Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Darwin, Charles, 1845 November 6
File — Box 3, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This significant series reveals the breadth of Hitchcock's professional activities, career, and acquaintances. Many of the letters are to and from contemporary scientists, including one from Charles Darwin, 5 from Nevil Maskelyne, 15 from Justin Perkins, and several between Hitchcock and Edmund Blunt regarding errors in Blunt's edition of the Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the Year 1816. There is correspondence with James Deane of Greenfield relating to the controversy about...
Dates:
1845 November 6
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Collection
Identifier: MA.00027
Abstract
The Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers contain correspondence, drawings, legal documents, sermons, drafts of published and unpublished works, printed articles, autographs, artwork, and images relating to the professional activities and some of the personal life of Edward Hitchcock, Orra White Hitchcock, and their family. The material spans the years 1804-1910, with the bulk of the material falling into the period 1820-1864. Edward Hitchcock's work as a minister and nationally noted...
Dates:
1804 - 1910; Majority of material found within 1820 - 1864
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