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Preliminary Inventory of the Horace Mann Hawthorne-Mann family correspondence, 1853-1865 and undated (bulk 1864-1865)

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Descriptive Summary

Title
Horace Mann Hawthorne-Mann family correspondence, 1853-1865and undated (bulk 1864-1865)
Creator
Mann, Horace, 1844-1868
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
17 Items
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Horace Mann Hawthorne-Mann family correspondence, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Horace Mann Hawthorne-Mann family correspondence was received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 2000.
Processing Information
Processed by Kate Crassons
Completed May 21, 2002
Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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Biographical Note

Son of American educator, reformer, and U.S. Congressman, Horace Mann (1796-1859).

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Collection Overview

Primarily letters to Mann from his family and the family of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Correspondents include Sophia Hawthorne, Rose Hawthorne, Una Hawthorne, brother George Mann, mother Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, and Elizabeth Peabody. Topics include family activities and travels, especially comments on Mann's descriptions of San Francisco and the Sandwich Islands [now the Hawaiian Islands]; Nathaniel Hawthorne's death and burial; Abraham Lincoln's death and burial; and opinions about Civil War events, battles, and personalities. Includes a letter from Elizabeth Peabody (undated) describing her two visits to President Lincoln and mentioning General Hitchcock's opinions about Lincoln and the Civil War. In addition, there is a carte-de-visite of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Acquired as part of the Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
List of Series in Collection
Accession 2000-0354
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Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection

Accession 2000-0354


Letters To Horace Mann

From Rose Hawthorne, 1863 March-1864 October
1863 March 3
Letter written during Hawthorne's youth.
1864 October 30
An informal letter.

From Una Hawthorne, 1864 March-1864 August
1864 March 3
Topics include a military ball, the Sandwich Islands, and events in Concord.
1864 April 28
Topics include Julian Hawthorne and Mann's description of San Francisco.
1864 May 30
Topics include Julian Hawthorne, Una Hathorne's studies, and Mann's dangerous pursuits.
1864 August 3
Topics include a camping expedition to Mt. Monadnock, her father's (Nathaniel Hawthorne's) death, Mann's description of the Hawaiian Islands, a fair for colored children, and family and friends.

From George Mann, 1864 May-1865 April
1864 May 29
Topics include Nathaniel Hawthorne's funeral and his burial location in Sleepy Hollow.
1865 April 18
Topics include the death of Abraham Lincoln, church services, and the reaction to Lincoln's death in Boston.

From Mann's Mother, Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, 1864 May-1865 April
1864 May 30
Topics include Nathaniel Hawthorne's funeral.
1864 July 23
Topics include the Civil War, troop movements, battles, and specific military leaders such as Grant and Jackson.
1865 April 20
Topics include Lincoln's death and Reconstruction.

From Sophia Hawthorne, 1864 October 30
Attention: Contains graphic materials.
Topics include the character of her husband, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and the difficulty of life after his death. The letter also contains a carte-de-visite of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

From Elizabeth Peabody, no date
Topics include her visits with Lincoln and General Hitchcock's comments on the Civil War.

Letter to Elizabeth
From Sophia Hawthorne, 1858 November 21
Topics include her family, travels to Europe, and a visit with the Brownings.

Letter to Mary Mann
From Rose Hawthorne, December 9 (no year)
Topics include her health and her child's education.

Letter to [Nathaniel Peabody]
From Sophia Hawthorne, 1853 October 20
Topics include the family's social engagments and activities in England.