Series I: Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Series I contains the majority of the collection's contents, roughly 12,000 items of original correspondence, in eight boxes or roughly twelve linear feet. The series offers strong representation for the years 1832-1860 and is weaker with regard to the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s. Barnard's outbound missives, which represent only a half linear foot of the full series, usually appear as handwritten drafts though the few dating from the 1890s are usually typescript copies. Many of Barnard's letters are addressed to his friends and colleagues, particularly Elisha R. Potter, Daniel Coit Gilman, his elder brother Chauncey Barnard, and to Will Monroe, his assistant in the 1890s and the donor of the collection to New York University. In addition there are a small number of letters addressed to his wife and children as well as copies of more official communications, such as a few missives Barnard wrote as Commissioner of Education to President Andrew Johnson, and solicitations dispatched to various scholars requesting contributions to his periodicals.
The rest of the series is composed of original handwritten incoming letters, which in a few rare cases were replaced with photocopies due to physical deterioration. Most of the letters are routine communications related to Barnard's publications, the Connecticut Common School Journal, Journal of the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction, and the American Journal of Education. These missives often take the form of requests for subscriptions or catalogs, bills, and purchase orders. Included as well are invitations and requests for speeches at ceremonial occasions and professional gatherings. A much smaller portion of the correspondence partially reflect the relationships, both personal and professional, Henry Barnard enjoyed with prominent scholars and educators of the nineteenth century, including letters from Amos Bronson Alcott (4 letters), William Alcott (42 letters), George Washington Atherton (26 letters), Frederick A.P. Barnard (3 folders), Newton Bateman (29 letters), Samuel P. Bates (71 letters), Catherine E. Beecher (1 folder), Nathan Bishop (46 letters), Vincenzo Botta (32 letters), James D. Butler (57), Lyman C. Draper (34), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1 letter), James A. Garfield (3 letters), Daniel Coit Gilman (7 folders), Elias Loomis (9 letters), Horace and Mary Mann (3 folders), Elizabeth Peabody (54 letters), John D. Philbrick (352 letters), Elisha R. Potter (282 letters), Robert H. Quick (80 letters), Per Adam Siljestrom (13 letters), Ashbel Smith (36 letters), William H. Wells (202 letters), Andrew White (10 letters), and Hermann Wimmer (79 letters).
Also within Series I are roughly twenty letters that, while not addressed to Barnard, were written by or addressed to other members of the Barnard family and their friends. Examples of these items include a written promise dated 1765 from John Barnard to Ebenezer Crosby, four letters to addressed to a Dr. Eli Todd from the 1820s, and a letter from Henry Barnard's elder brother Chauncey addressed to their father.
An alphabetical index of the correspondence held in Series 1C of the Henry Barnard Papers, which lists the names of each correspondent and provides identifying numbers for retrieving their letters, is available at Fales Library.
