Papers, 1745-1916.

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Papers, 1745-1916.

Papers of essayist, poet, and teacher of anatomy Oliver Wendell Holmes.

11 boxes (3.6 linear ft.)

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Mitchell, Silas Weir, 1829-1914

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Silas Weir Mitchell was a Philadelphia physician and author. After graduating from medical school, he studied in Europe, joined his father's practice, and ran Turner's Lane Hospital in Philadelphia during the Civil War, becoming the preeminent American neurologist of his generation. In addition to numerous medical papers and texts, he published popular novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Born on 15 Feb. 1829, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a son of physician John Kear...

Gilman, Caroline Howard, 1794-1888

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Caroline Howard Gilman (pen name, Mrs. Clarissa Packard; 1794–1888) was an American author. Her writing career spanned 70 years and include poems, novels, and essays. She was born Caroline Howard in Boston, Massachusetts in 1794, the daughter of Samuel Howard. She was young when her parents died and grew up with an older sister and brothers. She passed her school days at Concord, Cambridge and other towns in her native State of Massachusetts. Despite a poor formal education, she was motiva...

Atlantic Monthly

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Hale, Edward Everett, Jr., 1863-1932

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Hale was Professor of English from 1895-1932. From the description of Edward Everett Hale Jr, 1863-1932 papers, 1895(ca.)-1932(ca.). (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155435623 ...

Abby Louisa Gilman

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Kate Tarmath Woods.

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Jackson, F. H.

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R. M. Hodges.

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First Church (Cambridge, Mass.)

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The First Church was formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1633, but in 1636 the minister and most of the members removed to Hartford, Conn. In 1829 the First Parish or First Church (Congregational) in Cambridge split into factions of Unitarian and Trinitarian persuasion. The latter, with the pastor Abiel Holmes, separated to form the Shepard Congregational Society, and continued subsequently under the name of the First Church. The Unitarians continued to be known as the First Parish, though cla...

F. M. Field.

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Howe, Estes.

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W. T. (William Tennant) Gairdner.

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Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...

Jacob Bigelow

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Greenhalge, Frederic T. (Frederic Thomas), 1842-1896

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Thayer, Nathaniel, Jr.

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Andover Phillips

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Ann Susan (Holmes) Upham.

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Wilkinson, Elizabeth Hays

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Sargent, John Osborne, 1811-1891

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Lawyer, author, editor, and Massachusetts state legislator. From the description of Papers of John Osborne Sargent, 1831-1912. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069255 Lawyer, editor, and author of articles and pamphlets on political and legal subjects; born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and later a resident of New York City. From the description of Letter book and legal papers, 1842-1848, 1842-1850. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 5877...

E. L. Shepard.

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James J. Hawes

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James Uriboard.

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The Lancet Office.

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Southworth & Hawes, photographer.

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Margaret Wigglesworth photograph, recto

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John Holmes

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Ernest Jackson.

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Holmes, Edward J.

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Bellows, John Thomas, 1831-1902

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Augusta King.

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Beaman, Charles C. (Charles Cotesworth), 1840-1900

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Miller, Rennetts C.

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Holmes, Sarah (Wendell)

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Parsons, Charles W. (Charles William), 1823-1893

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Upham, Caroline E.

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Eliot, Charles William

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Epithet: President of Harvard University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000980.0x00005d ...

Wendell, Oliver

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Jay, John, 1817-1894

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Grandson of John Jay, active in anti-slavery movement, organizer of Republican Party in New York, U.S. minister to Austria. From the description of Letters to H.H. Boyesen and Rufus W. Griswold, II, 1851-1890. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 64433472 Lawyer, diplomat, and reformer. From the description of Letters of John Jay, 1878-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423666 American lawyer and diplomat. From the description of...

Hastings, John Walter.

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Henry, Lee

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West Stockbridge Free Library.

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Upham, Charles Wentworth, 1802-1875

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Clergyman, politician, author. From the description of Papers: of Charles Wentworth Upsham, 1835-1873 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810940 ...

Arnold, Stephen H.

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John Toomey

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Adeline Herzog.

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Dr Hayward

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The Chicago Club.

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Upham, William P. (William Phineas), 1836-1905

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Holmes, John, 1812-1899

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McLaren, Elizabeth Trail.

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Century Magazine.

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Nathaniel Thayer

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Josiah Johnson Hawes, photographer.

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Holmes, Abiel, 1763-1837

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Congregational clergyman of Cambridge, Mass. From the description of Meteorological register of Abiel Holmes, 1795-1829. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069604 American Congregational clergyman and historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, to Noah Webster, 1809 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269523484 Congregational clergyman and historian; father of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. From the description of Ab...

Mary Anne Paine

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The Independent.

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Henrietta

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Morison, John Hopkins, 1808-1896

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Norton, Samuel

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Epithet: great-grandson of Thomas Norton, of Bristol British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000269.0x00012a ...

Amelia (Jackson) Holmes

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

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Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) was born into a prominent Boston family in 1850. Through his mother’s family, the Cabots, Lodge traced his lineage back to the 17th century, with one great-grandfather a leading Federalist during the Revolutionary period. Growing up in both an intellectual and privileged household, "Cabot" took naturally to academic subjects, particularly history and literature. Beyond his early devotion to scholarly pursuits, Lodge also enjoyed numerous sports and the great outdoor...

Forsythe Wilson

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The Writer.

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Jennie M. Cotton.

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Hastings, Caroline

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Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar.

