Zone d'identification
Cote
Nom et localisation du dépôt
Niveau de description
Collection
Titre
Jacob Abbott Correspondence
Date(s)
- 1868-1936 (bulk 1868-1869) (Production)
Importance matérielle
1 folder
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Jacob Abbott was born in Hallowell, Maine, on November 14, 1803. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1820. He studied at Andover Theological Seminary from 1821 to 1824. Abbott taught at Amherst College from 1825-1829, before founding the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston in 1829. He also founded Abbott's Institute in 1843 and the Mount Vernon School for Boys in 1845. In addition to his work in education, Abbott was licensed to preach by the Hampshire Association of the Congregational Church, and was the pastor of the Eliot Congregational Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Abbott was the author of juvenile fiction and religious books, authoring one hundred and eighty books during his career. The most popular were his "Rollo" series. Abbott married Harriet Vaughan in 1829 and had four sons: Benjamin, Edward, Austin, and Lyman. He died in Farmington, Maine, in 1879.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Three letters from author Jacob Abbott to Mrs. William Stiles of Austin, Texas, and one explanatory letter from Mrs. Stiles's son Dr. Henry Howard Stiles to a family member.
Mode de classement
Correspondence is arranged chronologically.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
This collection is open and available to the public for research in the Special Collections & Archives reading room. The materials are non-circulating.
Accès physique
Accès technique
Conditions de reproduction
The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner or his or her heirs for any other use, such as reproduction and publication.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Instruments de recherche
Éléments d'acquisition et d'évaluation
Historique de la conservation
Donated to the Trinity University library in 1957 by Mrs. Leslie E. Stiles, granddaughter-in-law of Mrs. William Stiles.
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Sources complémentaires
Bowdoin College: https://library.bowdoin.edu/arch/mss/amcg.shtml
New York Public Library: https://archives.nypl.org/mss/6435
Descriptions associées
Élément de notes
Notes spécialisées
- Citation: Jacob Abbott Correspondence. Coates Library Special Collections & Archives, Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas).
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Zone du contrôle de la description
Règles ou conventions
Sources utilisées
Note de l'archiviste
Processed by Colleen Hoelscher, October 2021.
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879 (Sujet)
- Stiles, Mrs. William (Sujet)
- Stiles, Dr. Henry Howard (Sujet)