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Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860 (American transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian church)

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

"E. Divines, Metaphysicians, Philologists", 1805-1899

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Identifier: Coll-1997/1
Scope and Contents This volume is entitled "E. Divines, Metaphysicians, Philologists" and contains 175 items: 118 autograph letters and documents 57 portraits, comprising 40 albumen print photographs, 16 engravings, and 1 lithograph. Ainger, Alfred. ALS to Katharine Lyell. 9 February 1885. 2 pp. Ainger is best known for his memoirs of English authors. Declining a dinner invitation, saying that being in Hampstead Heath he...
Dates: 1805-1899

Notebook No.121, 14 September 1845 - 25 September 1845

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/121
Scope and Contents This notebook contains a record of Charles and Mary Lyell’s visit to the United States of America, from the end of the voyage on RMS Britannia and their arrival in Boston, to the beginning of their travels throughout parts of New England. The Lyells travel from Boston, Massachusetts to Lynn, Salem, Wenham Lake to New Hampshire, Portsmouth and the White Mountains finally to Maine, Kennebeck [sic Kennebec] River, Gardiner and Portland. The notes are comprised of commentary about politics...
Dates: 14 September 1845 - 25 September 1845

Notebook No.123, 3 October 1845 - 10 October 1845

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/123
Scope and Contents This notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s visit to the United States of America (started in notebook, Number 121), continuing his travels throughout parts of New England, including New Hampshire and Vermont. The notes are comprised of discussions about politics and religion, supplemented by commentary about social life, in New England and the United States more broadly, and field notes and observations, including some sketches, of the natural history of the visited regions. Notes...
Dates: 3 October 1845 - 10 October 1845

Notebook No.125, 4 November 1845 - 3 December 1845

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/125
Scope and Contents This notebook contains a record of the Lyell’s stay in Boston from 4th November to 3rd December 1845. The notes are comprised of discussions about politics and religion, supplemented by commentary about social life, in New England and the United States more broadly, plus field notes and observations about geology and natural history, encompassing descriptions and sketches of regions in anticipation of future field excursions (the Claiborne Formation). Charles visits notable sites in Boston...
Dates: 4 November 1845 - 3 December 1845

Notebook No.180, October 1852 - October 1852

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 6: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/180
Scope and Contents Notebook 180 begins in mid-October and ends in late December 1852. Lyell is in the United States, traveling in the Boston area and giving a six-week lecture series for the Lowell Institute. In the first half of the notebook, Lyell is working with Louis Agassiz and Jeffries Wyman to identify the bones found while in Joggins, Nova Scotia. On December 1st, the Lyells departed on the steamship Asia for Liverpool, arriving on December 12th. The last section of the notebook continues with geologic...
Dates: October 1852 - October 1852

Notebook No.183, 30 April 1853 - 3 July 1853

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 7: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/183
Scope and Contents Notebook 183 contains notes from 30 April to 3 July 1853. Many pages throughout the notebook are headed "Manual," referencing the fourth edition of Lyell's "A Manual of Elementary Geology." These notes were used in preparation for the fifth edition, which was published in 1855. In May 1853, Lyell embarks on his fourth trip to the United States, serving as Britain's representative at the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations. He traveled via the steamship Canada, landing in Nova Scotia on...
Dates: 30 April 1853 - 3 July 1853