Ruth R. Wheeler-- N.C. Wyeth correspondence, 1944-1970 (bulk 1944-1947).

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Ruth R. Wheeler-- N.C. Wyeth correspondence, 1944-1970 (bulk 1944-1947).

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Papers (1944-1970, bulk 1944-1947), include correspondence between Ruth R. Wheeler, N.C. Wyeth, and Wyeth's heirs pertaining to the Concord Free Public Library's acquisition of Men of Concord paintings by N.C. Wyeth, and an engraved memorial card for and photograph of Caleb Kendall Wheeler. Also included are other materials relating to Men of Concord: typescript of excerpts from Thoreau's journal (printed on p. 209 in Men of Concord); and letter from Amanda K. Berls regarding identification of figures in one of the Men of Concord paintings. One letter in Series I is misdated.

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Wyeth, N.C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945

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American painter, illustrator, muralist; 1902, studies with Howard Pyle, in Wilmington, Del.; settles permanently at Chadds Ford, Pa., in 1908. From the description of N.C. Wyeth papers, 1904-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 230727181 American artist. From the description of Letters, 1929 Nov. 26-1933 Nov. 6, Chadds Ford, Penn., to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184904360 Painter; Chadd's Ford, Pa. From the ...

Wheeler, Caleb Kendall, 1922-1944.

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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....

Wheeler, Ruth Winifred Robinson, 1890-1973

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Ruth Robinson is a historian and author of Concord, Mass. From the description of Photograph album, from the papers of Ruth R. Wheeler, containing views by an unidentified photographer, mainly of Concord, Mass., taken along or from the Sudbury and Concord Rivers, ca. 1900-ca. 1903. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 47688451 Artist and illustrator N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945) was an admirer of Henry D. Thoreau (1817-1862). Inspired by Thoreau's life and wor...

Concord Free Public Library (Concord, Mass.)

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Concord Free Public Library was incorporated March 24, 1873 for statutory purpose of forming and maintaining a public library in Concord, Mass. Corporation organized and adopted by-laws March 28, 1873. Preceding Concord Town Library, founded in 1851, was transferred to Corporation by vote of inhabitants of Concord March 31, 1873. These transactions resulted from proposed gift to town of public library building by successful Concord native William Munroe (1806-1877). He presented to ...