Albert Edgar Lownes collection on Henry David Thoreau

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1 Page 1 of 41 Albert Edgar Lownes collection on Henry David Thoreau Box A Brown University Providence, RI Telephone: Manuscripts: ; University Archives: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu Published in 2009 Brown University Library

2 Page 2 of 41 Collection overview Title: Albert Edgar Lownes collection on Henry David Thoreau Date range: Creator: Lownes, Albert Edgar, Extent: Abstract: Language of materials: Repository: Collection number: 7 boxes The Lownes collection includes a wide variety of materials by and pertaining to Henry David Thoreau, including correspondence, college papers, journal excerpts, prints, clippings, photographs, and other Thoreauviana collected by Albert E. Lownes. Materials date from English Ms.80.1 Scope & content The Lownes Thoreau collection as a whole contains a wide variety of materials, the vast majority of which are Albert Lownes' collections of books, pamphlets and reviews concerning Thoreau, natural studies and New England. It should be noted here that while certain items are Thoreau's own personal manuscripts or possessions, most items in the collection only pertain to Thoreau. The books and pamphlets number approximately 600 items; they consist of works by and about Thoreau, various editions of his writings, and volumes from his personal library. The collection also contains over 200 reviews and clippings concerning Thoreau and his works, many of which are from scholarly journals and magazines. In respect to these printed items, much more expansive and detailed information can be obtained from the Library's online catalog, Josiah, and from the Special Collections Card Catalogue, under the listing of,

3 Page 3 of 41 The Thoreau papers themselves consist of various pieces of his works, and related material. Included are pieces of correspondence, various drafts from his journal, poems and college essays, all in his hand, and some signed. Related material includes a letter from Emerson, obituaries and memoria appearing in newspapers at the time of Thoreau's death, and small pieces of visual memorabilia. Mr. Lownes' personal Thoreauvian memorabilia, including photographs of Thoreau, his family, his associates and his homes, are also included in boxes accompanying the manuscript collection as are some correspondence and lists related to the collection. Arrangement Thoreau's correspondence appears first, followed by college essays, and other writings. Following are letters concerning Thoreau written by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Alfred Hosmer; newspaper clippings, and finally, rough drafts of four essays on Thoreau written by Samuel Arthur Jones. Furthermore, the collection includes bibliographical material, a large selection of photographs, and other miscellaneous items. Correspondence and lists related to the collection, written presumably by Albert Edgar Lownes, are located in folder 25. This collection is organized into the following series and is arranged chronologically within each series. Series 1. Correspondence Series 2. College papers Series 3. Journal excerpts: variants or drafts Series 4. Miscellaneous manuscripts Series 5. Scattered fragments Series 6. Prints Series 7. Clippings Series 8. Related correspondence Series 9. Some works of Samuel Arthur Jones Series 10. Miscellaneous Thoreauviana collected by A.E. Lownes Series 11. Bibliographic materials Series 12. Photographic prints and engravings Series 13. Miscellaneous printed material relating to Thoreau Series 14. Thoreau relics

