Dorothea Lynde Dix letters from Horatio Appleton Lamb
Overview
Letters from Massachusetts park commissioner Horatio Appleton Lamb to Dorothea Lynde Dix, American educator, social reformer, and humanitarian.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-1886
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.1 linear feet (1 folder in 1 box)Letters from Lamb to Dix concern personal and financial matters. Also includes one letter from Fahnestock to Dix, and an 1881 document signed by Dix concerning bonds.
Biographical / Historical
Dix was an American educator, social reformer, and humanitarian. She investigated the conditions of the hospitalized insane in many U.S. states and some European countries, and petitioned state and national legislatures for reforms. She was also superintendent of army nurses during the Civil War. Lamb (Harvard College class of 1871) was a park commissioner in Milton, Mass. Fahnestock was an investment banker.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
60M-224 - 60M-226. Source unknown; received: 1960?
- Title
- Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887, recipient. Dorothea Lynde Dix letters from Horatio Appleton Lamb,1880-1886: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01109
Repository Details
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