Letters from various correspondents, 1829-1903.

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Letters from various correspondents, 1829-1903.

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Collection contains letters to William Gannet, mainly from Ralph Waldo Emerson, on topics such as religion, and Emerson's travels in Sicily and Italy. Collection also contains various original poems written by Emerson called "Poem on Eloquence," "See the Calm Exit on the Aged Saint," and "Where is this Bark that Comes Over the Deep." Also included is an address at the ordination of Ralph Waldo Emerson at the Second Church in Boston, permission notes written to Gannett to publish extracts from Emerson's works, and an invitation to an unveiling of a Ralph Waldo Emerson statue at the Concord Public Library.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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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 ...

Second Church (Boston, Mass.)

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Gannett, William C. (William Channing), 1840-1923

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William Channing Gannett was a Unitarian minister. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1829-1903. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 83103303 From the guide to the Letters to William C. Gannett from various correspondents, 1829-1903., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...