Subseries A: Barnard's Letters to Family and Associates, 1833-1890, inclusive
To Barnard, Chauncey, 1833-1835, Undated, inclusive
To Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1835-1856, bulk
To Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1857-1860, inclusive
To Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1861-1865, inclusive
To Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1866-1882, inclusive
To Monroe, Will, 1892-1900, inclusive
To Potter, E.R., 1845-1846, inclusive
To Potter, E.R., 1847-1848, inclusive
To Potter, E.R., 1849-1852, inclusive
To Potter, E.R., 1853-1857, inclusive
To Potter, E.R., 1858-1859, inclusive
To Potter, E.R., 1870-1875, inclusive
To Potter, E.R., 1876-1882, inclusive
To Various Others, 1840-1859, inclusive
General note
Includes letters to Goerge Barnard Jr. (no. 1 in folder), Josiah Holbrook (no. 2 in folder), S.W. Walley Jr. (no. 3 in folder), Walter Ferguson (no. 4 in folder), Jesse Olney (no. 6 in folder), Noah W. Hoyt (no. 7 in folder), Mr. Doolittle (no. 8 in folder), Mr. Gillett (no. 9 in folder), Charles H. Palmer (no. 10 in folder), David Read (no. 11 in folder), [F.A.P.Barnard] (12), G.E. Billings (no. 14 in folder), J.F. Griggs (no. 15 in folder), R.M. Johnson (no. 18 in folder), Ezra S. Carr (no. 19 in folder), Mr. Perkins, Horace Mann, Mr. Montgomery, and four unknown
To Various Others, 1860-1869, inclusive
General note
Includes letters to R.R. Boutwright (1), Mr. Perkins (2), "Seymour" (3, 6), Mr.Burgess (4, 5), Henry E. Sawyer (8), Alfred S. Kennedy (9), W. Sharswood (12), Executive Council of St. John's College (13), John Thompson Mason (15), N. Brewer (16, 20), Alexander Vattemore (17), [Jno] L. Smithmyer (18), J. Donnelly (21), Westerman & Co. (23), Alphonse Leroy (24), Heavily annotated leaflet "Ten Planks in the Common School Platform" (25), Letter of Introduction for F. Barham Zinche (26), Andrew Johnson (28), J.D. Cox (31-32, 36), H.H. Tucker (33-35), Dr. Jackson (37), John Kraus (38), and eight unknowns
To Various Others, 1870-1879, inclusive
General note
Includes two letters to unknown individuals
To Various Others, 1880-1900, inclusive; 1880-1889, bulk
General note
Includes letters to C.J Hoadley, John W. Stedamn, and John F. Morris (1-2, typed copies?), J.D. Giddings (3,4), Mr. [Trumbull] (5), ["Brother Andrew"] (6), Annie M. Kellogg (7), Leslie Stephen (10, typed), George P. Phenix (11), Aaron Grove (12, typed), Thomas Stockwell (13, typed), Mr. Camp (14, typed), Emily Mason (15, typed), James L. Hughes (16, 25, typed), Mr. Russell (17, typed), Mr. [John] Hooker (18, typed), Fannibelle Curtis (19, typed), Mrs. O'Brien (20, typed), [Mary] Snow (21, typed), Miss Wheelock (22, typed), [George] Plimpton (23, t), Mr. Hill (24, t), Committee for the Westfield Normal School: Bertha E. Emmons, Grace M. Dana, and Emma Gilbert (26, t), Miss Bancroft (27, t), A.D. Mayo (28), Lucinda T. Guilford (30, photocopy of original held by Mount Holyoke College Library), Mr. Dawson (31), F.A.P. Barnard (32), Charles Marseilles (33), and three unknowns
To Various Others, 1890-1900, inclusive
General note
Includes letters to Charles Northend (1), A.G. Young (3, t, dictated), [Charles] Marseilles (4, 9, t,d), Dr. Harris (7, photocopy, original absent, 24), R.H. Quick (8), Mr. [Trumbull] (10), 11-19 absent, Mr [Thomas]Cushing (20), article "Dr. Barnard's Greetings to the Kindergarten" a letter by Barnard to a kindergarten in Tennessee printed in Alfred E. Winship's Journal of Education (21), Mr. Tillinghast (22, d,t,), Mr. Kellogg (23), H.S. Gulliver (25-26), Foster Watson (27), C.J. Hoodley (28, 30, t), [Felix] Heikel (29, t), [Mr. Flynt] (31), and three unknowns.
To Various Others, Undated
General note
Includes letters to a cousin, [Frank E. King] (2), Mr. Perkins (3), and one unknown.
