MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1839-1849
Abstract:
In these letters to Caroline Watts, a young friend and teacher in Durham, England, Spencer writes principally about the teaching of geometry and astronomy. He also comments on current political and literary events in England, including John Bright's defeat, the Corn Laws, and theories about health and religion. There is frequent mention of his brother Thomas Spencer, and his son Herbert Spencer.
Call #:
Mss.B.Sp32
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Subjects:
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Astronomy -- Study and teaching. | Beyond Early America | Bright, John, 1811-1889 | Corn laws (Great Britain) | General Correspondence | Geometry -- Study and teaching. | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901. | Health. | Religion. | Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903 | Spencer, Thomas, 1796-1853 | Spencer, William George,1790-1866 | Watts, Caroline