Chamberlain, Mellen
Dates
- Existence: 1821-1900
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
John Adams Papers
Dorothea Dix letters to George Barrell Emerson and other writings
Letters and other writings by Dorothea Dix (1802-1887), writer, teacher, and reformer who changed the way institutions treated individuals living with mental illness. The materials span the years 1836-1847 and include 32 letters written to fellow educator George Barrell Emerson (1797-1881) regarding her visits to jails and poor houses and the results of her meetings with government officials. Also included are clippings and manuscripts of Dix’s poems and hymns.
Moses Grant, Jr. Correspondence
Simon Greenleaf correspondence with James Henry Elliot
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.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Correspondence
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.
Elizabeth Palmer correspondence with Joseph Pearse Palmer
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.
William D. Williamson Collection
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.
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- Adams, John, 1735-1826 — Correspondence 1
- Maine -- Courts 1
- Maine -- History -- Colonial period 1
- Mentally Ill — Care — History. 1
- Missionaries 1
- Philanthropists--United States--Correspondence 1
- Poets, American — 19th Century — Correspondence 1
- Temperance--United States--History 1
- United States — History — Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775 1
- United States — Politics and Government — 1775-1783 1
- United States — Social Life and Customs — 1775-1783. 1
- Women Colonists — United States — Social Conditions. 1
- Women — United States —18th Century. 1
- York, Maine – History 1 + ∧ less