Papers of Delia Salter Bacon [manuscript], 1820-1952 (bulk 1827-1859).
Bacon, Delia, 1811-1859, author.; Bacon, David Francis, 1813-1865, addressee.; Bacon, George B. (George Blagden), 1836-1876, correspondent.; Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881, addressee.; Bacon, Leonard Woolsey, 1830-1907, correspondent.; Bacon, Theodore, 1834-1900, addressee.; Bancroft, George, 1800-1891, correspondent.; Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878, correspondent.; Bennoch, Francis, 1812-1890, correspondent.; Buchanan, James, 1791-1868, correspondent.; Butler, Charles, 1802-1897, correspondent.; Carlyle, Jane Welsh, 1801-1866, correspondent.; Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881, correspondent.; Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859, correspondent.; Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, correspondent.; Colman, Samuel, 1799- correspondent.; Ellis, Henry, 1777-1869, addressee.; Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882, correspondent.; Everett, Edward, 1794-1865, correspondent.; Farrar, John, Mrs., 1791-1870, correspondent.; Felton, C. C. (Cornelius Conway), 1807-1862, correspondent.; Flower, Selina, -1884, correspondent.; Granville, Granville John, 1807-1871, correspondent.; Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866, correspondent.; Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864, correspondent.; Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871, correspondent.; Helps, Arthur, Sir, 1813-1875, addressee.; Hillard, George Stillman, 1808-1879, correspondent.; Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885, correspondent.; Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne, 1851-1926, correspondent.; Littlewood, George, active 19th century, correspondent.; Lord, John, 1810-1894, correspondent.; Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873, correspondent.; Martineau, James, 1805-1900, correspondent.; Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889, correspondent.; Panizzi, Anthony, Sir, 1797-1879, addressee.; Parker, John William, 1820-1860, correspondent.; Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894, correspondent.; Peabody, George, 1795-1869, correspondent.; Pearson, Norman Holmes, 1909-1975, correspondent.; Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872, addressee.; Rice, David, -1860, addressee.; Ripley, George, 1802-1880, correspondent.; Ripley, Sophia Willard Dana, 1803-1861, addressee.; Robbins, Sarah Stuart, 1817-1910, correspondent.; Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885, correspondent.; Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896, correspondent.; Taylor, Thomas House, 1799-1867, correspondent.; Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1792-1854, correspondent.; Williams, Thomas Scott, 1777-1861, correspondent.; Dix, Edwards & Co.; Chapman and Hall.; Phillips, Sampson & Company.; Sampson Low, Son & Co.
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Papers of Delia Salter Bacon [manuscript], 1820-1952 (bulk 1827-1859).
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323 items.
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Bacon, Delia, 1811-1859, author.
Bacon, David Francis, 1813-1865, addressee.
Bacon, George B. (George Blagden), 1836-1876, correspondent.
Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881, addressee.
Bacon, Leonard Woolsey, 1830-1907, correspondent.
Bacon, Theodore, 1834-1900, addressee.
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891, correspondent.
Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878, correspondent.
Bennoch, Francis, 1812-1890, correspondent.
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868, correspondent.
Butler, Charles, 1802-1897, correspondent.
Carlyle, Jane Welsh, 1801-1866, correspondent.
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881, correspondent.
Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859, correspondent.
Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, correspondent.
Colman, Samuel, 1799- correspondent.
Ellis, Henry, 1777-1869, addressee.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882, correspondent.
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865, correspondent.
Farrar, John, Mrs., 1791-1870, correspondent.
Felton, C. C. (Cornelius Conway), 1807-1862, correspondent.
Flower, Selina, -1884, correspondent.
Granville, Granville John, 1807-1871, correspondent.
Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866, correspondent.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864, correspondent.
Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871, correspondent.
Helps, Arthur, Sir, 1813-1875, addressee.
Hillard, George Stillman, 1808-1879, correspondent.
Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885, correspondent.
Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne, 1851-1926, correspondent.
