Mary Sherwood papers, 1932-1995.

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Mary Sherwood papers, 1932-1995.

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Papers include: ms. journals (23 v.), 1932-1994, with index; typescript pieces by Mary Sherwood; printed articles, etc., by Mary Sherwood, 1953-1995; misc. items, including printed Graduation Essays, Class of 1930, Hartford Public High School, and ms. notes from readings; and printed articles about Mary Sherwood and her organizational involvements, 1975-1993. Journals include observations on plants, wildlife, geography, and weather, and references to Thoreau, Walden Pond, the Thoreau Society, the Thoreau Fellowship, and Walden Forever Wild.

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Thoreau Fellowship

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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

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Walden Forever Wild Committee (Concord, Mass.)

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Organization in Concord, Mass., devoted to turning Walden Pond State Reservation into a national or state sanctuary in memory of Henry David Thoreau, to restricting public access, and to protecting the landscape and ecology of the pond and the surrounding area. Founded in 1980 and directed until 1993 by environmentalist Mary P. Sherwood. Between 1986 and 1990, the organization collected thousands of signatures in support of creating a sanctuary and of returning Walden to its natural state, to be...