Dickinson, Austin, 1829-1895
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Todd-Bingham picture collection
Collection
Call Number: MS 496E
Abstract:
Photographs, albums and scrapbooks, glass negatives, lantern slides, daguerreotypes, tintypes, prints, sketches, and paintings, 1837-1966, relating to the personal and professional lives of members of the Todd-Bingham family. These materials document the lives and careers of Mabel Loomis Todd, David Peck Todd, and Millicent Todd Bingham, in particular. Personal photographs and albums of Mabel Loomis Todd include views of family, friends, and places where she lived and travelled. Amherst,...
Dates:
1837-1966
David Peck Todd papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 496B
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, records of astronomical expeditions, diaries, notebooks and scrapbooks of David Peck Todd, astronomer and teacher at Amherst College from 1881 to 1917. Between 1882 and 1914 Todd conducted nine expeditions to various parts of the world to study solar eclipses. The notes, photographs, drawings and memorabilia of these expeditions make up a significant portion of the papers. He was also a fertile inventor, and plans and drawings for many devices, some related to...
Dates:
1862-1939
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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David Peck Todd papers
Mabel Loomis Todd papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 496C
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, notebooks, diaries, lectures, financial records, scrapbooks, subject files, and memorabilia documenting the personal life and professional career of Mabel Loomis Todd. Correspondence and diaries detail Todd's personal attitudes and feelings toward her family, her relationship with William Austin Dickinson, her travels with her husband, David Peck Todd, and other matters. Legal and financial papers document court battles over her status as editor of Emily...
Dates:
1863-1948
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Mabel Loomis Todd papers