William Frey papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"1083", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 1083", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"ca. 1860-1888", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1860/1888"}

date_inclusive_start

1860

date_inclusive_end

1888

keydate

1860

date_start

1860

date_end

1888

unittitle

{"value"=>"William Frey papers"}

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repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"William Frey (1839-1888) was a Russian-American social reformer and positivist. Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts of writings, diaries, and other papers, chiefly regarding Frey's work in founding a community in Cedar Vale, Kansas, and to his preaching of positivism. Includes correspondence with Russian liberals and revolutionists, American communists, and American and English positivists; tracts on positivism; and a biography in Russian of Auguste Comte."}

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{"value"=>"Materials in English and Russian"}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>William Frey papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Frey, William, 1839-1888", "type"=>"persname"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Selected papers available on microfilm; New York Public Library</p>"}

extent_statement

1 linear foot (2 boxes)

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1. Frey Correspondence [5/1]
2. Unidentified Letters
3. Geins Family Letters to Frey
4. Nikolai Chaikovski's Letters to Frey
5. Frey-Wolly Letters
6. Frey's Letters
7. Frey's letters (U. S. A.)
8. Frey's Letters (U. S. A.)
9. Friend's Letters to Frey
10. Frey's Letters
11. Frey's Letters
12. Third Letter of Frey to L. Tolstoi
13. Israel Mandelkern's "Recollections of a Communist"
14. Introduction to his autobiography
15. Notebook
16. Frey's Diary
17. The beginning of Frey's diary, Ore
18. Frey's Original Testament
19. History of community in Kansas-Cedar Vale in diary form
20. A project of a contract of the New Odessa commune offered by Wm. Frey in
21. A talk about New Odessa addressed to the neighbors of the community
22. Unfinished catechism of the Religion of Humanity
23. Part of an article on Religion and Humanity comparing Christ & Humanity
24. General objections to the Religion of Humanity
25. Preface to Frey's book "The Religion of Humanity"
26. Frey's preface to his Arithmetic manuscript
27. Frey's notes for a talk before the Positivist Society on disobedience
28. A sketch for a discussion on free love
29. New Year's address to followers and sympathizers
30. Fragmentary sketch on Spencer & Harrison's article
31. Introduction and beginning of Frey's article on vegetarianism
32. A discussion on hygiene to the Russian Public
33. Pictures of William Frey, his wife, and some members of the New Odessa Community in Oregon
34. Miscellaneous items
35. List of Correspondence [80/1]