Horace Mann, Jr., papers, 1864-1868, bulk 1864.

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Horace Mann, Jr., papers, 1864-1868, bulk 1864.

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Horace Mann, Jr. (1844-1868) was a noted American botanist and the eldest son of the well-known educational reformer, Horace Mann (1796-1859). His papers include two journals, a letter, and a draft of an article related to his botanical research in the Hawaiian Islands in 1864, a partial draft of a book review, clippings, nine maps, and 33 photographs.

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Mann was born in Boston in 1844, the eldest son of the well-known educator, Horace Mann. He received much of his education informally from his father and also studied zoology and botany with Asa Gray and Louis Agassiz at the Lawrence Scientific School. Mann specialized in Hawaiian plants, and prepared his thesis on this subject. It was published in the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Science (1866), and Mann received his degree in 1867. He died a year later of tuberculosis, leavi...