Subseries B: Letters to Barnard Arranged by Correspondent, 1831-1900
From Barnard Family: C.F., D.D., Elizabeth, Henry Jr., Horace, Linda, Louise, 1835-1891, inclusive
From Barnard, Chauncey Jr. and Son, 1831-1865, inclusive
General note
Also includes letters from Chauncey Barnard to John Barnard, to Henry Barnard's Father (Chauncey Barnard Sr.), and to Roland Sanford
From Barnard, F.A.P., 1855-1858, inclusive
From Barnard, F.A.P., 1858-1863, inclusive
From Barnard, F.A.P., 1864-1887, inclusive
From Barnard, Josephine, 1848-1888, inclusive
From Beecher, Catherine E., 1845-1864, inclusive
From Corson, Hiram, 1866-1871, inclusive
From Edwards, Richard, 1856-1865, inclusive
General note
Bloomington, Ind.; St. Louis, MO
From Eliot, Samuel, 1860-1866, Undated, inclusive
From Emerson, George, B., 1841-1877, inclusive
General note
Boston, MA
From Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1862
From Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1853-1854, inclusive
From Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1855-1856, inclusive
From Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1857-1858, inclusive
From Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1859-1860, inclusive
From Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1861-1865, inclusive
From Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1866-1876, inclusive
From Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1878-1893, Undated, inclusive
From Mann, Horace and Mary, 1856-1860, inclusive
From Mann, Horace and Mary, 1861-1869, inclusive
From Mann, Mary, 1870
From Monroe, Will, 1893-1900, Undated, inclusive
From Philbrick, John D., 1847-1858, inclusive
From Philbrick, John D., 1859-1861, inclusive
From Philbrick, John D., 1862-1864, inclusive
From Philbrick, John D., 1865-1868, inclusive
From Philbrick, John D., 1869-1889, inclusive
From Wells, William H., 1841-1849, inclusive
General note
Boston, etc
From Wells, William H., 1850-1860, inclusive
From Wells, William H., 1861-1865, inclusive
From Wells, William H., 1866-1885, inclusive
Subseries C: Letters, Primarily to Barnard, 1765-1899.
General note
Folder 121-A, 230, 231 contain correspondence not included in Index.
no. 6, 11, 1765-1832, inclusive
no. 1-5, 7-10, 12-33, 1765-1833, inclusive
no. 34-71, 1833-1834, inclusive
no. 72-110, 1835-1836, inclusive
no. 111-130, 1837
no. 131-171, 1838-01-1838-09, inclusive
no. 172-200, 1838-10-1838-11, inclusive
no. 201-222, 1838-11-1839-01, inclusive
no. 223-248, 1839-01-1839-02, inclusive
no. 249-271, 1839-03-1839-04, inclusive
no. 272-288, 1839-05-1839-06, inclusive
no. 289-304, 1839-07-1839-08, inclusive
no. 305-328, 1839-09-1839-10, inclusive
no. 329-354, 1839-11-1839-12, inclusive
no. 355-386, 1840-01-1840-03, inclusive
no. 387-424, 1840-04-1840-05, inclusive
no. 425-452, 1840-06-1840-09, inclusive
no. 453-472, 1840-10-1840-12, inclusive
no. 473-520, 1841-01-1841-03, inclusive
no. 521-547, 1841-04-1841-06, inclusive
no. 548-566, 1841-07-1841-09, inclusive
no. 567-601, 1841-10-1841-12, inclusive
no. 602-630, 1842-01-1848-02, inclusive
no. 631-675, 1842-03-1842-05, inclusive
