Papers, 1814-1973, 1860-1920.

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Papers, 1814-1973, 1860-1920.

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Papers include: Correspondence, report cards, travel journal, account book, poem, passports, receipts, circulars, estate papers, genealogies, wills, telegrams and newspaper clippings. The bulk of materials comprise letters from William Greenleaf Eliot to his sister, Hannah Eliot Lamb while William served in the Western Sanitary Commission. These letters document the Western Sanitary Commission's attempt to prevent sickness, such as typhus and pneumonia and its attempt to provide social and moral welfare for the soldiers, along with documenting hospital overcrowding, slavery, hospital ships and plantation schools in South Carolina. The letters also reflect Hannah's participation in the war through her continual shipments to William of packages of socks, bandages and supplies. Other correspondents in this series include: Thomas Lamb, Ezra Stiles Gannett, Benjamin Silliman, Dorothea Lynde Dix, and Noah Webster. A second series of correspondence (bulk, 1910-1914) between Horatio and his nephew, Eliot Tuckerman, primarily relates to the legal battle over the Joseph W. Revere and Rosanna D. Lamb Revere estate. Other correspondents in this series include: Owen Wister, Henry Cabot Lodge, John Knowles Paine and Walter Raymond Spalding. A third correspondence series includes letters from William G. Eliot and Hannah Eliot to Dorothea Lynde Dix (1875-1887). An inventory of Dorothea Lynde Dix's possessions upon her death including contents of drawers and closets, and listing of pamphlets and reports is included. The collection also contains genealogical material, original and reproduced, of the Duncan and Lamb families (1792-1973). Items include: correspondence, list of family members, coat of arms, photographs, genealogical charts, and articles on the families.

5 boxes ; 42 x 32 x 27 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

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Epithet: American author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000028 Born in Pennsylvania, raised in South Carolina, and educated at Harvard, Owen Wister travelled in the Western U.S. as a young man. Although he returned to the East and Harvard law school, he acted upon a friend's suggestion and began writing thrilling Western stories for Harper's. His well-researched stories, particularly The Virginian, he...

Paine, John Knowles, 1839-1906

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Paine (1839-1906) was an American composer, organist, educator at Harvard University, and held the first chair of music in an American university. He was a charter member of the American Guild of Organists. From the guide to the Additional musical compositions, 1859-1939 and undated., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Paine received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1869 and taught music at Harvard. From the description of Papers of...

Western Sanitary Commission (Saint Louis, Mo.)

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Tuckerman, Jane

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Duncan family.

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Tuckerman, Eliot.

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Eliot Tuckerman was associated with Clifford A. Hand and later succeeded Hand's law firm. From the description of Lawyer's ledger of cases on wills and estates, 1909-1947. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 82472205 Tuckerman received his A.B. (cum laude) from Harvard College in 1894 and his LL.B (cum laude) from Harvard Law School in 1897. He was accepted into the Bar in 1898 and by 1899, Tuckerman was working with the firm of Evarts, Choate & Beaman in N...

Appleton, Charles

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Spalding, Walter R.

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Spalding graduated from Harvard in 1887 and taught music at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Walter R. Spalding, ca. 1937. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973189 ...

Eliot, William Greenleaf, 1811-1897.

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Russell, Sarah E. Davis, -1893

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Lamb, Hannah Eliot, 1809-1899.

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Webster, Noah, 1758-1843

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American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor; b. in Hartford, Conn.; attended Yale and taught school in the Hartford area; moved to New Haven, Conn., in 1798. From the description of Noah Webster papers, 1786-1980. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 319706045 Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, author and editor. He is best known for his spellers (early spelling textbooks) and his ...

Lamb, Horatio A. (Horatio Appleton), 1850-1926.

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Lamb, Thomas, 1796-1887.

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Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864

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Benjamin Silliman was a chemist and naturalist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1805. From the description of Correspondence, 1808-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466220 Physician and chemist of New Haven, Connecticut. From the description of Note, 1853, Sept. 28 : New Haven, Connecticut, to Isaac Waldron. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35359361 Educator and scientist. From the description of Papers of...

Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871

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American Unitarian divine. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Messrs. Monroe & Co., 1850 May 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269564796 Ezra Stiles Gannett (1801-1871) graduated from Harvard College in 1820, and from Harvard Divinity School in 1823. He served as an overseer of the University from 1835 to 1858. Ordained in 1824, Reverend Gannett became an assistant minister at the Federal Street Church (Unitarian) in Boston and became its pastor...

Revere, Joseph W., 1777-1887.

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Washington university Saint Louis, Mo.

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On October 17, 2000, Washington University hosted the third presidential debate before the 2000 presidential election. This was the second debate held on the University campus: the University had hosted a debate in 1992 and was scheduled to host a 1996 debate which was later cancelled. The debate was held in the Washington University Field House, where Texas governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore debated for ninety minutes over issues such as health care, tax cuts, the death penalty,...

Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887

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Dix was a humanitarian crusader for the mentally ill. She investigated the conditions of the hospitalized insane in many U.S. states and some European countries, and petitioned state and national legislatures for reforms. She was also superintendent of army nurses during the Civil War. Eliot was a Unitarian minister, an educator, and assisted in the founding of Reed College in Oregon. From the description of Letters to Thomas Lamb Eliot, 1869-1885. (Harvard University). WorldCat reco...

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

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Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) was born into a prominent Boston family in 1850. Through his mother’s family, the Cabots, Lodge traced his lineage back to the 17th century, with one great-grandfather a leading Federalist during the Revolutionary period. Growing up in both an intellectual and privileged household, "Cabot" took naturally to academic subjects, particularly history and literature. Beyond his early devotion to scholarly pursuits, Lodge also enjoyed numerous sports and the great outdoor...

Lamb family.

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William Greenleaf Eliot (1811-1887), chaplain and officer of the Western Sanitary Commission in St. Louis during the Civil War. He also helped found and later became president and chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis. Horatio A. Lamb (1850-1926), dry goods merchant in Boston and president of the Boston Children's Aid Society. Hannah Eliot Lamb (1809-1899), William's sister, was very active in the Civil War by soliciting for and shipping provisions to her brother. Dorothea Dix (1802-1...