Edward Everett Hale papers
Creator: Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909
Call Number: A.H15
Dates: 1853-1908
Physical Description: 1 box
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

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Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Access
Use
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Content List
Collection Overview
Title: Edward Everett Hale papers
Creator: Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909
Call Number: A.H15
Dates: 1853-1908
Physical Description: 1 box
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Biographical/Historical Note
Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) was a teacher, author, minister of the Church of the Unity, Worcester, Mass., (1846-1856) and of the South Congregational (Unitarian) Church, Boston, Mass., (1856-1909), editor of the monthly magazines, Old and New (1870-1875) and Lend a Hand: A Record of Progress (1886-1897), and chaplain of the U. S. Senate (1903-1909). He was the author of the famous short story, "The Man Without a Country" (Atlantic Monthly, December 1863).

Scope and Content
The collection contains letters written by Edward Everett Hale to his father, Nathan Hale, editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser (1814-1854), to friends and business acquaintances. Notable amongst these are his letters to Richard Watson Gilder, editor of The Century and author of poetry books, and Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, author and editor of the Boston Commonwealth (1863-1867), Springfield Republican (1868-1914), and Journal of Social Sciences (1867-1897). In his letters, he expresses his views on the Unitarian church and the problem of Southern education. He refers to the sale and publication of his books and articles and mentions his endeavors with the Emigrant Aid Company that sought a "free" Kansas and his book on the subject, Kanzas. In several of the letters, he describes his work as editor of the publications, Old and New and Lend a Hand: A Record of Progress. Also included is a document petitioning guardianship of an orphan by Mr. Hale (April 23, 1858) and a photograph of Hale.

The letters have been indexed.

Subject(s):
Unitarianism
Correspondence
Photographs
Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909
Hale, Nathan, 1784-1863
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917
Clergy
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented to the University of Rochester Library by Edward G. Miner, November 30, 1942 and purchased from John Heise Autographs, February 2, 1949.Access
The Edward Everett Hale papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], Edward Everett Hale papers, A.H15, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Administrative Information
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