Elizabeth Palmer Peabody letters, 1846-1854.

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Elizabeth Palmer Peabody letters, 1846-1854.

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The collection consists of four letters: to Miss Phoebe Gage, Sept. 1846, about the theological poetry of Herder; to Nahum Capen, Dec. 1849, about a lecturer; to the editors of the Congregationalist, undated, accompanying information about kindergarten; to Victor M. Rice, 1 May 1854, part of a series of letters between the two concerning text books and teaching methods.

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Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803

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Rice, V. M. (Victor Moreau), 1818-1869

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Victor Moreau Rice was born in Chautauqua County, New York, on April 5, 1818, the son of William Rice. After graduating from Allegheny College in 1841, he briefly studied law in Buffalo, New York, before he began teaching in 1843. He became Buffalo's superintendent of schools in 1852, president of the New York State Teachers' Association in 1853, and New York's first superintendent for public instruction in 1854. He also served in the state assembly and collaborated with Platt Rogers Spencer to ...

Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894

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Elizabeth Palmer Peabody was at the center of the Transcendentalist movement in New England. Although she wrote and published many works, she is best remembered for her support and friendship of Emerson, Hawthorne, Margaret Fuller and many others. She published the journal Dial, founded the famous West Street Book Shop and Publishing House, and introduced kindergarten to America. From the description of Elizabeth Palmer Peabody letters, 1846-1854. (Pennsylvania State University Libra...

Capen, Nahum, 1804-1886

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Capen, born in Canton, Mass., began to study medicine at age 18; however, ill health prevented completion of his apprenticeship and in 1825 he entered into partnership in the publishing firm of Marsh, Capen, and Lyon. He wrote papers, articles, and books on history and politics, and was an advocate of free trade, federal copyright laws, popular education, and various social welfare reforms. He was postmaster of Boston from 1857 to 1861, and is credited with working out the free delivery system. ...

Gage, Phoebe

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