Papers, 1843-c. 1867.

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Papers, 1843-c. 1867.

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This collection, 1843-c. 1867, contains original and typescript copies of letters of Elizabeth Palmer Peabody to friends and publishers. There are letters written to Mary Moody Emerson (1774-1863) and other friends containing religious (the superiority of Unitarianism) and philosophical observations, news of family and friends, and the benefits of magnetism to one's health. There are also letters, 1856, written to Lee and Shepard, publishers, concerning her publications. Of special note is a 33-page contemporary journal of Margaret Fuller's "Conversations," c. 1840, which were held at Peabody's house in Bosto. The journal was kept by several participants in the "Conversations," including Elizabeth Hoar ( - ). There are summations of discussions concerning Beauty, Genius, interpretations of Greek mythology, the education of 18th century women, and the condition of 19th century women.

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Hoar, Elizabeth Hallett Prichard, 1822-1917

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1822-1917; nicknamed Lizzie, Lissie, Liz, and Lis) was the only one of the five Prichard children to produce a child and was also the longest-lived of her generation. These circumstances explain the passage of this collection of Prichard family papers down through her descendants before its donation to the Concord Free Public Library. Lizzie Prichard attended Concord Academy and George Barrell Emerson’s school for girls in Boston. Over time, she acquired knowledge of Latin, Greek, French, G...

Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850

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Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli (May 23, 1810 – July 19, 1850) was an American journalist, editor, critic, translator, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movement. She was the first American female war correspondent, writing for Horace Greeley's New-York Tribune, and full-time book reviewer in journalism. Her book Woman in the Nineteenth Century is considered the first major feminist work in the United States. Born Sarah Margaret Fuller in Cambridge, Massa...

Emerson, Mary Moody, 1774-1863

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Mary Moody Emerson was the aunt of Ralph Waldo Emerson and a scholar in her own right. She helped raise Emerson after his father died, and had a marked influence on his life, maintaining a constant correspondence with Emerson until her death in 1863. From the description of Mary Moody Emerson letters, 1827-1836. (Middlebury College). WorldCat record id: 682589648 ...

Lee and Shepard

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The Boston publishing firm Lee & Shepard was established in 1861 by William Lee (1826-1906) and Charles Augustus Billings Shepard (1829-1889). The firm published much well known general literature but was especially noted for its juvenile literature and school books. For information on the firm and on Charles A. B. Shepard and William Lee, see the essay by A. G. Waite filed in Box 12. From the description of Business records, 1860s-1906. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207149546 ...

Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894

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Elizabeth Palmer Peabody was at the center of the Transcendentalist movement in New England. Although she wrote and published many works, she is best remembered for her support and friendship of Emerson, Hawthorne, Margaret Fuller and many others. She published the journal Dial, founded the famous West Street Book Shop and Publishing House, and introduced kindergarten to America. From the description of Elizabeth Palmer Peabody letters, 1846-1854. (Pennsylvania State University Libra...