4 Page 4 of 41 Biography of David Henry Thoreau ( ) Henry David Thoreau (christened as David Henry Thoreau), was born in 1817, the second of three children. His father, John Thoreau, was a shopkeeper of modest means in Concord, Massachusetts. John Thoreau ran a string of unsuccessful businesses before establishing a profitable pencil factory. His wife, Cynthia, supplemented the family income by keeping a boarding house. As a child, Henry David Thoreau enjoyed the beauty of the woods in Concord and excelled at school. He was the only child in the family to receive a college education, entering Harvard College in 1833 and graduating near the top of his class in After college, he worked in the family pencil factory for a year, and then taught briefly in the public schools of Canton (Massachusetts) and at the Center School. However, he found himself disinclined to the common practice of applying corporal punishment as a means of discipline and, as a result, soon lost his position as a teacher. Unable to find another teaching job, Thoreau and his older brother John, who had helped put Henry through college on his teacher's pay, established a private school using the progressive educational methods advocated by Bronson Alcott. Henry also began writing essays and poetry, some of which were printed in The Dial, Ralph Waldo Emerson's Transcendentalist literary magazine. The Thoreau brothers' school closed down in 1841, primarily because of John Thoreau's ill health. Later that year, Emerson invited Thoreau to live with his family as a handyman. Thoreau accepted, seeing the opportunity to both write and earn his keep. At Emerson's home he came into frequent contact with a number of Transcendental luminaries, including George Ripley and Margaret Fuller. He took up the study of Hindu scriptures, and contributed to The Dial, publishing additional poems and essays and occasionally helping to edit the magazine. John Thoreau died in A grieving Henry moved to New York the following year, serving as tutor to William Emerson's sons, but returned to Concord in His move to the cabin on Walden Pond, part of Emerson's property, took place in 1845 and lasted for two years. While there, he wrote much of A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers and Walden. It was during this period that Thoreau was briefly jailed for refusing to pay the Massachusetts poll tax, which he argued was used for unjust purposes, such as enforcing the Fugitive Slave laws and prosecuting the war against Mexico. Returning from Walden Pond, Thoreau earned his living as as Emerson's handyman and later as a surveyor. By the early 1850s, however, Thoreau had begun to fear that he had not fulfilled his literary calling. The publication of Walden in 1854 and its enthusiastic

5 Page 5 of 41 reception, particularly in Transcendentalist circles, restored his confidence. The moderate success of Walden also made it easier for Thoreau to publish essays in popular periodicals of general circulation. During the 1850s Thoreau also traveled and lectured widely on conservation of natural resources and the abolition of slavery. Thoreau had developed tuberculosis in 1835 but managed it successfully for 20 years. However, when the disease flared up in 1860, his immune system proved too weak to combat it and he finally succumbed to the disease. He died at Concord on May 6, Access & use Access to the collection: Use of materials: Alternate form: Preferred citation: Contact information: There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.. All researchers seeking to publish materials from the collections of the John Hay Library are requested to complete a Notice of Intent to Publish, prior to reproducing, quoting, or otherwise publishing any portion or extract from this collection. Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. Digital facsimiles of items from this collection are available from within the online finding aid. Albert Edgar Lownes collection on Henry David Thoreau, Ms.80.1, John Hay LibraryUniversity Archives and Manuscripts Box A Brown University Providence, RI Telephone: Manuscripts: ; University Archives:

6 Page 6 of 41 Administrative information About the collection Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu Aquisition: Donated to the Brown University Library in 1967 by Albert E. Lownes (Class of 1920). Custodial history: The Thoreau collection was compiled by Albert E. Lownes over a period of many years. The original provenance of these materials, prior to their coming into the possession of Mr. Lownes, is unrecorded. Processing information: Arranged and described by Barbara Filipac in About the finding aid Author: Encoding: Finding aid prepared by Barbara Filipac. This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit Descriptive rules: Additional information Related material: RESOURCES AT BROWN UNIVERSITY Manuscript materials related to Thoreau in the collections of the John Hay Library include a sheet of Thoreau's autograph manuscript tipped in volume 1 of: Thoreau, Henry David. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau [Manuscript edition]. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, Location: Lownes Thoreau Collection PS3040.F06a. Related poetry material may be found in: The Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays. Correspondence related to the activities of Albert Lownes may be found in: Papers of Albert Lownes. Call number: A91-11.

