Horace Mann family papers, 1829-1856 and n.d.

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Horace Mann family papers, 1829-1856 and n.d.

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Consists primarily of correspondence dating from 1829 to 1856 that doucments the personal life of Horace Mann and, to a limited extent, some of his work in education, politics, and law. The General Correspondence series includes thirteen letters to Nahum Capen regarding the Common School Journal, the Nahum estate, and miscellaneous personal matters, such as Mann's travel plans. The General Correspondence series also includes seven letters to E.B. Wilson regarding Mann's philosophy about teachers' institutes, and the establishment of a teachers' institute in Grafton, Mass., or eslewhere in southern Worcester County, Mass. The bulk of the collection consists of family correspondence, primarily between Horace Mann and his first wife Charlotte Messer Mann; and correspondence between Mann, his second wife Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, and his sister-in-law Mary W. Messer. The Family Correspondence series includes 108 love-letters written by Horace Mann and Charlotte Messer Mann between July 1829 and April 1832. Although the content of these letters is primarily personal, there are also references to Horace Mann's responsibilities and activities in court. Charlotte Messer Mann's health is discussed throughout the love-letters. Twelve letters (1847-1852) written by Mary Tyler Peabody Mann include descriptions of matters related to Horace Mann's work with teachers' institutes; his work in the U.S. House of Representatives, including Mann's opposition to [Henry] Clay's proposal to extend slavery into new territories; and Mann's involvement in the Drayton case concerning the abduction of slaves. While living in Washington, Mary Mann wrote about her opinions on the position of Free-Soilers and the extension of slavery, as well as her desire to speak in the House of Representatives on the topic; about her impressions of [Lajos] Kossuth and of [Dorothea] Dix; and about child rearing activities. The Family Correspondence series includes references to Asa Messer.

750 items (.4 linear ft.)

Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Capen, Nahum, 1804-1886

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Capen, born in Canton, Mass., began to study medicine at age 18; however, ill health prevented completion of his apprenticeship and in 1825 he entered into partnership in the publishing firm of Marsh, Capen, and Lyon. He wrote papers, articles, and books on history and politics, and was an advocate of free trade, federal copyright laws, popular education, and various social welfare reforms. He was postmaster of Boston from 1857 to 1861, and is credited with working out the free delivery system. ...

Mann, Mary Tyler Peabody, 1806-1887

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Educator. From the description of Papers of Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, 1863-1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451614 Mary Tyler Peabody Mann was an active social reformer, educator, and author. Along with her sisters, Elizabeth Peabody and Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, she created and maintained vital connections within the Transcendentalist movement. Mary and her husband, educator Horace Mann, were active abolitionists. The sisters's practical application of optimism and hum...

Mann, Horace, 1796-1859

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Horace Mann was an educator and a statesman who greatly advanced the cause of universal, free, non-sectarian public schools. Mann also advocated temperance, abolition, hospitals for the mentally ill, and women's rights. From the description of Horace Mann Letter, 1858. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 213372958 Horace Mann, "Father of our Public Schools," was born in Franklin, Massachusetts on May 4, 1796. His family was poor and his father di...

Wilson, E.B. (Edmund Burke), 1820-1895.

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