Littlewood, George, active 19th century, correspondent.
Lord, John, 1810-1894, correspondent.
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873, correspondent.
Martineau, James, 1805-1900, correspondent.
Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889, correspondent.
Panizzi, Anthony, Sir, 1797-1879, addressee.
Parker, John William, 1820-1860, correspondent.
Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894, correspondent.
Peabody, George, 1795-1869, correspondent.
Pearson, Norman Holmes, 1909-1975, correspondent.
Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872, addressee.
Rice, David, -1860, addressee.
Ripley, George, 1802-1880, correspondent.
Ripley, Sophia Willard Dana, 1803-1861, addressee.
Robbins, Sarah Stuart, 1817-1910, correspondent.
Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885, correspondent.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896, correspondent.
Taylor, Thomas House, 1799-1867, correspondent.
Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1792-1854, correspondent.
Williams, Thomas Scott, 1777-1861, correspondent.
Dix, Edwards & Co.
Chapman and Hall.
Phillips, Sampson & Company.
Sampson Low, Son & Co.
Bacon, David Francis, 1813-1865, addressee.
Bacon, George B. (George Blagden), 1836-1876, correspondent.
Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881, addressee.
Bacon, Leonard Woolsey, 1830-1907, correspondent.
Bacon, Theodore, 1834-1900, addressee.
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891, correspondent.
Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878, correspondent.
Bennoch, Francis, 1812-1890, correspondent.
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868, correspondent.
Butler, Charles, 1802-1897, correspondent.
Carlyle, Jane Welsh, 1801-1866, correspondent.
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881, correspondent.
Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859, correspondent.
Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, correspondent.
Colman, Samuel, 1799- correspondent.
Ellis, Henry, 1777-1869, addressee.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882, correspondent.
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865, correspondent.
Farrar, John, Mrs., 1791-1870, correspondent.
Felton, C. C. (Cornelius Conway), 1807-1862, correspondent.
Flower, Selina, -1884, correspondent.
Granville, Granville John, 1807-1871, correspondent.
Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866, correspondent.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864, correspondent.
Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871, correspondent.
Helps, Arthur, Sir, 1813-1875, addressee.
Hillard, George Stillman, 1808-1879, correspondent.
Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885, correspondent.
Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne, 1851-1926, correspondent.
Littlewood, George, active 19th century, correspondent.
Lord, John, 1810-1894, correspondent.
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873, correspondent.
Martineau, James, 1805-1900, correspondent.
Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889, correspondent.
Panizzi, Anthony, Sir, 1797-1879, addressee.
Parker, John William, 1820-1860, correspondent.
Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894, correspondent.
Peabody, George, 1795-1869, correspondent.
Pearson, Norman Holmes, 1909-1975, correspondent.
Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872, addressee.
Rice, David, -1860, addressee.
Ripley, George, 1802-1880, correspondent.
Ripley, Sophia Willard Dana, 1803-1861, addressee.
Robbins, Sarah Stuart, 1817-1910, correspondent.
Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885, correspondent.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896, correspondent.
Taylor, Thomas House, 1799-1867, correspondent.
Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1792-1854, correspondent.
Williams, Thomas Scott, 1777-1861, correspondent.
Dix, Edwards & Co.
Chapman and Hall.
Phillips, Sampson & Company.
Sampson Low, Son & Co.
Scope and content
Includes 312 autograph letters signed and initialed and one typed letter signed to and from Delia Bacon and others; 10 miscellaneous items including prospectuses of Delia Bacon, her The author's apology and claim, [1857?], an engraving of Leonard Bacon, a memorandum of an agreement between Delia Bacon and Samuel Coleman, an inventory of school items to be sold at a private sale in 1831 and payments to various people for sums due, and 3 newspaper clippings.
