Robert Owen correspondence, 1821-1858 1821-1858

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Robert Owen correspondence, 1821-1858 1821-1858

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This correspondence consists mainly of letters to Owen concerning New Harmony, Texas and the Texas annexation question, the Oregon boundary dispute, and spiritualism. Also includes papers concerning Robert Dale Owen.

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Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877

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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, wh...