Henry David Thoreau papers, 1836-[1862].

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Henry David Thoreau papers, 1836-[1862].

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Papers, 1836-[1862]: ca. 190 ms. surveys, 1846-1860, most of land and property in Concord, Mass., but incl. some of other locations; survey-related notes and mss., 1840-1861, among them a volume of field notes made between 1849 and 1861, and two receipts for surveying (one to Nathan Brooks, one to Town of Concord); mss., incl. publisher's ms. of "Walking," [1862] (published in Atlantic Monthly, June, 1862), accompanied by photocopy of ms., typed transcript by Thomas Blanding, and photocopy of published piece in Atlantic Monthly; and correspondence, incl. (Cont.) undated ALS from Robert Collyer, 1836 ALS from Charles Wyatt Rice, and 1855 ALS from Elizabeth Oakes Smith.

ca. 265 items + related photocopy, transcripts, printed items.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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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....

Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince, 1806-1893

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Elizabeth Oakes Smith was a notably intelligent, talented, and accomplished 19th century American author. She first published poems in her husband's newspapers, began to write in earnest to alleviate financial concerns, and produced a remarkably capable and diverse body of work including poetry, essays, children's stories, novels, and non-fiction. She became one of the first women lecturers, speaking on women's rights and abolition. She was well-connected and well-respected by her peers, and mai...

Collyer, Robert, 1823-1912

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Clergyman, author. From the description of Robert Collyer autograph [manuscript], 1881 Oct 6. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 302415629 Born in England, blacksmith, Methodist lay-preacher. Came to U.S. in 1850. Unitarian minister: Chicago (1859-1879) and New York City (1879-1903). From the description of Sermons, 1906. (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 182047336 Epithet: rector of Warham, county Norfolk ...

Rice, Charles Wyatt

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