Annie Russell Wall

Annie Russell Wall (July 18, 1835 – May 8, 1920) was an American historian, writer, and teacher. After her early life in New Bedford, she taught at both Cambridge, Massachusetts and Washington University in St. Louis. A lifelong student of history, she was known for giving courses on Bible lectures in New Bedford and for giving readings. Her father was William Allen Wall (1801-1885), a New Bedford artist of note. He painted New Bedford Fifty Years Ago. His Landing of Gosnold was hung in New Bedford's Free Public Library. In Annie's lifetime, there was scarcely one of the older houses in New Bedford that did not possess one or more of William's paintings. Annie had at least one sibling, a sister, Mary.

After her return to New Bedford, around 1900, Wall became corresponding secretary of The Alliance of the First Congregational Society, On the occasion of the two hundred year anniversary of the Unitarian Church in New Bedford, Wall wrote its anniversary hymn.

Wall was associated with the philosopher, John Fiske. and on "The Philippine Islands". In 1901, in the same city, she lectured on the occasion of the 1,000th anniversary of the death of King Alfred the Great.

Wall died at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford on May 8, 1920.

Selected works

Gosnold and His Colony at Cuttyhunk, 1903 (Text) Outlines of English History, 1880 (Text) Poems, 1944 (Text) Sordello's Story Retold in Prose, 1886 (Text)

Articles "Dante's Imperialism", Poet Lore, October 1890 "French Art in Relation to the Monarchy", Manual, 1916