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Horace Mann family papers (MS.1U.M1)

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Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
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Collection Overview

Title: Horace Mann family papers
Date range: 1819-1856, (bulk 1829-1856)
Creator: Mann, Horace, 1796-1859
Extent: 0.5 Linear feet
Abstract: These papers consist primarily of correspondence dating from 1829 to 1856. Letters discuss topics of teacher institutes, women’s issues, and Mann’s work in the House of Representatives. The majority of the letters were written by Horace Mann, Charlotte Messer Mann, Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, and James Stuart Holmes.
Language of materials: English .
Repository: John Hay Library, Special Collections
Collection number: MS.1U.M1