Beecher family papers, 1822-1903 (bulk 1822-1865)
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topic: Lyman Beecher material, Jan.-Dec. 1826
subject: Lyman Beecher material, Jan.-Dec. 1826
topic: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
subject: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
topic: William Beecher material, 1827, 1889
subject: William Beecher material, 1827, 1889
topic: Katherine Edes Beecher material, 1839
subject: Katherine Edes Beecher material, 1839
topic: Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
subject: Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
topic: Mary Beecher material, 1826
subject: Mary Beecher material, 1826
topic: Henry Ward Beecher material, 1887-1903
subject: Henry Ward Beecher material, 1887-1903
topic: Charles Beecher material, 1894, 1900
subject: Charles Beecher material, 1894, 1900
topic: Thomas Kinnicut Beecher material, 1845, 1865
subject: Thomas Kinnicut Beecher material, 1845, 1865
topic: Frederick W. Beecher material, 1858-1859, 1865
subject: Frederick W. Beecher material, 1858-1859, 1865
topic: Correspondence: 1826-1829
subject: Correspondence: 1826-1829
topic: Photocopies: 1826-1829
subject: Photocopies: 1826-1829
topic: Correspondence: 1822-1836
subject: Correspondence: 1822-1836
topic: Correspondence: 1844-1859
subject: Correspondence: 1844-1859
topic: Photocopies: 1822-1836
subject: Photocopies: 1822-1836
topic: Photocopies: 1844-1859
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topic: Extracts, Manuscript Sketch: 1844-1878
subject: Extracts, Manuscript Sketch: 1844-1878
topic: Correspondence: 1827; Memorial Article: 1889
subject: Correspondence: 1827; Memorial Article: 1889
topic: Correspondence: 1839
subject: Correspondence: 1839
topic: Correspondence: 1826-1836
subject: Correspondence: 1826-1836
topic: Photocopies: 1826-1836
subject: Photocopies: 1826-1836
topic: Sermons: circa 1870
subject: Sermons: circa 1870
topic: Correspondence: 1826
subject: Correspondence: 1826
topic: Biographical Information: 1887-1903
subject: Biographical Information: 1887-1903
topic: Correspondence: 1894; Funeral Address
subject: Correspondence: 1894; Funeral Address
topic: Correspondence: 1845, 1865
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provides access to: William Beecher material, 1827, 1889
provides access to: Katherine Edes Beecher material, 1839
provides access to: Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
provides access to: Mary Beecher material, 1826
provides access to: Henry Ward Beecher material, 1887-1903
provides access to: Charles Beecher material, 1894, 1900
provides access to: Thomas Kinnicut Beecher material, 1845, 1865
provides access to: Frederick W. Beecher material, 1858-1859, 1865
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provides access to: Correspondence: 1839
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Beecher family papers, 1822-1903 (bulk 1822-1865)
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Beecher family papers
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scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The Beecher Family papers contain material relating to Lyman Beecher; seven of his thirteen children: Catharine E., William, Edward, Mary, Henry Ward, Charles, Thomas Kinnicut; a daughter-in-law, Katherine Edes Beecher; and a grandson, Frederick W. Beecher. Included in the collection are correspondence, sermons, lecture notes, funeral sermons, a poem and biographical information relating to members of the Beecher family. Much of the collection consists of correspondence from 1822-1836 between members of the Beecher family, including Lyman, Catharine, Edward, Mary, William and George. These letters discuss Edward's position at Yale College, his ordination and his future career as a minister, theological issues, Catharine's Hartford Female Seminary, and family matters, such as the Beecher family's move from Litchfield to Hartford, Connecticut. In a letter to George dated April 25, 1826 Catharine writes, "the interest of brothers and sisters in each others employment and concerns should be suffered to decay, by neglecting" letter writing. Catharine's letters to Mary Lyon, dated 1828-1836 and to Zilpah Grant Banister, dated 1844-1859, discuss Catharine's Hartford Female Seminary, plans to advance the cause of women's education, plans to publish textbooks, the need for more teachers, and objections to Lyon's plans to open Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. The sermons in the collection are dated circa 1870 and were written by Edward Beecher. Topics include "Is dancing a proper amusement for Christians?" and "Has more evil than good been accomplished by fictitious writing?" There are also lecture notes taken by Frederick W. Beecher on sermons by his father Edward Beecher and others. The biographical information includes a memorial article for William Beecher; a memorial volume for Henry Ward Beecher; and an address delivered at the funeral of Charles Beecher.
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associated with: Beecher, Mary, 1805-1900.
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associated with: Beecher, Charles, 1815-1900.
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associated with: Beecher, George, 1809-1943.
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associated with: Beecher, William, 1802-1900.
associated with: Stoddard, Henry Richard.
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associated with: Beecher, Sarah Coffin, 1815-1897.
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has part: William Beecher material, 1827, 1889
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has part: Katherine Edes Beecher material, 1839
