Summary

Abstract:

Letters to Caroline Kennard concerning Dorothea Lynde Dix, American educator, social reformer, and humanitarian.

Extent:

.5 linear feet (1 box)

Language:

Collection materials are in English.

Call number:

MS Am 1838.3

Background

Scope and content:

Letters concerning Dorothea Lynde Dix, American educator, social reformer, and humanitarian sent to Caroline Augusta Kennard. Includes letters from: Jane Alexander, A.L. Barnett, James Freeman Clarke, John Murray Forbes, Robert Bennet Forbes, Horatio Appleton Lamb, Mary S. Langley, William Henry Lyon, Andrew Preston Peabody, Samuel Edmund Sewall, and Edward Stearns.

Acquisition information:

81M-50. Gift of Dr. John H. Kennard, 55 Liberty Hill Road, Bedford, N.H. 03102; received: 1981 October.

Processing information:

Link to HOLLIS catalog record

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by author.

Physical location:

b

Restrictions:

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Location of this collection:

Houghton Library, Harvard College Library

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Cambridge MA 02138 USA

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ois:HOU

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