Hitchcock, Mary, 1824-1899
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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and Orra White Hitchcock Papers contain correspondence, drawings, legal documents, sermons, drafts of published and unpublished works, printed articles, autographs, artwork, and images relating to the professional activities and some of the personal life of Edward Hitchcock, Orra White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
To Mary Hitchcock (1 letter), 1864 July 29
File — Box 2, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Sub-series A: Biographical Materials - contains material arranged by type. Traditional details are provided by a newspaper notice of his marriage to Orra White in 1821 and by his diploma from Yale (1818). Also included is the manuscript "phrenological description" of Hitchcock by L.N. Fowler, completed in 1847. Hitchcock is also mentioned in a diary (1824; present in typescript) and five letters written in 1833, 1835, 1846, 1850, and 1854 - all of which provide insight about how he was...
Dates:
1864 July 29
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- Geology -- Massachusetts 1
- Geology -- New England 1
- Geology -- Vermont 1
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