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has part: Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
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has part: Mary Beecher material, 1826
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has part: Henry Ward Beecher material, 1887-1903
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has part: Charles Beecher material, 1894, 1900
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has part: Thomas Kinnicut Beecher material, 1845, 1865
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has part: Frederick W. Beecher material, 1858-1859, 1865
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Biographical History for: Beecher family papers
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body: Biographical Note Lyman Beecher was born on October 12, 1775 in New Haven, Connecticut to David Beecher, a blacksmith, and Esther Hawley Lyman. After graduating from Yale University, he was ordained as a minister at the Presbyterian Church in East Hampton, New York. He became the president of Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1832. In 1799 he married Roxana Foote, the daughter of Eli and Roxana (Ward) Foote. They had nine children: Catharine E., William, Edward, Mary, Harriet, George, Harriet Elizabeth, Henry Ward, and Charles. Roxana Beecher died on September 13, 1816. In 1817, Lyman married Harriet Porter and they had four children: Frederick C., Isabella Holmes, Thomas Kinnicut, and James Chaplin. After Harriet Beecher died on July 7, 1835, he married Lydia Beals Jackson (1789-1869) in 1836. He died on July 10, 1863. Catharine Esther Beecher was born on September 6, 1800 in East Hampton, New York. She attended private school as a young girl. After her mother died in 1816, she took over care of the house and her younger siblings. In 1821 she began teaching piano lessons in New London, Connecticut. In 1823 her fiancé Alexander Metcalf Fisher died, and in the same year she began the Hartford Female Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1832 she began the Western Female Institute and sent teachers from the eastern United States to the west to start schools. She wrote many essays and textbooks. She died on May 12, 1878 in Elmira, New York. William Beecher was born on January 15, 1802 in East Hampton, New York. He studied at Andover Academy and became a pastor, working in Newport, Rhode Island and Cincinnati. Marrying in 1832, he had six children with his wife Katharine Edes, who died in 1870. He died in Chicago, Illinois on June 23, 1889. Edward was born on August 27, 1803 in East Hampton, New York. He graduated from Yale College in 1822 and became pastor of the Park Street Church in Boston in 1826. He was a close friend of Elijah P. Lovejoy and helped …
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Lyman Beecher material, Jan.-Dec. 1826
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scopecontent: The Lyman Beecher material consists of correspondence written to his son Edward Beecher from Jan.-Dec. 1826 while Edward was at Yale College. In his letters he often gives family news, discusses his health and dispenses advice regarding Edward's future career as a minister. The collection also contains a letter from 1829 written to Zilpah Grant Banister arguing that she should unite with his daughter Catharine Beecher in an educational endeavor in Hartford.
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Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
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scopecontent: The Catharine E. Beecher material dates from 1822-1878 and consists of correspondence by her and a manuscript sketch of her life by an unknown author. Her correspondence dates from 1822-1860 and mainly consists of letters to her brother Edward Beecher, Mary Lyon, and Zilpah Grant Banister. In her letters to her brother, 1822-1828, she frequently gives advice regarding his career as a minister and his religious views. In a letter dated March 26, 1825 she also expresses her desire that he have "a 'cronie dear' of your sex and not look to ours alone." Her letters to Edward, which also contain letters to her brother George in two instances, illustrate her sentiment, expressed in a letter dated April 25, 1826, that "the interest of brothers and sisters in each others employment and concerns should not be suffered to decay, by neglecting" letter writing. The topic she discusses most often in her letters is the Hartford Female Seminary. In a letter dated June 1, 1826 she discusses the religious state of the school and in a letter dated August 23, 1828 she bemoans the lack of proper textbooks available: "there is not a single book upon earth made as it ought to be and one of the best things in the millennium will be schoolbooks that will not tire the patience of Job to read them." In two letters dated March 8 and April 25, 1826 she mentions the need to find "a young man of colour who is pious to be educated for a physician" for the colony of Liberia. Her letters to Lyon and Banister discuss her writings, the publication of her textbooks, objections to Lyon's plan to open Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, the need for more teachers, and her ideas on women's education. Of note is the letter written to Banister circa 1849 from the Northampton Water Cure run by David Ruggles urging Banister to come see Dr. Ruggles. A broadside describing the establishment forms the first page of this letter. The Catharine E. Beecher material also includes photocopies of a letter written to Mary Ly…
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William Beecher material, 1827, 1889
