Chamberlain, Mellen
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1821-1900
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
John Adams Papers
Collection — Container: MS Adams
Call Number: MS Adams
Scope and Contents
This is an artificial collection that was created with letters from the Mellen Chamberlain, Americana, and English Civilization collections and contains 61 letters written by John Adams before he was President, primarily to Dr. Benjamin Rush. In addition, there are three letters written to Adams and 15 others either written about him or in which he is mentioned. In addition, there are 82 items that were removed from the inside of Adams's books (approximately 35 of those are notes written in...
Dates:
1764-1906
Dorothea Dix letters to George Barrell Emerson and other writings
Collection — Multiple Containers
Call Number: MS Ch.M.3.2 pt.1
Scope and Contents
The Dorothea Dix letters to George Barrell Emerson and other writings spans the years 1836-1847 and includes 32 letters written by Dorothea Lynde Dix to George Barrell Emerson between 1843-1846 in which she describes her visits to jails and poor houses in New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Louisiana and South Carolina; the results of her meetings with officials; and the improvements she was able to make during these visits. Also included are clippings and manuscripts featuring...
Dates:
1836-1847
Moses Grant, Jr. Correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Call Number: MS Ch. M.2.2, pt. 2
Scope and Contents
This collection, dating from 1812-1862, documents the business relationships of Moses Grant, Jr., his role in the temperance movement, and his philanthropic endeavors. Letters concerning Grant’s paper business describe debts paid and owed and forthcoming paper orders. Other papers in the collection concern the temperance movement in Boston, in which Grant was very involved. These consist of transcripts of speeches made at temperance meetings, pleas made to the Suffolk Board of Trade, printed...
Dates:
1812-1862; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1893
Simon Greenleaf correspondence with James Henry Elliot
Collection — Multiple Containers
Call Number: MS Ch. M.3.2, pt. 2
Scope and Contents
This collection contains forty letters written by Simon Greenleaf to James Henry Elliot from 1830-1837 concerning the 1830-1838 importance of missionary work and maintaining Episcopalian traditions. Other letters provide advice on how Eliot should prepare for the clergy and where he should do his missionary work.
Dates:
1830-1839; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1893
Oliver Wendell Holmes Correspondence
Collection — Container: MS Am. 1303
Call Number: MS Am. 1301
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 29 letters from Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) to various correspondents, dating from 1852-1892. Primary recipients are Phineas Barnes and Clara Barnes Martin, friends of Holmes who write about personal and family matters. Other letters pertain to Holmes’ literary endeavors and reminiscence of Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. Also included are letters to James T. Fields and Bram Stoker.
Dates:
1852-1892; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1939
Elizabeth Palmer correspondence with Joseph Pearse Palmer
Collection — Multiple Containers
Call Number: MS Ch M.2.2. pt. 3
Scope and Contents
The subjects of the 20 letters in this collection written between 1771 and 1785 by Elizabeth Palmer to her husband Joseph Pearse Palmer range from her doubts of ever being happy with him, her concerns about the family’s finances, and her desire to have the problem between John Hancock and Palmer’s father, General Joseph Palmer, resolved.
Dates:
1771-1785
William D. Williamson Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Call Number: MS Ch.M.2.2, pt. 1
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 11 letters written to William D. Williamson between 1820-1844 and discuss the history of Maine. Also included is genealogical research pertaining to the Williamson family, extracts of court cases and legal documents, and documents concerning the settlement of Maine.
Dates:
1820-1844; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1893
