http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8sx6mgz No online items Beecher Family Papers mssBeecher Brooke M. Black The Huntington Library May 2020 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org Beecher Family Papers mssBeecher 1 mssBeecher Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library Title: Beecher family papers Creator: Beecher family Identifier/Call Number: mssBeecher Physical Description: 3.30 Linear Feet(2 boxes and one oversize folder) Date (inclusive): 1843-1891 Abstract: Papers belonging to 19th century New England politically active Beecher family. Language of Material: Materials are in English. Conditions Governing Access Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Conditions Governing Use The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. Beecher family papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Immediate Source of Acquisition Purchased from Mrs. C.H. Lanier, June 1969. Biographical / Historical William Henry Beecher (1802-1889), theologian, son of Lyman Beecher, was a home missionary on the Western Reserve, and later held charges in Putman, Ohio and North Brookfield, Massachusetts. His daughter Mary Ward Beecher held correspondence with Louis H. D. Crane, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, whom she had contacted through a personal advertisement in a North Brookfield newspaper. Louis H.D. Crane was killed in action at the battle of Cedar Mountain in August 1862. Scope and Contents Correspondence between Mary Ward Beecher and Louis H.D. Crane; Mary's letters to her friends and relatives, a volume of her poetry, three sermons and poem by William Henry Beecher, miscellaneous letters, family photographs and ephemera. Processing Information The collection was cataloged by Harriet McLune in June 1975. In 2020, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid. Related Materials The Huntington Library also has a Beecher Family photograph album (photCL 175). General Former call number: mssBeecher family papers. Subjects and Indexing Terms Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Wisconsin Family papers -- United States -- 19th century Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Photographs -- United States Poems -- United States -- 19th century Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863 -- Family -- Correspondence Beecher, Mary Ward, 1834- Beecher, William Henry, 1802-1889 Crane, Louis H. D., -1862 United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865) Box 1 Correspondence: Beecher-Royce 1872-1888 Beecher Family Papers mssBeecher 2 mssBeecher Box 2 Miscellaneous 1843-1890 Folder 1 Massachusetts. Senate Academy to Lyman Beecher 1816 Scope and Contents Two diplomas. Beecher Family Papers mssBeecher 3 mssBeecher.