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scopecontent: The William Beecher material consists of a letter dated July 8, 1827 to his brother Edward Beecher in which he discusses his future plans, and a copy of a memorial article from June 1889 which provides some biographical information about him.
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Katherine Edes Beecher material, 1839
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scopecontent: The material relating to Katherine Edes Beecher, wife of William Beecher, consists of a letter written in 1839 to Zilpah Grant Banister requesting her help in finding a suitable head for an unnamed seminary.
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Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
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scopecontent: The Edward Beecher material consists of correspondence, 1826-1836, and sermons, circa 1870. The bulk of the letters are written to his father, Lyman Beecher, but also include a letter written to his maternal grandmother, Roxana Foote. In these letters he discusses his job as a tutor at Yale College, family news, various professional opportunities or job offers received from churches and colleges, and his physical, mental and spiritual health. In a letter dated December 4, 1826 he requests that his father preach the sermon at his upcoming ordination service. The collection also includes handwritten copies of four of his sermons and fragments of two others, circa 1870. Topics of the sermons include "Is dancing a proper amusement for Christians?", "Has more evil than good been accomplished by fictitious writing?", "Suffering not necessarily an evil," and women's suffrage. The material also includes an undated letter written by Anna Jones to her sister, Edward's wife Isabella Jones Beecher.
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Mary Beecher material, 1826
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scopecontent: The Mary Beecher material consists of two letters written to her brother Edward Beecher dated February and April 5, 1826. Her first letter discusses her struggles with the Christian life, which she says "tho' a life of trial and conflict is also one of great happiness." She also discusses the family's upcoming move from Litchfield, Connecticut, a place she describes with great fondness. Her second letter is written from Hartford, Connecticut and discusses her sister Catharine's school there, the Hartford Female Seminary. She describes the school's new building (rent was $65) and also discusses her spiritual life.
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Henry Ward Beecher material, 1887-1903
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scopecontent: The Henry Ward Beecher material consists of three memorial items dating from 1887-1903. The collection includes a copy of the program for the Henry Ward Beecher Memorial dated March 8, 1903. It also includes a copy of "The Boyhood of Henry Ward Beecher," printed on July 19, 1887 at the request of friends. The volume contains descriptions of Beecher's formative years and includes some of Beecher's own recollections. The collection also includes a memorial volume compiled by the Plymouth Church in 1887 which documents the death and funeral of Henry Ward Beecher. This volume contains a formal photograph.
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Charles Beecher material, 1894, 1900
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scopecontent: The Charles Beecher material consists of a letter written to Charles' nephew Frederick W. Beecher (son of his brother Edward Beecher) by Charles and his wife Sarah Coffin Beecher dated November 20, 1894. In it she writes of fond family memories and intimates some change in Frederick's parents Edward and Isabella Beecher (perhaps sickness - both died in 1895). Charles writes of the book Frederick sent him, which he is reading "with interest". The collection also includes a pamphlet dated May 1, 1900 containing the address given at Charles Beecher's funeral service.
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Thomas Kinnicut Beecher material, 1845, 1865
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scopecontent: The Thomas Kinnicut Beecher material consists of correspondence written to his brother Edward Beecher and Beecher's son Frederick W. Beecher. In a letter dated November 22, 1845 Thomas writes to Edward for his father Lyman, who was recovering from an illness. The letter discusses a recent article written by Edward, entitled "Organic Sins," and Lyman's misgivings about that phrase. His letter to his nephew Frederick is dated May 20, 1865. In it he consoles his nephew on a recent loss (probably the death of his child from diphtheria), and mentions that "Grandpa [Lyman] Beecher buried his Freddie," referring to the 1820 death of Lyman's son Frederick. His letter also mentions his grief at the death of President Abraham Lincoln.
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Frederick W. Beecher material, 1858-1859, 1865
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scopecontent: The Frederick W. Beecher material consists of a letter dated June 9, 1865, written by Richard Henry Stoddard sympathizing with Frederick on the recent loss of his young son. The letter is accompanied by a copy of a poem written by Stoddard's wife, Elizabeth Drew Barrett Stoddard, published in "Harper's Magazine," written after the death of their infant son circa 1861. The material also contains notes taken on sermons and lectures by his father, Edward Beecher, and others, dated 1858-1859.
access restrictions: Unrestricted

