Burritt, Elihu, 1810-1879
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Elihu Burritt Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-096
Overview
Elihu Burritt was born on December 10, 1810, in New Britain, Connecticut, into a working class family. He attended school briefly, but was largely self-educated. Burritt became a blacksmith to support himself, but he continued to study languages at night. Word of his erudition spread; he became known as the "Learned Blacksmith", and was offered opportunities to speak in public. While writing a lecture on "The Anatomy of the Earth", he was so impressed by the interdependency of its parts that...
Dates:
1840-1965; Majority of material found within 1841-1878
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Wood Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-192
Overview
The Wood Family Papers contains papers from a Quaker family active in 19th century New York City Friends affairs, compiled by M. S. (Mary Sutton) Wood. Included are business correspondence concerning the printing house founded by Samuel Wood and his sons, correspondence from prominent Friends concerning work for social causes including abolition, freedmen, prisoners, First Day schools, and peace, and genealogical material, writings, and reminiscences by Mary S. Wood.
Dates:
1784-1874
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- Abolitionists 1
- Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Authors and publishers -- United States 1
- Church work with prisoners 1
- Internationalists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Linguists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- New York (State) -- Social life and customs 1
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Peace movements -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Postal rates -- History -- Sources 1
- Prison reform -- Society of Friends 1
- Prison visits 1
- Publishers and publishing -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Sources 1
- Quaker authors 1
- Quaker women -- New York (State) -- New York 1
- Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York 1
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 1
- Social reformers 1
- Social reformers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- New York 1
- Sunday schools -- New York (N.Y.) 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Women and peace 1
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