It’s an attack on the vast majority of Thoreau’s fellow citizens, and it’s merciless. Thoreau takes the moral abomination of slavery as a given. Jones to Alfred W.But “Civil Disobedience” isn’t a broadside against slavery. Hosmer - 9 November 1895-13 December 1896 Hosmer - 4 January 1892-10 September 1892 with the assistance of Betty Aschaffenburg, 2001 finding aid by C. NOTES/COMMENTS: Letters contained in this collection were formerly found in Thoreau Collection Letter Files 3 and 4 (old inventory). Toward the Making of Thoreau's Reputation (Urbana, University of Illinois Press, 1979) PUBLICATIONS BASED ON USE OF DESCRIBED MATERIALS: Oehlschlaeger, Fritz and Hendrick, George, eds. Jones, who worked closely with Hosmer in their mutual desire to see Thoreau recognized.ĪCQUISITION: Alfred Winslow Hosmer Thoreau collection presented by Herbert Buttrick Hosmer, 1949. A large portion of the collection contains the letters of Dr. Salt, Abba and Louisa May Alcott, John Burroughs, E.R. Those whose letters are contained in the collection include Henry S. SCOPE AND CONTENT: Collection includes letters to Alfred Winslow Hosmer that reflect his knowledge of and interest in the life and work of Henry David Thoreau, particularly his efforts to illuminate the Thoreau’s work and establish his reputation as an author, naturalist, and philosopher. The book is in the collection of the Concord Free Public Library. His grangerized additions to Salt's revised edition of the Life of Henry David Thoreau (1896) were vital in advancing Thoreau scholarship. Hosmer spent untold hours walking in Thoreau’s footsteps and photographing the places discussed in Thoreau’s writings. Because Hosmer was in Concord and Jones was in Michigan, Jones maintained contact with Concord through Hosmer, also relying on Hosmer’s native knowledge to enrich his understanding of Thoreau and Thoreau’s Concord. Also included among those working to create an awareness of the life and work of Thoreau were Daniel Ricketson, H.G.O. As a result, Hosmer formed a collaborative relationship with Dr. Hosmer's intimate knowledge of Concord's people and landscapes and his association with Thoreau, which included collecting Thoreauviana, allowed him to develop an in-depth knowledge of the man and his work. His images capture the people, houses, institutions, and landscape of the town, including many locations associated with Thoreau. Hosmer was one of Concord's most accomplished early photographers. He made his living as a clerk and later owner of a dry goods store, but also as a photographer. BIOGRAPHY: Alfred Winslow Hosmer (1851-1903) was a lifelong resident of Concord, Massachusetts and a member of one of Concord's oldest families.
0 kommentar(er)
