Bronson Alcott in North Carolina : a paper read before the Philological Club, University of North Carolina, May 9, 1944 : typescript, 1944 / by Raymond Adams.

Alcott, A. Bronson (Amos Bronson), 1799-1888

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Amos Bronson Alcott (November 29, 1799 – March 4, 1888) was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style, and avoided traditional punishment. He hoped to perfect the human spirit and, to that end, advocated a plant-based diet. He was also an abolitionist and an advocate for women's rights. Born in Wolcott, Connecticut in 1799, Alcott had only minimal formal schooling bef...

University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Philological Club

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The Philological Club was formed on 20 January 1893 by faculty members of the University of North Carolina's departments of Language and Literature to stimulate original research in philology. With membership open to faculty members and advanced students in the language departments the Club met monthly to review philological journals and for discussion of related topics. In 1906, the Club inaugurated its quarterly "Studies in Philology." Throughout its history, the Club has been closely allied w...

Adams, Raymond, 1898-1987

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