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Guide to the Beecher Family Papers

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Collection Overview
Date Span:1856-1892
Creator:Beecher Family (1856-1892)
Extent:18.00 items.
Collection Number:MSC0056
Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Summary:Letters to and from several members of the Beecher family including Henry Ward Beecher, Edward W. Beecher, and Catharine Esther Beecher.

Access: This collection is open for research.

Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.

Acquisition:

Preferred Citation: Beecher Family Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.

Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Address:Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone:319-335-5921
Curator:Greg Prickman
Email:lib-spec@uiowa.edu
Website:http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/

Browse by Series:
Series 1: CORRESPONDENCE

  • Series 1: CORRESPONDENCE
  • Box 1:
  • Beecher, Charles Emerson, 1856-1904: ALS to James Wysax, Pennsylvania, 27 October. Concerning his belief in the soul's pre-existence. 1p. 20.3cm - 1892
  • Beecher, Edward W., 1803-1895: ANS to Mr. H.S. Weld. 13 June. Instructing an usher to seat friends in his pew. 1p. 13cm - 1878
  • Beecher, Edward W., 1803-1895: ALS to J.C. Derby. Jacksonville, Florida, 21 March. Concerning Henry W. Beecher's lecture itinerary, Edward Beecher's health, and his desire to have a book of his re-published. 2p. 20.5cm - 1885
  • Beecher, Edward, 1803-1895: ALS to an unknown recipient. Brooklyn, New York, 12 August. Concerning the golden wedding anniversary of his sister, Isabella. 3p. 20.3cm - 1891
  • Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887: ALS to an unknown recipient. Brooklyn, New York, 26 December. Recommending a person for a position. 2p. 20.3CM - 1856
  • Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887: ALS to Gov. Alexander Hawley. Brooklyn, New York, 6 November. Recommending a person for a government office. 2p. 18cm - 1859
  • Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887: ALS to an unknown recipient. 1 November. Recommending a Miss Ellen Raynor for a position. 1p. 20.2cm - 1861
  • Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887: ANS to Mrs. [Patton]. Brooklyn, New York. 31 January. Consenting to send a photograph to Mrs. Patton. 1p. 14.5cm - 1862
  • Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887: ALS to Mr. Woodruff. Brooklyn, New York, 27 March. Concerning the employment of Miss Ellen Raynor. 3p. 20.8cm - 1862
  • Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887: ALS to Mr. Hart. 3 November. Concerning a lecture engagement. 1p. 21.8cm - 1870
  • Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887: ALS to Mayor Hunter. Brooklyn, New York, 28 April. Recommending an applicant for a position. 3p. 17.6cm - 1875
  • Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887: ALS to the Commissioner of Pensions. Brooklyn, New York, 6 February. A request that a delayed soldier's pension be attended to. Also signed by five others. Soldier's request is attached. 2p. 20.5cm - 1885
  • Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887: ALS to Mr. Turner. Asking the recipient to attend to a horse he's sending, and to remove a portion of his house. 2p. 20.7cm - 1886
  • Beecher, Thomas Kinnicut, 1824-1900
  • Beecher, W.C.: ALS to "My dear doctor." Brooklyn, New York, 20 December. Sending his father's autograph and his own. 2p. 20.3cm - 1885
  • Kent, W.H.: ALS to Henry Ward Beecher. New York, 25 October. Asking for authority for a statement Beecher made. Includes Beecher's reply. 2p. 22cm - 1884
  • Woodruff, W.W.: ANS to Philips. Philadelphia, 10 May. Concerning the giving of the Beecher letters to the recipient and to James Green. 2p. 12cm - 1888
  • Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878: ALS to Mr. and Mrs. William B. Spooner. Hartford, Connecticut, 20 June. Concerning a proposed visit to the Spooners. 2p 20.6cm - 1858

This collection is indexed under the following subject terms.


Personal Names:
Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878
Beecher, Edward, 1803-1895
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

Genre/Form of Materials:
Correspondence
Correspondence
Correspondence

Family Names:
Beecher family