no. 676-723, 1842-06-1842-12, inclusive
no. 724-748, 1843-01-1843-06, inclusive
no. 749-787, 1843-07-1843-12, inclusive
no. 788-814, 1844-01-1844-03, inclusive
no. 815-848, 1844-04-1844-06, inclusive
no. 849-872, 1844-07-1844-09, inclusive
no. 873-904, 1844-10-1844-12, inclusive
no. 905-936, 1845-01-1845-02, inclusive
no. 937-964, 1845-03-1845-04, inclusive
no. 965-992, 1845-05-1845-06, inclusive
no. 993-1019, 1845-07-1845-08, inclusive
no. 1020-1045, 1845-09-1845-10, inclusive
no. 1046-1111, 1845-11-1845-12, inclusive
General note
For item 1077 see Series IV, Box 9, Folder 5
no. 1112-1139, 1846-06
no. 1140-1187, 1846-02-1846-03, inclusive
no. 1188-1224, 1846-04-1846-05, inclusive
no. 1225-1266, 1846-06-1846-07, inclusive
no. 1267-1298, 1846-08
no. 1299-1334, 1846-09
no. 1335-1389, 1846-10-1846-11, inclusive
no. 1390-1440, 1846-12
no. 1441-1477, 1847-01
no. 1478-1505, 1847-02
no. 1506-1540, 1847-03
no. 1541-1578, 1847-04-1847-05, inclusive
no. 1579-1601, 1847-06
no. 1602-1627, 1847-07
no. 1628-1659, 1847-08
no. 1660-1712, 1847-09-1847-10, inclusive
no. 1713-1753, 1847-11
no. 1754-1795, 1847-12
no. 1796-1848, 1848-01-1848-02, inclusive
no. 1849-1898, 1848-03-1848-04, inclusive
no. 1899-1937, 1848-05-1848-06, inclusive
no. 1938-1977, 1848-07
no. 1978-2027, 1848-08-1848-09, inclusive
no. 2028-2073, 1848-10
no. 2074-2109, 1848-11
no. 2110-2142, 1848-12
no. 2143-2166, 1849-01
no. 2167-2190, 1849-02
no. 2191-2225, 1849-03-1849-04, inclusive
no. 2226-2258, 1849-05-1849-07, inclusive
no. 2259-2297, 1849-08-1849-09, inclusive
no. 2298-2336, 1849-10
no. 2337-2363, 1849-11
no. 2364-2393, 1849-12
no. 2394-2423, 1850-01
no. 2424-2464, 1850-02-1850-03, inclusive
no. 2465-2514, 1850-04-1850-05, inclusive
no. 2515-2555, 1850-06-1850-07, inclusive
no. 2556-2599, 1850-08-1850-09, inclusive
no. 2600-2626, 1850-10
no. 2627-2661, 1850-11
no. 2662-2721, 1850-12
no. 2722-2763, 1851-01-1851-04, inclusive
no. 2764-2801, 1851-05-1851-07, inclusive
General note
For item 2-2787 See Series IV, Box 9, Folder 1
no. 2802-2841, 1851-08-1851-09, inclusive
no. 2842-2900, 1851-10-1851-12, inclusive
no. 2901-2944, 1852-01-1853-03, inclusive
no. 2945-3001, 1852-04-1852-06, inclusive
no. 3002-3056, 1852-07-1852-09, inclusive
no. 3057-3134, 1852-10-1852-12, inclusive
no. 3135-3185, 1853-01-1853-02, inclusive
no. 3186-3227, 1853-03-1853-09, inclusive
no. 3228-3294, 1853-06-1853-09, inclusive
no. 3295-3370, 1853-10-1853-12, inclusive
General note
For item 3344 See Series IV, Box 9, Folder 6
no. 3371-3424, 1854-01-1854-03, inclusive
no. 3425-3478, 1848-04-1848-06, inclusive
no. 3479-3527, 1854-07-1854-09, inclusive
no. 3528-3575, 1854-10-1854-12, inclusive
General note
For item 2-3574 See Series IV, Box 9, Folder 1
no. 3576-3640, 1855-01-1855-03, inclusive
no. 3641-3694, 1855-04-1855-06, inclusive
no. 3695-3758, 1855-07-1855-09, inclusive
no.3759-3858, 1855-10-1855-12, inclusive
no. 3859-3927, 1856-01
no. 3928-3981, 1856-02
no. 3982-4085, 1856-03-1856-04, inclusive
no. 4056-4173, 1856-05-1856-06, inclusive
no. 4174-4271, 1856-07-1856-09, inclusive
no. 4272-4387, 1856-10-1856-12, inclusive
no. 4388-4472, 1857-01-1857-02, inclusive
