Henry David Thoreau collection 1841-1949

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Henry David Thoreau collection 1841-1949

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The Thoreau collection contains correspondence, writings, photographs, and objects relating to Henry David Thoreau. There are several original manuscripts, including notes on insects, weather, and natural phenomena, and drafts of poems, an untitled essay, the article "The Discovery of America, and Researches in Central Africa," and the concluding paragraphs to Walden. There is also an essay on Thoreau by Francis Sheldon and George Shiras with photographs by Roland Wells Robbins and Edwin Way Teale. There are photographs of Thoreau's residences in Massachusetts, including his childhood home in Concord and the site of his cabin at Walden Pond. Objects include pieces of wood and nails from Thoreau's cabin and pencils manufactured by his father's company, J. Thoreau & Co.

Total Boxes: 2 (incl. 1 oversize box); Other Storage Formats: 7 objects (2 boxes); Linear Feet: 1.13'

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349819

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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J. Thoreau & Co.

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Shiras, George, 1832-1924

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Sheldon, Francis J.

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Shiras, George, 1859-1942

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Born in Allegheny, Pa., George Shiras III attended Cornell University and received his law degree from Yale in 1883. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for the Pittsburgh area from 1903 to 1905. While a representative Shiras advocated for unified federal supervision of health matters. He worked closely with the Committee of One Hundred, a select group which was part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and formed primarily to lobby for a national department of h...

Robbins, Roland Wells, 1908-1987

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J. Thoreau & Co.

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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

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Henry David Thoreau (b. July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts-d. May 6, 1862, Concord, Massachusetts), American author, lecturer, naturalist, student of Native American artifacts and life, transcendentalist, land surveyor, and life-long resident of Concord, Massachusetts. He was an active opponent of slavery and a social critic. He graduated from Harvard College in 1837....

Teale, Edwin Way, 1899-1980

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Naturalist and photographer, of Hampton, Conn.; d. 1980. From the description of Edwin Way Teale papers, 1799-1995. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28420481 Naturalist, author, photographer. Born Joliet Ill. 6/2/99; died Norwich, Conn. 10/18/80. Staff writer for Popular science, 1928-41; free-lance writer & photographer, 1941-80; contributing editor for Audubon, 1942-80. Winner of John Burroughs Medal (1943), Pulitzer Prize (1966), & numerous other a...

Sheldon, Francis.

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