Caroline Wells Healey Dall papers, 1811-1954 (bulk 1845-1912).

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Caroline Wells Healey Dall papers, 1811-1954 (bulk 1845-1912).

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Papers contain correspondence, photographs, art, and memorabilia relating to Dall's personal life and that of several of her family members. Correspondence includes Dall's letters to her son, the naturalist William Healey Dall, and to other family members, such as her husband, Charles Henry Appleton Dall; some incoming letters from family members and lawyers; condolence letters after Charles Dall's death; and a small group of William Dall's correspondence. Photographs include scenes of San Francisco in 1906 and of India; portraits of Caroline Dall; and one portrait of Charles Darwin. Art includes a sketch and a plaster silhouette of Dall. There is a journal that Dall wrote in 1866 on a trip through Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ohio; a list of her speeches from 1856 to 1904; legal documents; and a catalog of books in her library. Also in the papers is Charles Dall's address book, and a letterpress copybook from the Office of the Secretary in Dakota Territory from 1872 to 1874 regarding the Sioux Reservation in the Black Hills.

10.75 linear ft. (13 boxes)

Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library

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Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library

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Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927

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William Healey Dall was born on 21 August 1845 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA He entered the service of the Land Office of the Illinois Central Railroad in Chicago, spending his evenings studying at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. In 1865, he was appointed naturalist on the United States Western Union Telegraph Expedition (Alaskan Division), 1865-1867 (leader Robert Kennicott), sent by the Western Union Telegraph Company to survey a route for, and to construct, a telegraph line thr...

Dall, Caroline Healey, 1822-1912

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Caroline Wells Healey Dall (June 22, 1822 – December 17, 1912) was an American feminist writer, transcendentalist, and reformer. She was affiliated with the National Women's Rights Convention, the New England Women's Club, and the American Social Science Association. Her associates included Elizabeth Peabody and Margaret Fuller, as well as members of the Transcendentalist movement in Boston. Caroline Healey was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of Mark Healey, a merchant and ...

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

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Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. His father, Robert Waring Darwin (1766-1848), was a physician, the son of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), a poet, philosopher, and naturalist. Robert established a successful medical practice in Shrewsbury where he was known for his kindness extended to the poor. He was financially quite successful and willing to support his sons in their various endeavors. Although not a prolific writer, he was elected to the Royal Society ...