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- Creator
- Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842
- Call number
- MssCol 4174
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- William Ellery Channing papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
William Ellery Channing (1780-1842) was a Unitarian theologian. His nephew, also named William Ellery Channing (1817-1901), was a poet and biographer of Henry Thoreau. The collection contains outgoing letters from both Channing the clergyman, and his nephew, the poet. Also included are drafts of poems by the younger Channing, and ephemera relating to a centennial concert given at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in honor of the elder Channing
Administrative information
Custodial history
Some material originally from the Ford and Samuel J. Tilden collections.
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328