7 Page 7 of 41 RESOURCES BEYOND BROWN UNIVERSITY Henry David Thoreau Papers, The Concord Free Public Library (Concord, Massachusetts); Henry David Thoreau Papers, The New York Public Library; Botanical Index to the Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Ray Angelo; "Thoreau's Pencils," by John H. Lienhard (University of Houston's Engines of Our Ingenuity website); "Writings of Henry David Thoreau" editorial project at Northern Illinois University. Other information: Brown University Library catalog record for this collection: Lownes, Albert Edgar, Henry David Thoreau collection, Search terms Alcott, Amos Bronson, Alcott, Louisa May, Channing, William Ellery, Emerson, Ralph Waldo, Greeley, Horace, Hosmer, Alfred W. Jones, Samuel Arthur, Lownes, Albert Edgar, Ricketson, Daniel, , Thoreau, Jane, Thoreau, John Thoreau, Maria, Thoreau, Sophia E Harvard University Concord (Mass.) Walden Pond (Middlesex County, Mass.) Subjects: American literature--19th century Transcendentalism

8 Page 8 of 41 Types of materials: Occupations: Artifacts Clippings Diaries Engravings Letters (Correspondence) Maps Notebooks Photographs Poems Prints Realia Authors Naturalists Transcendentalists Poets

9 Page 9 of 41 Inventory Series 1, Correspondence, folders Letters in folders 1-6 have been published in The Correspondence of Henry David Thoreau, edited by Walter Harding and Carl Bode. New York: University Press, Page numbers are included. Container Description Date 1 to Thoreau, John Concord, MA autograph letter signed, with stampless cover, 4.0 pages Thoreau writes to his brother John Thoreau about life at the private school he had opened in Concord, Mass., the previous month. Correspondence, page Jul 8 A55872(3) Thoreau, John 2 to Vose, Henry Concord, MA autograph letter signed, with stampless cover, 4.0 pages 1843 Apr 11

10 Page 10 of 41 Thoreau writes to Henry Vose discussing certain items of local news in Concord, including the endeavors of his sisters in Roxbury. Correspondence, page 95. A55872(4) Vose, Henry 3 to Dudley, E.G. Concord, MA autograph letter signed, with envelope, 4.0 pages Thoreau accepts an invitation from E. G. Dudley to lecture on October 9, 1859, and states his preference for reading "Life Misspent" instead of "Autumnal Tints". Correspondence, page Sept 5 A55872(5) Dudley, E.G.

11 Page 11 of 41 4 to Blake, Harrison G.O. Concord, MA autograph letter signed, 8.0 pages Thoreau describes his last visit to Monadnock on a camping trip. Correspondence, page Nov 4 A55872(6) Blake, Harrison G.O. 5 Greeley, Horace to Thoreau, Henry David New York, NY autograph letter signed, 4.0 pages Greeley responds to an earlier request of Thoreau's, and discusses Thoreau's hopes that Greeley place an article for him on Carlyle. Correspondence, page Aug 16 A55872(1) Greeley, Horace

12 Page 12 of 41 6 Letter fragment from unidentified author to Thoreau Athol, MA autograph letter, 2.0 pages Letter fragment. On verso, an autograph fragment in Thoreau's hand dated April 3, 1859 (see Series 3. Journal excerpts) Jan 25 A55872(7) Series 2, College papers, 183-? folders This series contains personal essays dating from Thoreau's years at Harvard College, Container Description Date 7 On what grounds may the forms, ceremonies and restraints of polite society be objected to? autograph manuscript signed, 4.0 pages 183-

13 Page 13 of 41 Thoreau offers his opinions on how truth, sincerity and candor are sacrificed to politeness. A55872(8) 8 The opinion of Dymond and Miss Opie regarding the general obligation to tell the truth: are they sond and applicable? autograph manuscript signed, 4.0 pages Thoreau writes a senior essay of some unappreciated erudition A55872(9) 9 Question: How can 1/a = A-1(-1 is superscript)? autograph manuscript signed, 2.0 pages A mathematical proof. 1837

14 Page 14 of 41 A55872(10) Series 3, Journal excerpts: variants or drafts, The pieces in this series are characteristic of Thoreau's journal entries: long, detailed and lively descriptions of events, natural phenomena and seasonal conditions which he observed around Concord, Walden Pond, or on other trips. The excerpts date from June 11, 1851 to April 3, Included are the page and volume references from The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, 1906, for identified journal entries. All manuscripts are in autograph form. Container Description Date 10 Journal excerpts autograph manuscripts, 2.0 pages Writings, Walden ed., volume 8, pages 239, , Jun 11, Jul 11, Sep 7 A55872(11)

