Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877
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Robert Owen was a socialist and philanthropist.
From the guide to the Robert Owen correspondence, 1821-1858, 1821-1858, (American Philosophical Society)
Social reformer, proprietor of a utopian society at New Harmony, Ind., and diplomat.
From the description of Robert Dale Owen : miscellaneous papers, 1844-1870. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49307173
American social reformer.
From the description of Letter to William Dean Howells [manuscript], 1874 August 14. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647813303
From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York, to Horace Greeley, 1860 Mar. 2.-1868 Aug. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611534
Owen was an anti-slavery activist.
From the description of A bill to emancipate persons of African descent, held to service or labor in certain of the United States : manuscript, [1862] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612788294
Robert Dale Owen (November 7, 1801-June 24, 1877), a native of Scotland, emigrated to the United States in 1825 to help his father found a utopian community in Indiana.
From the guide to the Robert Dale Owen letters, 1844-1846, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library)
Reformer, U.S. representative from Indiana, diplomat, Indiana public official, and author.
From the description of Letter of Robert Dale Owen, 1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454812
Owen was a social reformer and Indiana congressman.
From the description of Letters, May 31, 1847; August 5, 1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 650827346
Politician, reformer, and author Robert Dale Owen was born in Scotland; influenced by his father, he developed a strong interest in social reform. He moved to New Harmony, Indiana, where he joined the socialist community his father founded there, and he was active as an educator, editor, and author, including the first birth control pamphlet published in America. He next became active in politics, serving in the Indiana House of Representatives and later in the United States House, where he was a guiding force in founding the Smithsonian Institution. An influential thinker and writer on diverse complex issues, he was especially active in women's rights and the abolition of slavery. In his later years, he developed a belief in spiritualism.
From the description of Robert Dale Owen letters, 1845-1874. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 69933582
Owen was the eldest son of Robert Owen, social reformer and founder of New Harmony, Ind. He served in the Indiana General Assembly (1836-1838; 1851) and the U.S. House of Representatives (1843-1847). During the Civil War he advocated emancipation, and at the time of this collection was writing a novel, BEYOND THE BREAKERS.
From the description of Letters, 1867-1869. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 28164732
Social reformer, congressman from Indiana (1843-47).
From the description of Letter : Annfield, Scotland, to Mrs. Owen, Braxfield, Scotland, 1816 July 22. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28985877
Robert Dale Owen (November 7, 1801-June 24, 1877), a native of Scotland, emigrated to the United States in 1825 to help his father found a utopian community in Indiana.
As a Representative for the State of Indiana, he drafted the bill to found the Smithsonian Insititution and also submitted a first draft of the fourteenth amendment in 1865, which was incorporated into the final version.
From the description of Robert Dale Owen letters [manuscript], 1844-1846. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 688620025
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- Social reformers
- Spiritualism
Occupations:
- Authors
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- Reformers
- Representatives, U.S. Congress
Places:
- Indiana--New Harmony (as recorded)
- Tennessee--Nashoba (as recorded)
- New Harmony (Ind.) (as recorded)
- Indiana (as recorded)
- Tennessee--Nashoba (as recorded)
- Texas (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Ohio (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Scotland--Orbiston (as recorded)
- Texas (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Scotland--Orbiston (as recorded)
- Indiana (as recorded)
