Emerson, Ellen Tucker, 1839-1909

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Second child and elder daughter of philosopher, essayist, poet, and lecturer Ralph Waldo Emerson and his wife Lidian (Lydia Jackson) Emerson, Ellen Tucker Emerson (1839-1909) was a resident of Concord, Massachusetts. She was born at Bush (the Emerson home on the Cambridge Turnpike) and named for her father’s first wife. She attended Elizabeth Sedgwick’s school for girls in Lenox, Massachusetts, the Agassiz School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Frank Sanborn’s school in Concord. Never married, Ellen Emerson was an active community member in her home town—she served on Concord’s School Committee and belonged to the First Parish in Concord (where she taught Sunday school for over forty years) and to other local organizations. She planned and hosted social events, including public dances held in the Town Hall in Concord’s Town House on Monument Square, and looked after her parents as they aged. She traveled to Britain, Europe, and Egypt with her father after Bush burned in 1872, helped him keep his place in his notes as he lectured during his declining years, and assisted James Elliot Cabot (Emerson’s literary executor and biographer) in editing his manuscripts. Her manuscript biography of her mother was edited by Dolores Bird Carpenter and published in 1980; a two-volume edition of her letters edited by Edith E. W. Gregg was published in 1982. Ellen Emerson’s siblings were Edith Emerson Forbes (Mrs. William Hathaway Forbes) of Milton, Massachusetts, and Dr. Edward Waldo Emerson of Concord, both of whom survived her. (Her older brother Waldo, born in 1836, died in 1842.) Ellen Emerson died in Milton early in 1909.
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creatorOf Emerson, Ellen Tucker,. Autograph letter signed from Ellen T. Emerson, Concord, to [Selina] Flower [manuscript], 1873 September 19. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Ralph Waldo Emerson collection, 1793-1937. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Emerson family. Emerson family correspondence, 1827-1957. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson additional papers, 1852-1898. Houghton Library
creatorOf Emerson, Ellen Tucker. Autograph letter signed : Concord, to Mr. Channing, 1882 Aug. 21. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Hedge, Frederic Henry, 1805-1890. Papers, 1819-1932 (inclusive). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
creatorOf First Parish in Concord (Concord, Mass.). First Parish in Concord records, 1695-1985. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Bartlett, Sarah R. (Sarah Ripley), 1883-1976. Miss Ellen as I remember her : typescript, [1960]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson miscellaneous correspondence, 1825-1881. Houghton Library
referencedIn Sears, Edmund H. (Edmund Hamilton), 1810-1876. Papers, 1837-1875 (inclusive). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
creatorOf Emerson family. Letters, 1848-1889. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Moore, Aubertine Woodward, 1841-1929. Papers, 1781-1928. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Clark, Gladys R. (Gladys Rowe), 1892-1989. Ellen Emerson : holograph and typed transcript / Gladys R. Clark. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Emerson, Ellen Tucker,. Ellen Tucker Emerson music collection, 1855-1894. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Legate, Helen Augusta, 1858-1945. Helen Legate papers, 1898-1923. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Selections from Brown's last words read by R.W. Emerson : autograph manuscript : [Concord, Mass.], [1859 Dec. 2]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Cotton, John, 1712-1789. John Cotton sermon : holograph, 1734. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Brown, John, 1800-1859. Selection from the Wisdom of Solomon read at the John Brown memorial meeting : manuscript copy in three hands : [Concord, Mass.], [1859 Dec. 2]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Collection of manuscript and printed documents related to the John Brown relief and memorial meetings : Boston, Salem, and Concord, Mass., 1859-1860. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Emerson, Ellen Tucker. Letters, 1863-1865. Gadsden Public Library
referencedIn Letters, 1839-1924 (inclusive), 1839-1891 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Almy family. Papers, 1649-1984 (inclusive), 1832-1984 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson additional papers, ca.1835-1891. Houghton Library
creatorOf Emerson, Ellen Tucker. What I can remember about father : manuscript, 1902. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Emerson family papers, 1699-1939. Houghton Library
creatorOf Ward, Lydia Avery Coonley, 1845-1924. Autographs collected and letters received by Lydia Avery Coonley Ward, 1705, 1785, 1848, 1861-1922 (bulk 1861-1922). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Grimm, Herman Friedrich, 1828-1901. Papers concerning the Emerson family, 1858-1882. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Emerson family correspondence, ca. 1725-1900. Houghton Library
creatorOf Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Papers, 1822-1930 (bulk: 1830-1877). University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Almy family. person
associatedWith Bartlett, Sarah R. (Sarah Ripley), 1883-1976. person
associatedWith Channing, William Ellery, 1817-1901, person
associatedWith Clark, Gladys R. (Gladys Rowe), 1892-1989. person
associatedWith Cotton, John, 1712-1789. person
associatedWith Davidson, Edith. person
associatedWith Emerson, Edward Waldo, 1844-1930. person
memberOf Emerson (Family : Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882) family
associatedWith Emerson, John Haven, b. 1840. person
associatedWith Emerson, Lidian Jackson, 1802-1892. person
associatedWith Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. person
associatedWith First Parish in Concord (Concord, Mass.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Flower, Selina, d. 1884 person
associatedWith Forbes, Edith Emerson, 1841-1928. person
associatedWith Forbes, Edward W. (Edward Waldo), 1873-1969. person
associatedWith Grimm, Herman Friedrich, 1828-1901. person
associatedWith Harvard College (1780- ) corporateBody
associatedWith Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934. person
associatedWith Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871. person
associatedWith Hawthorne, Una, 1844-1877. person
associatedWith Hedge, Frederic Henry, 1805-1890. person
associatedWith Hoar, Elizabeth. person
associatedWith Legate, Helen Augusta, 1858-1945. person
associatedWith Lowell, Charles Russell, 1835-1864. person
associatedWith Moore, Aubertine Woodward, 1841-1929. person
associatedWith Prescott, George L. (George Lincoln), 1829-1864. person
associatedWith Ripley, Sarah Alden, 1793-1867. person
associatedWith Sears, Edmund H. (Edmund Hamilton), 1810-1876. person
associatedWith Ward, Anna. person
associatedWith Ward, Lydia Avery Coonley, 1845-1924. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Concord MA US
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Authors, American
Christmas music
Church music
Dance music
Hydrotherapy
Hymns, English
Instrumental music
Music
Popular music
School music
Patriotic music
School songbooks
Singing
Songbooks
Songs
Vocal music
Women
Occupation
Sunday school teachers
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Birth 1839-02-24

Death 1909-01-14

Female

Americans

English

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