15 Page 15 of Journal excerpts autograph manuscripts, 8.0 pages Writings, Walden ed., volume 8, pages ; volume 9, page 7; volume 12, page Jul 11, Sep 21, Jul 8 A55872(12) 12 Journal excerpt autograph manuscripts, 2.0 pages Writings, Walden ed., volume 8, page Aug 5 A55872(13) 13 Journal excerpt autograph manuscripts, 4.0 pages Writings, Walden ed., volume 9, pages Feb 3

16 Page 16 of 41 A55872(14) 14 Journal excerpts autograph manuscripts, 4.0 pages Writings, Walden ed., volume 9, pages , , Feb 3, 4, 27 A55872(15) 15 Journal excerpt autograph manuscripts, 4.0 pages Writings, Walden ed., volume 10, pages Jan 21 A55872(16) 6 Journal excerpt autograph manuscripts, 1.0 page 1859 Apr 3

17 Page 17 of 41 Writings, Walden ed., volume 18, page 111. On front, autograph letter fragment from unidentified author to Thoreau, dated January 25, 1858 (see Series 1. Correspondence). A55872(7) 16 I think of the inhabitants of the Arctic regions... autograph manuscripts, 2.0 pages A55872(17) 16 At our Villages you hear the barking of dogs... autograph manuscripts, 2.0 pages A55872(18)

18 Page 18 of 41 Series 4, Miscellaneous manuscripts, ; folders Container Description Date 17 Excerpts from "The Maine Woods" autograph manuscript, 5.0 pages One page: see Writings, vol. 3, page 122. Four pages: see Writings, vol.3, pages A55872(19),(20) 18 Autograph manuscript excerpts from "A walk to Wachusett" and "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" autograph manuscript, 4.0 pages See Writings, vol.1, page 121 and 173; vol. 5, pages (with this are identifying notes). A55872(25)

19 Page 19 of Autograph poem manuscripts: Manhood poemautograph manuscript, 2.0 pages Published in Thoreau, Henry D. Collected poems, enlarged edition. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1964, page 235. A second poem, The moon moves up her smooth and sheeny path, is included in this manuscript. A55872(23) 19 Autograph poem manuscripts: The moon moves up her smooth and sheeny path poemautograph manuscript, 2.0 pages Published in Collected Poems, page 226. A second poem, Manhood, is included in this manuscript.

20 Page 20 of 41 A55872(23) 20 Autograph poem manuscripts: To the Comet poemautograph manuscript, 2.0 pages Published in Collected Poems, page ? A55872(24) 21 Manuscript notebook (Memoranda) journalautograph manuscript, 2.0 items Copies of poems by British poets; lists of names and dates of British poets. With signed autograph note by Bronson Alcott on front cover, and notes about the notebook by George S. Hellman. A55872(21)

21 Page 21 of 41 Alcott, Bronson Hellman, George S. 22 Rough notes on natural phenomena autograph manuscript, 8.0 pages With this is a transcript and a note by George S. Hellman Mar Feb 28 A55872(22) Hellman, George S. Series 5, Scattered fragments, 5.0 fragments These are tipped-in manuscript fragments found in books, all in Thoreau's hand. Container Description Date, Wealth the approbation of man manuscript, 2.0 pages Autograph manuscript tipped in front cover of Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Manuscript Edition (Call #: PS 3040 Fo6a 1).