Lyman Beecher material, Jan.-Dec. 1826
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is part of: Beecher family papers
is aggregated by: Beecher family papers
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: series
extent: 2 folders
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Correspondence: 1826-1829
aggregates: Correspondence: 1826-1829
has part: Photocopies: 1826-1829
aggregates: Photocopies: 1826-1829

Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Beecher family papers
is aggregated by: Beecher family papers
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level: series
extent: 5 folders
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Correspondence: 1822-1836
aggregates: Correspondence: 1822-1836
has part: Correspondence: 1844-1859
aggregates: Correspondence: 1844-1859
has part: Photocopies: 1822-1836
aggregates: Photocopies: 1822-1836
has part: Photocopies: 1844-1859
aggregates: Photocopies: 1844-1859
has part: Extracts, Manuscript Sketch: 1844-1878
aggregates: Extracts, Manuscript Sketch: 1844-1878

William Beecher material, 1827, 1889
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Beecher family papers
is aggregated by: Beecher family papers
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level: series
extent: 1 folder
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Correspondence: 1827; Memorial Article: 1889
aggregates: Correspondence: 1827; Memorial Article: 1889

Katherine Edes Beecher material, 1839
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Beecher family papers
is aggregated by: Beecher family papers
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level: series
extent: 1 folder
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Correspondence: 1839
aggregates: Correspondence: 1839

Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Beecher family papers
is aggregated by: Beecher family papers
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: series
extent: 3 folders
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Correspondence: 1826-1836
aggregates: Correspondence: 1826-1836
has part: Photocopies: 1826-1836
aggregates: Photocopies: 1826-1836
has part: Sermons: circa 1870
aggregates: Sermons: circa 1870

Mary Beecher material, 1826
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Beecher family papers
is aggregated by: Beecher family papers
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: series
extent: 1 folder
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Correspondence: 1826
aggregates: Correspondence: 1826

Henry Ward Beecher material, 1887-1903
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Beecher family papers
is aggregated by: Beecher family papers
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: series
extent: 1 folder
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Biographical Information: 1887-1903
aggregates: Biographical Information: 1887-1903

Charles Beecher material, 1894, 1900
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Beecher family papers
is aggregated by: Beecher family papers
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level: series
extent: 1 folder
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Correspondence: 1894; Funeral Address
aggregates: Correspondence: 1894; Funeral Address

Thomas Kinnicut Beecher material, 1845, 1865
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Beecher family papers
is aggregated by: Beecher family papers
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: series
extent: 1 folder
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Correspondence: 1845, 1865
aggregates: Correspondence: 1845, 1865

Frederick W. Beecher material, 1858-1859, 1865
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Beecher family papers
is aggregated by: Beecher family papers
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: series
extent: 1 folder
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Lecture notes: 1858-1859; Correspondence: 1865
aggregates: Lecture notes: 1858-1859; Correspondence: 1865

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Correspondence: 1826-1829
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Lyman Beecher material, Jan.-Dec. 1826
is aggregated by: Lyman Beecher material, Jan.-Dec. 1826
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Photocopies: 1826-1829
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Lyman Beecher material, Jan.-Dec. 1826
is aggregated by: Lyman Beecher material, Jan.-Dec. 1826
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5 folders
type: Extent
folder: 5

Correspondence: 1822-1836
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
is aggregated by: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
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Correspondence: 1844-1859
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
is aggregated by: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Photocopies: 1822-1836
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
is aggregated by: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Photocopies: 1844-1859
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
is aggregated by: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Extracts, Manuscript Sketch: 1844-1878
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
is aggregated by: Catharine E. Beecher material, 1822-1878
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

1 folder
type: Extent
folder: 1

Correspondence: 1827; Memorial Article: 1889
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: William Beecher material, 1827, 1889
is aggregated by: William Beecher material, 1827, 1889
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

1 folder
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folder: 1

Correspondence: 1839
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Katherine Edes Beecher material, 1839
is aggregated by: Katherine Edes Beecher material, 1839
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3 folders
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folder: 3

Correspondence: 1826-1836
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
is aggregated by: Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Photocopies: 1826-1836
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
is aggregated by: Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Sermons: circa 1870
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
is aggregated by: Edward Beecher material, 1826-1836, circa 1870
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

1 folder
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folder: 1

Correspondence: 1826
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Mary Beecher material, 1826
is aggregated by: Mary Beecher material, 1826
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

1 folder
type: Extent
folder: 1

Biographical Information: 1887-1903
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Henry Ward Beecher material, 1887-1903
is aggregated by: Henry Ward Beecher material, 1887-1903
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

1 folder
type: Extent
folder: 1

Correspondence: 1894; Funeral Address
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Charles Beecher material, 1894, 1900
is aggregated by: Charles Beecher material, 1894, 1900
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

1 folder
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folder: 1

Correspondence: 1845, 1865
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Thomas Kinnicut Beecher material, 1845, 1865
is aggregated by: Thomas Kinnicut Beecher material, 1845, 1865
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

1 folder
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folder: 1

Lecture notes: 1858-1859; Correspondence: 1865
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Frederick W. Beecher material, 1858-1859, 1865
is aggregated by: Frederick W. Beecher material, 1858-1859, 1865
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA