Scrapbook of obituaries and other newspaper clippings, ca. 1868-1872.

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Scrapbook of obituaries and other newspaper clippings, ca. 1868-1872.

Obituaries of local, national and world celebrities and miscellaneous items from the Boston Evening Transcript and other papers. Contents indexed.

1 v. (79 leaves) ; 22 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7281440

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Brooks, Charles, 1795-1872

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Brooks was a Unitarian clergyman born in Medford, Massachusetts. He received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1816; A.M. 1819. He was the pastor of the 3rd Congregational Church in Hingham (1821-1838) and later professor of Natural History at the University of the City of New York. He was central to the work of establishing normal schools in the United States and is credited with having introduced the term "normal schools" to America. Brooks married Cecilia Williams (d.1837) in 1827, then Charlot...