22 Page 22 of 41, Miscellaneous fragments manuscript, 2.0 pages Autograph manuscript tipped in front and back covers of A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (Call #: PS 3049 A copy 3)., Proof from Thoreau's algebra book and a fragment manuscript, 2.0 pages Autograph manuscript tipped in B.F. Sanborn's The personality of Thoreau (Call #: PS 3053 S 46 copy 2)., Four-line note manuscript, 1.0 page Autograph manuscript inserted at page 396 of A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (Call #: PS 3049 A copy 2)., Autograph note manuscript, 1.0 page Autograph note written in back endpiece of The private journal of

23 Page 23 of 41 Captain C.F. Lyon (Call #: C 650 P Rare Books). Series 6, Prints, 2.0 folders Container Description Date 23 Drawing of Thoreau drawing, H.D. Thoreau as he presented himself at the door of Brooklawn, Dec , age 37. Glossy print and negative film; original sketch and notes found in Thoreau, Henry D., A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (PS 3049 A Rare Books) 1854 Ricketson, Daniel 24 Unsigned engraving depicting Thoreau engraving, Series 7, Clippings, 1.0 folder These either originated in newspapers on the day of Thoreau's death, or commemorated him at a later date; they are arranged in chronological order.

24 Page 24 of 41 Container Description Date 25 Walden clipping, 2.0 pages Printed in the Commonwealth 186-? 25 A56074(12) Dorgan, John A. Stanzas: written to be sung at the funeral of Thoreau Concord, MA clipping, 2.0 pages With a typed note by Samuel Arthur Jones 1862 A56074(5) Channing, William Ellery, Jones, Samuel Arthur 25 Obituary notice Boston, MA clipping, 2.0 pages 1862 May 9

25 Page 25 of 41 Obituary notice for Thoreau, appeared in the Boston Daily Advertiser; with a typed note by Samuel Arthur Jones. A56074(6) Emerson, Ralph Waldo Jones, Samuel Arthur 25 Obituary notice New York clipping, 2.0 pages Obituary notice for Thoreau; with a typed note signed by Samuel Arthur Jones May 9 A56074(7) Jones, Samuel Arthur New York Tribune 25 In memoriam: to H.D.T. New Bedford, MA clipping, 2.0 pages Printed in The Liberator 1863 Jan 11

26 Page 26 of 41 A56074(9) Ricketson, Daniel 25 The departure Concord, MA clipping, 2.0 pages From an unpublished manuscript; printed in The Commonwealth 1863 Aug 28 A56074(8) 25 Thoreau Washington, DC clipping, 2.0 pages Printed in The New York Tribune 1863 A56074(10) Blood, H.A. 25 Walden Pond MA clipping, 2.0 pages 1865 Jul 22

27 Page 27 of 41 Printed in The Commonwealth A56074(11) Babson, Emma Mortimer Series 8, Related correspondence, 2.0 folders Container Description Date 26 Emerson, Ralph Waldo to Carr, Joanne C. Concord, MA autograph letter signed, 4.0 pages Emerson discusses his concerns for the finding and editing of a quantity of Thoreau's field notes, and the last edition of his letters. Transcription of letter is available May 12 A56074(1) Carr, Joanne C. Emerson, Ralph Waldo

28 Page 28 of Hosmer, Alfred W. to Hosmer, Ella Concord, MA autograph letter signed, 4.0 pages Hosmer writes concerning a limited edition of a Thoreau work Dec 23 A55872(2) Hosmer, Alfred W. Hosmer, Ella Series 9, Some works of Samuel Arthur Jones, , 4.0 folders Manuscripts of works on Thoreau by the distinguished Thoreau scholar, Samuel Arthur Jones. Container Description Date 28 Introduction for reprint of Emerson's obituary for Thoreau Ann Arbor, MI typed manuscript, 6.0 pages A56074(14) Jones, Samuel Arthur

