Typed biographies of William Oakes and James Watson Robbins Digital
Both bibliographies written by Asa Gray and presumably copied by Walter Deane. The William Oakes biography was published in: American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series, Volume VII, New Haven, May 1849, pages 138-142.
Notes on the Oakes family tree, 1902 Digital
Three letters to Deane, 1902 Digital
Partial inventory of Oakes and Robbins letters in Deane's handwriting Digital
Typed partial transcript with no documentation of writer or addressee, 1830 Digital
Notes indicating Deane inserted letters into the collection Digital
Correspondence from Oakes to Robbins, 1827 July 1-1829 October 6, undated Digital
Letters dated 1827 July 1; 1827 September 3; 1828 February 8; 1828 August 14; 1828 August 26; 1828 September 20; 1829 October 29; 1829 January 21; 1829 April 20; 1829 May 12; 1829 May 22; 1829 July 9; 1829 July 24; 1829 August 7; 1829 August 10; 1829 September 17; 1829 September 28; 1829 October 6. Also includes two undated letters.
Correspondence from Oakes to Robbins, 1830 January 8-1841 September 10 Digital
Letters dated 1830 January 8; 1830 September 15; 1830 November 2; 1831 May 18; 1832 February 7; 1834 January 17; 1836 June 6; 1836 July 9; 1841 April 2; 1841 June 26; 1841 July 12; 1841 July 28; 1841 September 10.
Correspondence from Oakes to Robbins, 1842 January 10-1843 August 6 Digital
Letters dated 1842 January 10; 1842 January 13; 1842 February 8; 1842 February 17; 1842 March 21; 1842 May 4; 1843 January 2; 1843 June 18; 1843 July 24; 1843 August 6.
Correspondence from Oakes to Robbins, 1844 July 4-1847 August 7 Digital
Letters dated 1844 July 4; 1844 July 13; 1845 August 5; 1845 August 8; 1845 August 9; 1845 August 21; 1846 July 1; 1846 July 23; 1846 September 13; 1846 November 3; 1847 February 19; 1847 August 7.
Materials prepared by Deane Digital
Includes bound set of excerpts from letters from Oakes to Robbins and biographical sketch of Oakes.