Collection of photocopied and original clippings concerning discovery of Thoreau's notebooks at Orchard House, 1985.

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Collection of photocopied and original clippings concerning discovery of Thoreau's notebooks at Orchard House, 1985.

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Collection deals with discovery of Thoreau family ms. music notebooks (of which binder's title on cover reads Flauto primo and Flauto secundo), written primarily in the hand of John Thoreau, including markings in H.D. Thoreau's hand, used by H.D.T. to press and store botanical samples. -- Rediscovered in the collections of the Orchard House, Concord, Mass., by Mark Wright and Jayne Gordon.

7 items ; 29 cm. or smaller.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 7251672

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Thoreau family.

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Orchard House (Concord, Mass.)

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Thoreau, John, 1787-1859

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Storekeeper and pencil-maker in Concord, Mass.; father of Henry David Thoreau. Born in Boston, Oct. 8, 1787; married Cynthia Dunbar, May 11, 1812; died in Concord, Feb. 3, 1859. From the description of Deeds relating to John Thoreau's ownership of a pew in the First Parish in Concord, 1832-1833. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 34766099 Father of Henry D. Thoreau. From the description of Printed document filled in and signed : Boston, 1814 Jun. 9. (U...

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....