Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1801-11-09
Death 1877-06-24
Americans
English

Biographical notes:

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

Links to collections

Comparison

This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.

  • Added or updated
  • Deleted or outdated

Information

Permalink:
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kh0mb6
SNAC ID:

Subjects:

  • Authors, American
  • Antislavery movements
  • Arts
  • Boundary disputes
  • Collective settlements
  • Congress
  • Criticism
  • Exchanges Of Publications
  • Heat
  • Henry, Joseph, Personality, Etc
  • Male authors, American
  • Oregon
  • Oregon question
  • Photography
  • Quackery Or Pseudo Science
  • Railroads
  • Railroads
  • Recommendations For Positions
  • Scientific publications
  • Smithsonian Board Of Regents
  • Smithsonian Building
  • Smithsonian Exchange
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Smithsonian Library
  • Smithsonian Publications
  • Social reformers
  • Spiritualism
  • Railroads

Occupations:

  • Authors
  • Diplomats
  • Public officials
  • Reformers
  • Representatives, U.S. Congress

Places:

  • Indiana--New Harmony (as recorded)
  • Tennessee--Nashoba (as recorded)
  • Tennessee--Nashoba (as recorded)
  • New Harmony (Ind.) (as recorded)
  • Indiana (as recorded)
  • Indiana (as recorded)
  • Texas (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Ohio (as recorded)
  • Scotland--Orbiston (as recorded)
  • Scotland--Orbiston (as recorded)
  • Texas (as recorded)
  • Tennessee--Nashoba (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Scotland--Orbiston (as recorded)
  • Indiana (as recorded)

SNAC Cooperative Logo

Social Networks and Archival Context

SNAC is a discovery service for persons, families, and organizations found within archival collections at cultural heritage institutions.

Sponsors

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities

Hosts

University of Virginia Library
National Archives and Records Administration