Theodore Parker papers, 1837-1930s and undated (bulk 1837-1860) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Correspondence (1837-1858), writings by/or concerning Parker, minor correspondence (1878 and undated) of Lydia Parker, his wife, Theodore Parker estate papers, materials relating to Parker's Bible which, after his death, was left to his friend Hannah E. Stevenson; and miscellaneous materials. Includes three typed transcripts: statements of Frank B. Sanborn with letter from Sanborn to Martha Dingee, Parker's niece, regarding the value of Theodore Parker's estate and the controversy regarding it. Miscellaneous materials include poems written by Parker; copy of an address (1910 Sept. 11) by F.B. Sanborn commemorating the 100th anniversary of Parker's birth; handwritten notes by an anonymous author comparing Charles Sumner and Theodore Parker; and photographs including two views of the church in West Roxbury with a statue of Parker in the front