The Louise Imogen Guiney collection, 1889-1914, contains photographs, poems, letters, a pamphlet, a newspaper, and souvenirs belonging to the Catholic poet and essayist. Louise Imogen Guiney was born January 7, 1861 in Roxbury, Massachusetts to an Irish-born, Catholic father and American mother. She was raised in the Catholic faith and wrote celebrated poems, essays, and verses inspired by her religious beliefs.