Research Catalog
Dorothea Lynde Dix letters
- Title
- Dorothea Lynde Dix letters, 1848-1858.
- Author
- Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887.
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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 4348 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887) was an American mental health activist whose efforts culminated in the Bill for the Benefit of the Indigent Insane, one of the first public mental health initiatives in the United States. The collection consists of letters written by Dix to various individuals, with the majority addressed to William W. Hacker and other members of the Hacker family of Philadelphia between 1848 and 1852. Letters relate chiefly to her philanthropy, travels, and family matters.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- Some items in the collection were originally received as part of the Ford collection.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4348
- OCLC
- 850527898
- Author
- Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887.
- Title
- Dorothea Lynde Dix letters, 1848-1858.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- Some items in the collection were originally received as part of the Ford collection.
- Occupation
- Reformers.
- Added Author
- Ford collection
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4348