Pikes Peak Regional History Lecture Series: Helen Hunt Jackson's Literary Home

Highlighting objects, artworks, papers, and books, this talk tells the story of how Helen Hunt Jackson built a lasting literary home.

While Jackson is best known for her beloved novel, Ramona (1884), study of the books that were donated to the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum in 1961 and that had until recently remained unexamined, reveals that the author was also a discerning reader whose book collection attests to networks of literary friendships and the importance of family ties.

The Jackson family house reflects the literary and advocacy communities in which Helen Hunt Jackson made her home.