29 Page 29 of Some unpublished letters of Henry D. and Sophia E. Thoreau Ann Arbor, MI typed manuscripts, 19.0 pages Article, with notes on its reception Jan 23 A56074(13) Jones, Samuel Arthur 30 Thoreau as a skulker Ann Arbor, MI typed manuscriptstyped letter signed, 10.0 pages Article, with a letter of transmittal. Published in the Thoreau Society Bulletin, number 135 (Spring, 1976) Nov 21 A56074(16-17) Jones, Samuel Arthur 31 Review of The Service, by Thoreau, edited by F.B. Sanborn Ann Arbor, MI typed manuscripts, 6.0 pages 1902

30 Page 30 of 41 A56074(15) Jones, Samuel Arthur Series 10, Miscellaneous Thoreauana collected by A.E. Lownes, 10.0 folders Container Description Date Box 2, Folder 1 Thoreau's notebook manuscript, A bound photostat copy of Thoreau's notebook. Box 2, Folder 2 Box 2, Folder 3 Thoreau's maps maps, 3.0 items Three maps which were originally used by Thoreau, including a map of the Mediterranean Sea, and nearby lands; map of the White Mountains, New Hampshire; and railway map of New England, including on verso a map of New York City. Thoreau printed broadsides broadsidespoems, 6.0 items

31 Page 31 of 41 Box 2, Folder 4-5 Three different broadsides or pamphlets reprinting works by Thoreau: "Summer Song," a poem reprinted from This Week magazine (from Thoreau's "Sic Vita," first line: "Life is a summer's day...") "Two extracts from the concluding chapter of Walden" and "My Prayer" (first line: "Great God, I ask thee for no meaner self..."), printed for R. Malcolm Sills, Christmas 1930 (2 copies) "Life," a poem by Thoreau (first line: "My life is like a stately warrior horse...") printed at Chapel Hill for Raymond Adams, December 1930 (3 copies) Printed broadsides regarding Thoreau 10.0 items Three poems on Thoreau printed by E.B. Hill, by Louisa M. Alcott, Storm Higginson, and the latter unsigned Two pamphlets, one on Thoreau's mother and the other being a reprint of R.W. Emerson's obituary of Thoreau, both printed by E.B. Hill A printed letter to E.B. Hill from F.B. Sanborn dealing with a feud between the two relating to Thoreau (also see box 4, folder 10) "Walden on Trial" by Truman Nelson, a reprint from The Nation, 19 July 1958

32 Page 32 of 41 Box 2, Folder 6-8 Box 3, Folder 1-2 "David Henry Thoreau, a Forgotten Biography" by Joseph Palmer, reprinted from the Boston Daily Advertiser, July 15, 1862 Catalogue to an exhibition on Thoreau at the Pierpont Morgan Library, October 3 to November 24, 1956 "A Plea for Walden," being a printed letter from the Thoreau Society in 1959 to help save Walden Pond from being developed Christmas cards Christmas cards, 38.0 items Cards sent to A.E. Lownes from: Charlotte and Raymond Adams (35 cards); Fred S. Piper (1 card); Paul W. Emerson (1 card); Bill Cummings (1 card). Many of the cards include obscure quotations from Thoreau's works. Invitations relating to Thoreau invitations, 6.0 items General invitations to meetings of the Grolier Club (4 items) and the Club of Odd Volumes (1 item) where Thoreau was topic of lectures to be given; also, an invitation to the unveiling of a bust of Thoreau at the Hall of Fame of Great Americans at New York University (1 item)

33 Page 33 of 41 Series 11, Bibliographic material, 4.0 folders Container Description Date Box 3, Folder 3-4 Box 3, Folder 5 Box 3, Folder 6 A Thoreau bibliography of relics, writings, Thoreauana, reviews and criticism manuscript, 2.0 bound volumes In arrangement similar to F.H. Allen's Bibliography of Henry David Thoreau (1908), written by unknown hands. Correspondence found within previous two folders (Box 3, Folders 3-4) in folder Two typewritten letters and one postcard from Walter Warding, secretary to the Thoreau Society to A.E. Lownes concerning a book which had been stolen previous to Lownes' purchase of it. Also, two carbon copies of Lownes' responses to Warding are included. Miscellaneous bibliographic material Partial page proofs to two unidentified bibliographies of Thoreau's work, and one autograph manuscript listing "Thoreau's Works" possibly by Alfred Hosmer. Series 12, Photographic prints and engravings,

