Jonathan Wainwright papers, 1819-1892.

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Jonathan Wainwright papers, 1819-1892.

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This collection contains correspondence sent to Rev. Jonathan Wainwright of New York, as well as papers given by Dr. W.A.M. Wainwright of Hartford, Connecticut. There are also several letters from Lydia Huntley Sigourney, and a poem she wrote on the death of Miss Elizabeth Talcott. Dr. Wainwright wrote about the higher education of women, chloroform, and addressed the Hartford County Medical Association's Centennial Celebration in 1892. Additionally the collection contains an 1845 diploma from Columbia University and an 1892 invitation to Dr. Wainwright to attend the dedication ceremonies of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

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Connecticut Historical Society

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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Sigourney, Lydia Howard, 1791-1865

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Lydia Huntley Sigourney (born September 1, 1791, Norwich, Connecticut–died June 10, 1865, Hartford, Connecticut), poet, also known as the “Sweet Singer of Hartford", was the only daughter of a gardener. She attended private school with the assistance of her father’s employer, and founded a Hartford school for girls in 1814. At this school, without any specialized training, Sigourney taught a deaf student, Alice Cogswell, to read and write in English. Cogswell would later be the first student enr...

Talcott, Elizabeth.

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Hartford County Medical Association

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Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1792-1854

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Provisional Bishop of New York (1852-1854). From the description of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright papers, 1819-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 664362405 ...

Wainwright, William A.M. (William August Muhlenbery), 1844-1894.

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