
| Box 5 | FF 17 | Oliver Wendell Holmes to Mr. Houghton, 1 August 1882 |
| Box 5 | FF 18 | Francis Jackson Garrison's notes on lecture on John Greenleaf Whittier (includes December 1891 issue of The Whittier [vol. II, no.3]), 31 January 1907 |