34 Page 34 of folders Photographs and engravings of Thoreau, his associates, and his homes and family. Also included are correspondence and miscellaneous items found within this series originally, which are either directly or indirectly related to the photographs. Container Description Date Box 3, Folder 7 Photographs and engravings of Thoreau 17.0 items Twelve engravings and photographs of Thoreau, as well as one photograph with engraving of his brother John on verso (from Thoreau Society Booklet no. 2) and another with photo of William Garrot Brown on verso (from Thoreau Society to A.E. Lownes, 28 Jul 1943). Also there is a first day cover with the stamp of Thoreau designed by Leonard Baskin, released 12 Jul 1967, featured on the front. Photograph of bust of Thoreau designed by Walton Ricketson. Brown, William Garrot Thoreau, John Box 4, Folder 1 Photographs and engravings of Thoreau's relations 13.0 items Mrs. Minot (silhouettes of Thoreau's grandmother and her second husband);

35 Page 35 of 41 Cynthia Dunbar, Thoreau's mother (3 items); Louisia Dunbar, Thoreau's aunt (2 items); Maria Thoreau (2 items); Jane Thoreau, Thoreau's aunt (2 items); John Thoreau, Thoreau's borther; John Thoreau, Thoreau's father (2 items). Dunbar, Cynthia Dunbar, Louisia Minot, Mrs. Thoreau family Box 4, Folder 2-3 Photographs and engravings of Thoreau's associates 11.0 items A. Bronson Alcott (with letter from Alcott to [unidentified], 30 Jan 1872); Jas. T. Fields; Calvin H. Greene; Alfred H. Hosmer; Horace Hosmer; Dr. Samuel Arthur Jones; Ann Ricketson, ; Daniel Ricketson (2 items), ; Walton Ricketson; F.B. Sanborn. Alcott, A. Bronson Fields, James T. Greene, Calvin H. Hosmer, Alfred H. Hosmer, Horace Jones, Samuel Arthur Ricketson, Ann Ricketson, Daniel Ricketson, Walton Sanborn, F. B.

36 Page 36 of 41 Box 4, Folder 4 Box 4, Folder 5 Box 4, Folder 6 Box 4, Folder 7 Photographs and engravings: unidentified 3.0 items Helen [ ] (1 item), and Sophia [ ] (2 items), both of whom could possibly be Thoreau relations. Photographs and engravings of Thoreau sites: General "A corner in the 'Thoreau' room of the Concord Antiquarian Society"; "Thoreau's cairn" (4 items), on verso of one is note from [unidentfied] to Philip W. Freeman, residence of Thoreau's grandfather, built "by him", 1770; Thoreau's grave. Photographs and engravings of Thoreau sites: Concord, MA Old Wright Tavern, flyer and business card; The Colonial Inn; Merriam's Corner; Thoreau, or Alcott House (2 items); Texas House (2 items); Thoreau's home. Photographs and engravings of Thoreau sites: Walden, MA Thoreau's monument; Walden Pond (2 items); Walden, drawn by James Hosmer (1880).

37 Page 37 of 41 Box 4, Folder 8 Box 4, Folder 9 Photographs and engravings of Thoreau sites: Miscellaneous F.B. Sanborn's home; home of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Concord; illustrations for Thoreau's Collected works (10 items), with letter from Alexander Greene, 10 Jun 1930, to A.E. Lownes, with envelope; photo of Thoreau's diaries (2 items); Gowing's Swamp, from Thoreau's diary; unidentified. Photographs and engravings: related correspondence letters (correspondence), 8.0 items A series of letters from either dealers or Thoreau enthusiasts regarding photographs and other Thoreau memorabilia (listed in chronological order): 1897 Jun 21, H.S. Richardson to E.B. Hill 1917 Jul 21, Drury S. Salt to E.B. Hill 1917 Sep 15 and Nov 26, Francis St. Allen to E.B. Hill (2 letters) 1925 Jan 18, [illegible] to [Alexander] Greene 1929 Nov 23 and 1930 May 1, Alexander Greene to A.E. Lownes (2 letters) 1962 Mar 23, Milton Metzer to A.E. Lownes

