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Bulfinch family. Bulfinch family papers, 1720-1923, bulk: 1754-1870.

Title: Bulfinch family papers, 1720-1923, bulk: 1754-1870.

Bulfinch family correspondence, mostly among architect Charles, Hannah A., author Thomas, poet and Unitarian minister Stephen G., and Caroline (Phelps) Bulfinch. Also, some letters of George S., John A., Francis V., and Charles Bulfinch Jr., with occasional letters of Susan B.C. Lyman and George Storer, among other relatives. There are 2 letters (1800) by Sullivan Dorr aboard the snow Pacific Trader on a fur gathering expedition. Also, poetry, college essays, sermons, and diaries of S.G. Bulfinch; penmanship copy-book (1778) of Sukey Bulfinch; Moses and Elizabeth Porter correspondence (1754-55) regarding the Crown Point Expedition during the French and Indian War; and genealogical notes on the Apthorp, Bulfinch, Colman, Coolidge, Greenleaf, and Storer families. Subjects in correspondence include architecture and Unitarianism. (Cont.) The diary (1856-65) of S.G. Bulfinch contains a record of church members, baptisms, marriages, and funerals (1852-63) in the Harrison Square Church of Dorchester, Mass., where Bulfinch was minister.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes and 1 oversize container.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882.

Title: Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882.

Letters from colleagues and friends to American Transcendentalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson.

ArchivalResource: 36 boxes (12 linear ft.)

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Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. Papers, 1768 - ca. 1936

Title: John Vaughan papers, 1768 - Circa 1936

The collection of about 850 items covers the period from 1782 to c. 1936, with the bulk dating to the 1780s to 1840s. The collection is divided into four series. Series I contains correspondence relating to a wide variety of topics, including French and English politics, business, trade, religious matters, and personal affairs. Many of the items are letters of introduction. There is also information on John Vaughan’s immigration to America, Joseph Priestley, vaccines and inoculation (with Jefferson's comments on the same), Vaughan's business in Philadelphia, and the American Philosophical Society. Also included in this series are 2 boxes with copies of Vaughan correspondence as well as miscellaneous notes by E. W. Madeira, gathered in the course of his research on Vaughan in the 1930s. Series II consists of three volumes. Included are two of Vaughan's commonplace books. One, entitled, "J. Vaughan's book," May 17, 1779 (47 pp., in Latin; 870/L34), includes mostly Latin notations. The other commonplace book, dated 1783 (ca. 66 pp.; B V 462.c), includes comments on several prominent Americans, such as Benjamin Rush and David Rittenhouse, as well as American society generally. The third volume is a copybook with thirty letters spanning the period 1784 to 1801 (B V462.1). Series III includes material relating to Vaughan's administration of the estate of the Philadelphia merchant Samuel Merrick, 1796-1822 (Vaughan-Merrick Papers, B V462.m; 2 boxes). Series IV consists of correspondence between Vaughan and the DuPont Co. for which he served as agent (B V462.4; photocopies of 73 letters).

ArchivalResource: 5.0 Linear feet, Ca. 850 items

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James Freeman Clarke additional papers, 1806-1936.

Title: James Freeman Clarke additional papers, 1806-1936.

Includes letters and papers of Unitarian clergyman and author James Freeman Clarke.

ArchivalResource: 17 boxes (8.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00714/catalog View

Bulfinch, S. G. (Stephen Greenleaf), 1809-1870,. Commonplace book, ca.1827-1870.

Title: Commonplace book, ca.1827-1870.

Commonplace book including poems by and about compiler's mother, sister Anna, and brother Thomas Bulfinch (the mythologist) and others of his family. Also includes elegiac and occasional poetry and 18 leaves of pressed flowers identified with dates and locations.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (53 leaves) ; 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122529333 View

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Poe letter to Bulfinch: [manuscript], 1836 Jun 8.

Title: Poe letter to Bulfinch: [manuscript], 1836 Jun 8.

Poe letter to Bulfinch, a Savannah Georgia author, 1836 Jun 8.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844. Personal and family papers, 1817-1913.

Title: Personal and family papers, 1817-1913.

Papers and correspondence relating to Charles Bulfinch primarily discuss the completion of the U.S. Capitol building and Bulfinch's role as the Architect of Public Buildings from 1817-1829. Letters from William Lee, Samuel Lane, Harrison Gray Otis, Jean J. Elgar, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, President James Monroe, and William Ward discuss the possibility of Bulfinch's position. A second group of letters (1830-1835, 1843-1868), received by Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch includes: several letters from his brother, Thomas regarding visits, Stephen's ministry, vacation plans, and recent reading. Several letters from an aunt, Harriet Vaughan, Reverend E.A. Bartol regarding a manuscript, Ezra Stiles Gannett, William Ellery Channing soliciting advice on winter residences, Rev. Orville Dewey and Harriet Martineau on advice about Augusta, Georgia. A third group of letters (1855-1869), received by Thomas Bulfinch all pertain to his books, either thanking him for copies or complimenting him on the volumes. Correspondents include: Cornelius Conway Felton, John Gorham Palfrey, Jacob Abbot, Andrew Preston Peabody, William Hickling Prescott and Hannah Lamb. The collection also includes: a manuscript by Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge (1796-1876), Thomas Jefferson's granddaughter, reminiscing about Monticello, Jefferson's personal traits, his ability to entertain and his death. Other materials include: lyrics to 'O little town of Bethlehem' (Phillips Brooks), and a family scrapbook which contains clippings, obituaries, and poetry written by Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch.

ArchivalResource: 8 envelopes in box.

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Bulfinch, S. G. (Stephen Greenleaf), 1809-1870. Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Rev. Dr. [Andrew Preston] Peabody, 1866 May 15.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, Mass., to Rev. Dr. [Andrew Preston] Peabody, 1866 May 15.

Congratulating him on his trip abroad.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 20.1 cm

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/751998902 View