Many of the later letters discuss Delia Bacon's research on the authorship of Shakespeare's works in England. Correspondents include: Mrs. Alice Bacon, Benjamin W. Bacon, David Bacon, George Blagden Bacon, Leonard Bacon, Leonard W. Bacon, Lucy Johnson Bacon, Theodore Bacon, George Bancroft, Sarah Cary Becker, Catherine E. Beecher, Francis Bennoch, James Buchanan, Charles Butler, Jane and Thomas Carlyle, Messrs. Chapman and Hall, Rufus Choate, Samuel Colman, J.P. Collier, Messrs. Dix and Edwards, Sir Henry Ellis, R.W. Emerson, Edward Everett, Eliza R. Farrar (Mrs. John Farrar), George Fayrer, C.C. Felton, Celina Flower, G.J. Granville, Mrs. W. Grote, Francis L. Hawks, Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne, Arthur Helps, Herriman and Brink, George S. Hillard, Marcus Hodges, R.M. Milnes (later Lord Houghton), J.B. Hume, M. Jones, Rose H. Lathrop, [J.?T.?] Lipscomb, George Littlewood, Sampson Low, Son & co., John Lord, E.B. Lytton (later Baron Lytton), James Martineau, Maria Mitchell, John Murray, Anthony Panizzi, J.W. Parker, Elizabeth Peabody, George Peabody, Alice Bacon Peck, Phillips, Sampson & co., George Palmer Putnam (editor of Putnam's magazine), Bernard and David Rice, Mr. and Mrs. George Ripley, Sarah S. Robbins, Benjamin Silliman, Augustus R. Sleet, Harriet B. Stowe, Thomas H. Taylor (editor of the Tribune), Jonathan M. Wainwright, Thomas S. Williams and Julia Bacon Woodruff.
Many of the later letters discuss Delia Bacon's research on the authorship of Shakespeare's works in England. Correspondents include: Mrs. Alice Bacon, Benjamin W. Bacon, David Bacon, George Blagden Bacon, Leonard Bacon, Leonard W. Bacon, Lucy Johnson Bacon, Theodore Bacon, George Bancroft, Sarah Cary Becker, Catherine E. Beecher, Francis Bennoch, James Buchanan, Charles Butler, Jane and Thomas Carlyle, Messrs. Chapman and Hall, Rufus Choate, Samuel Colman, J.P. Collier, Messrs. Dix and Edwards, Sir Henry Ellis, R.W. Emerson, Edward Everett, Eliza R. Farrar (Mrs. John Farrar), George Fayrer, C.C. Felton, Celina Flower, G.J. Granville, Mrs. W. Grote, Francis L. Hawks, Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne, Arthur Helps, Herriman and Brink, George S. Hillard, Marcus Hodges, R.M. Milnes (later Lord Houghton), J.B. Hume, M. Jones, Rose H. Lathrop, [J.?T.?] Lipscomb, George Littlewood, Sampson Low, Son & co., John Lord, E.B. Lytton (later Baron Lytton), James Martineau, Maria Mitchell, John Murray, Anthony Panizzi, J.W. Parker, Elizabeth Peabody, George Peabody, Alice Bacon Peck, Phillips, Sampson & co., George Palmer Putnam (editor of Putnam's magazine), Bernard and David Rice, Mr. and Mrs. George Ripley, Sarah S. Robbins, Benjamin Silliman, Augustus R. Sleet, Harriet B. Stowe, Thomas H. Taylor (editor of the Tribune), Jonathan M. Wainwright, Thomas S. Williams and Julia Bacon Woodruff.
Note
These letters and papers were used and quoted extensively by V.C. Hopkins in her life of Delia Bacon, Prodigal puritan, 1959, at the time they were in the possession of Leonard Lee Bacon.
Historical background
Delia Salter Bacon is the originator of the Baconian theory.
Finding aid
For a fuller description or context, see online finding aid.
Finding aid identifier
B33345
Source of acquisition
Gifts of 1969, 1971 and 1994.
Item Details
Call number
Y.c.2599 (1-323)
Folger accession
MS Add 562, 989