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Margaret Wigglesworth photograph, verso

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Gardiner, Robert Hallowell, 1809-1886

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John Low.

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Alexander Ramsay.

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Houghton, Mifflin and Company.

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Boston, Mass., publishing firm. From the description of Houghton, Mifflin and Company note [manuscript], 1899 April 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 715378844 ...

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935

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Holmes was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to the prominent writer and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. and abolitionist Amelia Lee Jackson. Dr. Holmes was a leading figure in Boston intellectual and literary circles. Mrs. Holmes was connected to the leading families; Henry James Sr., Ralph Waldo Emerson and other transcendentalists were family friends. Known as "Wendell" in his youth, Holmes, Henry James Jr. and William James became lifelong friends. Holmes accordingly grew up in an atmospher...

G. Bloede.

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Holmes, David

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In 1844, Dr. David Holmes moved his wife and three daughters from Lebanon, Connecticut, to Providence, Rhode Island, to set up his medical practice. Upon settling in Providence, his family decided to join Richmond Street Church and wrote to Pastor John C. Nichols of the First Ecclesiastical Church for a letter of recommendation to the new church. Holmes wrote "[w]e have felt some hesitancy about removing our connection from the church in Lebanon, and not till recently have we though...

Thayer, Nathaniel, 1808-1883

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Holmes, Joseph

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John Faxon.

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Bond, George William.

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O. W. Holmes.

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Motley, Thomas

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W. Hudson Stephens.

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Darling's, photographer.

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Bradley, Israel B.

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Arthur Dexter.

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Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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Wendell Phillips (born November 29, 1811, Boston, Massachusetts – died February 2, 1884, Boston, Massachusetts), orator and reformer, was one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement in Boston, Massachusetts, wrote frequently for William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator, and eventually became president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He contributed much to the cause through inflammatory speeches favoring the division of the Union and opposing the acquisition of Texas and the war with Mexico. ...

Bowen, Clarence Winthrop, 1852-1935

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Women's Education Association

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Appleton, Thomas Gold, 1812-1884

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American poet, essayist and artist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : Boston, to Madame [Blaze] de Bury, 1854 Jan. 14, 1854 Nov. 24 and [no year] Dec. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270875321 ...

Upham, Ann (Holmes) 1804-1876

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Arthur Chambers.

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Upham, Ann Susan (Holmes) 1804-1876

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Parsons, Mary Jackson Holmes, 1802-1825

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Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877

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John Lothrop Motley (1814-1877) was an American author. From the description of John Lothrop Motley notes on New England history, ca. 1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122640035 From the guide to the John Lothrop Motley notes on New England history, ca. 1840, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) John Lothrop Motley was born on 15 April 1814 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA. He was educated at Harvard College, 1827-1831. After graduat...

Hastings, Mary Ann

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Samuel May.

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Nightingale, Louisa C. A.

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James M. Morton.

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Mrs. Forsythe Wilson

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William Bowen.

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Jackson, Charles, 1775-1855

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Charles Jackson was a graduate of Harvard College, read law with Theophilus Parsons, and was the father-in-law of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. From the description of Travel diary, 1823-1824. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235147013 Jackson (A.B. 1793) started practicing law in 1796, and was a member of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, 1813-1824. From the description of Notes : concerning civil and criminal laws : manuscript, 1795. (Harvard Unive...

Lasell Seminary for Young Women.

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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward.

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Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896

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William Henry Furness, Unitarian minister, was born 20 Apr. 1802 in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1825 Furness was ordained minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. He became pastor emeritus of the congregation in 1875 and continued to preach occasionally until his death 30 Jan. 1896 in Philadelphia. Furness published numerous books on the New Testament, translated German poetry, and wrote original hymns. In the years before the Civil War, Furness tried to comprehend a Christian's dut...

Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

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Carolyn Wells published under the pseudonym Rowland Wright. From the description of Autograph postcard signed from W.D. Howells to Carolyn Wells, Rahway [manuscript], 19th or 20th century. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 694525270 Author, editor, critic. From the description of Letters chiefly to Alexander? Black [manuscript] 1888-1919. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647943111 William Dean Howells was an American novelist...

Philip, Arnold

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The Authors' Club.

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Brown, W. Frederick.

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Monkswell, Robert Collier, Baron, 1845-1909

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John Lathrop Motley

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L. T. Smith.

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Jackson, John

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Frederick Rathbone.

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Institute of British Carriage Manufacturers

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Louis Brindley.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Howells, William Dean, II

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Ann Norton.

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F. Locker-Lampson.

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Charles Lerch.

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Rev. Jedidiah Morse

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S. B. Wister.

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Phinney, William R.

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Bagg, Ernest Newton

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Bowdoin, James

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Charles Parsons?

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Katherine Peabody Loring.

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Erving, William

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Mrs. J. A. Dickinson.

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Morris, George Perry, 1864-1921

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Dr Hunt

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Garrison, ...

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Jackson, Charles, Jr.

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Girls' Industrial School (Hobart, Tas.)

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Founded in 1862 as the Hobart Town Female Refuge Association to provide a home and education for neglected girls, the school was conducted by a committee elected by subscribers, in various premises in Hobart until it was handed over to the Salvation Army in 1945. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225757813 ...

Ewing W. Day.

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Amelia Holmes

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Mary H. Stewardson.

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Amory, John.

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Motley, Edward.

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Sarah (Wendell) Holmes.

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Ashley, Simeon

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R. Hay Robertson.

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