Guide to the Horace Mann letter to Miss Peabody, 1840 June 11
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
Published in 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: | Horace Mann letter to Miss Peabody |
| Date range: | 1840 June 11 |
| Creator: | Mann, Horace, 1796-1859 |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of one original letter from Horace Mann responding to Miss Peabody in June of 1840. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0101 |
Scope & content
The collection includes one general response letter from Horace Mann to Miss E. P. Peabody in Salem, Massachusetts on June 11, 1840. Mann was most likely writing to Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, his future sister-in-law at the time. It is difficult to note the subject topic of the letter without the possession of Miss Peabody’s letter, since Mann frequently responds to the events she detailed.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Topics Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection is arranged in the order in which it arrived in the Rhode Island College Special Collections.
Biographical/Historical Note
Horace Mann (1876-1859) was an American educational reformer who promoted public education. He married Mary Tyler Peabody Mann (1806-1887) in 1843, who was a teacher and author. Her sister, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody (1804-1894) was also an educator and opened a bookstore circa 1840 in Boston, Massachusetts. She then opened the first English-language kindergarten in 1860.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Preferred citation: | Horace Mann letter to Miss Peabody, MSS-0101, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-8380 email:digitalcommons@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Provenance of the collection is unknown. It was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2023. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Special Collections intern, Melissa Moniz, in 2023 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Melissa Moniz and Veronica L. Denison. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2023. |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Location/Existence of copies: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |