Overview
Papers and photographs related to Dorothea Lynde Dix.
Dates
- Creation: 1866-1887
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 (2 boxes)Letters to Dix, notes, documents, photographs, portraits, diploma, and lists relating to Dix. Also includes some items concerning Japan.
Biographical / Historical
Dorothea Dix was an American educator, social reformer, and humanitarian.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by name, with some later additions at end.
Physical Location
pf, b [b is shelved with bMS Am 2156-2160]
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*43M-837-846, 848-849. Gift of Mrs. Horatio Lamb, 260 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts; received: 1944 Spring.
- Title
- Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887. Dorothea Lynde Dix additional papers, 1866-1887: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01084
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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