Research Catalog

Title

Henry W. Bellows papers, 1842-1881.

Author

Bellows, Henry W. (Henry Whitney), 1814-1882.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Chaney, George Leonard, 1836-1922.
• Grinnell, Moses Hicks, 1803-1877.

Description

1 folder.

Summary

Henry W. (Henry Whitney) Bellows was a Unitarian clergyman and President of the United States Sanitary Commission.

Subjects

• Clergy > United States
• Bellows, Henry W (Henry Whitney), 1814-1882
• Photographs

Genre/Form

Photographs.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Collection consists of nineteen letters to various correspondents and a memorandum of outgoing correspondence by Henry W. Bellows, 1842-1881; an endorsed check; clipped autograph material; newspaper clippings; and two brief letters written on his behalf by son Russell N. Bellows.

Call Number

MssCol 3947

Author

Bellows, Henry W. (Henry Whitney), 1814-1882.

Title

Henry W. Bellows papers, 1842-1881.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at division indicated.

Biography

Collection consists of nineteen letters to various correspondents and a memorandum of outgoing correspondence by Henry W. Bellows, 1842-1881; an endorsed check; clipped autograph material; newspaper clippings; and two brief letters written on his behalf by son Russell N. Bellows. Letters mainly concern preaching, lecturing and social engagements; also, editorial and publishing activities, family matters, and Bellows' voyage to Liverpool, 1848 on Moses H. Grinnell's ship Ashburton. Letters written 1863-1864 as President of the Sanitary Commission include acknowledgment of a railroad pass and a letter of recommendation for Oscar B. Ireland. Also present is a photograph portrait of Bellows, attached to letter of 8 Feb. 1854 to Mr. and Mrs. Putnam.

Added Author

Chaney, George Leonard, 1836-1922. Addressee

Grinnell, Moses Hicks, 1803-1877. Addressee

Research Call Number

MssCol 3947