Emerson family correspondence, ca. 1780-1900.

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Emerson family correspondence, ca. 1780-1900.

Correspondents include Sarah Ripley Ansley, James Elliot Cabot, Charles Chauncy Emerson, Edward Bliss Emerson, Edward Waldo Emerson, Lidian (Jackson) Emerson, Mary Moody Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mary M. Emery, Edith (Emerson) Forbes, and Charles Eliot Norton among others.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7796074

Houghton Library

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Emerson, Lidian Jackson, 1802-1892

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Lidian Jackson Emerson (born Lydia Jackson; September 20, 1802 – November 13, 1892) was the second wife of American essayist, lecturer, poet and leader of the nineteenth century Transcendentalism movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and mother of his four children. An intellectual, she was involved in many social issues of her day, advocating for the abolition of slavery, the rights of women and of Native Americans and the welfare of animals, and campaigned for her famous husband to take a public stan...

Emerson (Family : Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882)

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist and poet. The Emerson family was prominent in the literary and social life of New England during the 19th century. From the description of Emerson family papers, 1699-1939. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612701545 Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American poet and essayist. From the guide to the Emerson family additional correspondence, 1811-1859., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Librar...

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803, Boston, Massachusetts– April 27, 1882, Concord, Massachusetts), American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.Epithet: American essayist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000365 ...

Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908

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Charles Eliot Norton was an American author, editor, and teacher. He was a professor of the history of fine arts at Harvard. Eliot Norton was his son. From the guide to the Charles Eliot Norton letters to Eliot Norton, 1867-1908., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) American author, editor, and educator. From the description of Letter to Edwin D. Mead [manuscript], 1881 May 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814472 ...

Forbes, Edith Emerson, 1841-1929

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Ansley, Sarah Ripley (Haskins)

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Emerson, Charles Chauncy, 1808-1836

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Emerson, Edward Bliss, 1805-1834

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Emerson, Edward Waldo, 1844-1930

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Cabot, James Elliot, 1821-1903

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Son of Samuel Cabot, Jr., brother of Edward Clarke Cabot. Graduated Harvard Law School, 1845. Practiced law with Francis E. Parker, 1847. Accompanied Agassiz on his tour of Lake Superior region in 1848 and upon his return published a narrative journal of the expedition. Worked as architect with E.C. Cabot, 1849-58 and 1862-65. Assisted Emerson in preparing for press his Letters and social aims. Trustee (1857-1885, 1899-1902) and vice-president (1886-1898) of the Boston Athenaeum. Fro...

Emerson, Mary Moody, 1774-1863

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Mary Moody Emerson was the aunt of Ralph Waldo Emerson and a scholar in her own right. She helped raise Emerson after his father died, and had a marked influence on his life, maintaining a constant correspondence with Emerson until her death in 1863. From the description of Mary Moody Emerson letters, 1827-1836. (Middlebury College). WorldCat record id: 682589648 ...

Emery, Mary M.

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