38 Page 38 of 41 Box 4, Folder Miscellaneous material stored with above 9.0 items Copy of a letter by Thoreau sent to Rice, 1936 Aug 5, apparently transcribed by Josephine M. Gould who has made a note at the end autograph manuscript copies of several pieces by and about Thoreau which appeared in The Concord Monitor in 1862 typewritten transcription of two version of a poem by [F.B.] Sanborn entitled "Thoreau" fro the Boston Advertiser, 1863 "Thoreau's boat", a typewritten manuscript by John Albee typewritten transcription from the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 1860 Nov, including a letter by Thoreau relating to the killing of a Canadian lynx page proof from Thoreau: a glimpse, "one of three copies of the 'Errata' in facsimile" to an unknown volume "printed especially for Alexander H. Greene". Attached is an autograph manuscript note by Edwin B. Hill, 1917 Dec 27 two envelopes addressed to E.B. Hill from unknown. Series 13, Miscellaneous printed material relating to Thoreau, 5.0 folders

39 Page 39 of 41 Container Description Date Box 5, Folder 1-2 Box 5, Folder 3 Box 5, Folder 4 Box 5, Folder 5 Newspaper, magazine and miscellaneous clippings and circulars regarding Thoreau clippings, General material either referring to or quoting Thoreau and his work. Of particular note are: a map to Concord, MA, denoting Thoreau sites (1906, H.W. Gleason); tearsheets from a book apparently on R.W. Emerson which has an issue by issue contents listing for The Dial, a journal where Thoreau published extensively, and which was edited by Emerson. Printed notices fliers (printed matter), 10.0 items Flyers from book and manuscript dealers all featuring material by or about Thoreau. Printed invitations invitations, 8.0 items Printed invitations and notices all dealing with meetings and lectures primarily on Thoreau. The majority are from the Thoreau Society. Exhibition labels for a Thoreau exhibit exhibition labels,

40 Page 40 of 41 Exhibition labels used for a display of Thoreau books and manuscripts at the John Hay Library, 1944 Nov. Series 14, Thoreau relics, 2.0 boxes This series consists of pencils, a door knocker, and a door latch Container Description Date Box 6, Thoreau pencils Realia, (1) Items acquired by Albert Edgar Lownes in 1928: Single round Thoreau pencil, sharpened, with glass-fronted wooden display case; envelope from Goodspeed's Book Shop, postmarked 7 Sept. 1928, containing printed card, "Pencil made by Thoreau", and sheet of 4 relief-printed labels for "Thoreau's improved drawing pencils ". (2) Items acquired by Albert Edgar Lownes in 1965: Bundle of 12 Thoreau pencils (round, length 6.5 in.), tied round with string and with printed label, as originally sold; in corked glass test tube; also a copy of The month at Goodpseed's, Oct. 1965, with description of the pencils on p. 3-5, headed "Walden pencil-maker. One doz. mint originals", which also refers to the single pencil and labels sold

41 Page 41 of 41 Box 7, Box 7, "going on thirty-two years" before (i.e. 37 years before). Door knocker Realia, 1.0 item Brass door knocker, scallop-shell design. Ms. label attached, "Brass knocker from Thoreau's 'Texas House' Concord, Mass. From Alexander Greene." Includes bolts (of more recent manufacture?). Door latch Realia, 3.0 items Iron thumb latch, with separate interior bar and catch. Ms. Label attached, "Latch from Thoreau's birthplace, Concord (3 pieces)".