Papers, 1830-1918.

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Papers, 1830-1918.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36752034

This collection of app. 1500 items, primarily contains the correspondence of A. Bronson Alcott (father of author Louisa May Alcott) as collected by Richard L. Herrnstadt. The correspondence documents Alcott's life in nineteenth century New England, an interest in communal living, and relationships with noted writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Julia Ward Howe, Horace Greeley, and Henry David Thoreau. Alcott's letters address both the intellectual and personal history of his friends and family of the time.

1.78 linear ft. (4 document boxes)

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7383381

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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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...

Herrnstadt, Richard L., 1926-

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English professor. Herrnstadt earned his B.S. (1948) and M.S. (1950) from the University of Wisconsin and the Ph. D (1960) from the University of Maryland. He was a Professor of English at Iowa State University and he specialized in and edited a collection of the letters of A. Bronson Alcott, which was published by the ISU Press in 1969. From the description of Papers, 1830-1918. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 36752034 ...