Henry Ward Beecher papers 1851-1896, n.d

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Henry Ward Beecher papers 1851-1896, n.d

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/3940

American Congregational clergyman, lecturer, reformer, and author. Collection include letters, notes and telegrams from Henry Ward Beecher, 1851-1881 to various correspondents; clipped signatures; a holograph manuscript, "Abide with Us" (8 p.), and notes (2 p.). Also three letters to him, 1872, 1875 (with Beecher's response), 1878; and two letters by Eunice W. (Mrs. Henry Ward) Beecher, 1896, n.d., concerning her family history and an exchange of photographs. Papers related to the Tilton vs. Beecher trial include letters to Beecher from members of the public expressing support; trial notes, subpoenas, an exhibit list, and trial pass; and original manuscript letters to the Editor of the New York Tribune, 1874-1875, emended for publication, from persons connected with the legal parties or events relating to the trial, among them Catharine E. Beecher. With two signed cartes-de-visite photographs, of Eunice W. Beecher and of Henry Ward Beecher; an engraved portrait of Henry Ward Beecher; and clippings, invitations, and ephemera concerned in some way with Henry Ward Beecher.

.2 linear foot (1 box)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313489

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Beecher, Eunice White Bullard, 1813-1897

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Eunice White Bullard born in West Sutton, Massachusetts, 26 August 1812. She was the daughter of Dr. Artemas Bullard, and was educated in Hadley, Massachusetts. When Henry Ward Beecher, a clergyman, settled in his pastorate in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, in 1837, he returned east to marry Eunice, having been engaged to her for over seven years. Beecher was a contributor, chiefly on domestic subjects, to various periodicals, and some of her articles were published in book form. During a long and te...

Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878

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Educator Catharine Esther Beecher, a daughter of Lyman Beecher, was an advocate of education for women and of women teachers. In 1823 she founded the Hartford Female Seminary to educate young women. In 1846, she began a project to send female teachers from the Eastern states to western states and territories, and established training schools for women teachers in several western cities. From the description of Letter, 1847. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 548941345 ...

Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

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Abolitionist; orator; pastor of Plymouth Church, 1847-1887. From the description of Papers, [ca.1847]-1937, 1847-1887 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459715 American Congregational clergyman, lecturer, reformer, and author. From the guide to the Henry Ward Beecher papers, 1851-1896, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Congregationalist minister. From the description of Sermon notes, [n.d.], 1893, 18...