Diary, 1840.

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Diary, 1840.

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This brief diary chronicles Sewall's studies with the Thoreaus, March 28-May 16, 1840. The school was noted for its educational innovations and the Thoreaus stressed "learning by doing." Sewall records the numerous field trips the students took and also describes other aspects of school life important to young boys: pranks, meals, and assigned compositions. Included in the collection are two samples of his compositions on the subjects "birds" and "fishes." Walter Harding in his biography of Thoreau, The Days of Henry Thoreau (N.Y.: Knopf, 1964), pp. 77-79ff., quotes passages from the diary and cites its location as part of a collection held in private hands by Sewall descendants. It is not clear if the AAS volume is a copy of the original diary or if it is the original.

1 folder (1 vol., 23 p.; 2 loose items)

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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....

Thoreau, John, 1815-1842

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Sewall, E. Q. (Edmund Quincy), 1828-1908

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Edmund Quincy Sewall Jr. (1828-1908) was the son of Rev. Edmund Quincy Sewall and Caroline Ward Sewall of Scituate, Mass. The younger Sewall attended the private school in Concord, Mass., conducted by Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) and his brother John Thoreau (1815-1842). Sewall graduated from Harvard College in 1847. He was a distant relative of Joseph Sewall (1688-1769), William Bartlett Sewall (1782-1869), and Joseph Sewall (1795-1851). From the description of Diary, 1840. (Unkn...