Letters sent to Caroline Augusta Kennard concerning Dorothea Lynde Dix
Overview
Letters to Caroline Kennard concerning Dorothea Lynde Dix, American educator, social reformer, and humanitarian.
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1888
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)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.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
81M-50. Gift of Dr. John H. Kennard, 55 Liberty Hill Road, Bedford, N.H. 03102; received: 1981 October.
- Title
- Kennard, Caroline Augusta, recipient. Letters sent to Caroline Augusta Kennard concerning Dorothea Lynde Dix, 1876-1888: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00092
Repository Details
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