no. 4473-4527, 1857-03
no. 4528-4604, 1857-05, inclusive
no. 4605-4671, 1857-06-1857-07, inclusive
no. 4672-4742, 1857-08-1857-10, inclusive
no. 4743-4812, 1857-11-1857-12, inclusive
no. 4813-4864, 1858-01
no. 4865-4941, 1858-02-1858-05, inclusive
no. 4942-5010, 1858-04-1858-05, inclusive
no.5011-5087, 1858-06-1858-07, inclusive
no. 5088-5186, 1858-08-1858-09, inclusive
no. 5187-5256, 1858-10-1858-11, inclusive
no. 5257-5317, 1858-12
no. 5318-5383, 1859-01-1859-02, inclusive
no. 5384-5428, 1859-03
no. 5429-5487, 1859-04-1859-05, inclusive
no. 5488-5526, 1859-06
Letters from faculty members at the University of Wisconsin, 1859-06
General note
Includes letters written by Daniel Reid, D.H. Lathrop, J.W. Sterling, Ezra S. Carr, J. L Pickard, James D. Butler, J.T. Clark, and J.D. Ruggles
no. 5527-5567, 1859-07
no. 5568-5619, 1859-08
no. 5620-5676, 1859-09
no. 5677-5733, 1859-10
no. 5734-5784, 1859-11
no. 5785-5847, 1859-12
no. 5848-5915, 1860-01-1860-02, inclusive
no. 5916-5964, 1860-03
no. 5965-6006, 1860-04
no. 6007-6069, 1860-05-1860-06, inclusive
no. 6070-6098, 1860-07
no. 6099-6149, 1860-08-1860-09, inclusive
no. 6150-6221, 1860-10-1860-11, inclusive
no. 6222-6264, 1860-12
no. 6265-6289, 1860, Undated
no. 6290-6333, 1861-01-1861-02, inclusive
no. 6334-6402, 1861-03-1861-05, inclusive
General note
Includes one letter from [Mrs. A.] Greene that are out of chronological order and have no alphabetical index numbers, located between items 6392 and 6393
no. 6403-6432, 1861-06-1861-08, inclusive
no. 6433-6477, 1861-06-1861-07, inclusive
no. 6478-6524, 1861-11-1861-12, inclusive
no. 6525-6578, 1862-01-1862-02, inclusive
no. 6579-6649, 1862-03-1862-04, inclusive
General note
Includes three letters from [Mrs. A.] Greene that are out of chronological order and have no alphabetical index numbers, located between items 6606 and 6607
no. 6650-6720, 1862-05-1862-07, inclusive
no. 6721-6791, 1862-08-1862-10, inclusive
no. 6792-6860, 1862-11-1862-12, inclusive
no. 6861-6919, 1863-01-1863-04, inclusive
no. 6920-6981, 1863-05-1863-09, inclusive
no. 6982-7048, 1863-10-1863-11, inclusive
no. 7049-7068, 1863-12
no. 7069-7133, 1864-01
no. 7134-7201, 1864-02
no. 7202-7258, 1864-03
no. 7259-7322, 1864-04-1864-05, inclusive
no. 7323-7375, 1864-06-1864-09, inclusive
no. 7376-7459, 1864-10-1864-12, inclusive
no. 7460-7553, 1865-01-1865-02, inclusive
no. 7554-7681, 1865-03-1865-05, inclusive
no. 7682-7780, 1865-06-1865-07, inclusive
no. 7781-7811, 1865-08
no. 7812-7853, 1865-09
no. 7854-7978, 1865-10-1865-12, inclusive
no. 7979-7992, 1865, Undated
no. 7993-8082, 1866-01-1866-02, inclusive
no. 8083-8171, 1866-03-1866-04, inclusive
no. 8172-8269, 1866-05-1866-07, inclusive
no. 8270-8359, 1866-08-1866-10, inclusive
no. 8360-8436, 1866-11-1886-12, Undated, inclusive
no. 8437-8501, 1867-01-1867-03, inclusive
no. 8502-8569, 1867-04-1867-06, inclusive
no. 8570-8658, 1867-07-1867-08, inclusive
no. 8659-8709, 1867-09
no. 8710-8762, 1867-10
no. 8763-8819, 1867-11
no. 8820-8913, 1867-12, Undated
no. 8914-8976, 1868-01
no. 8977-9033, 1868-02
no. 9034-9136, 1868-03-1868-05, inclusive
no. 9137-9236, 1868-06-1868-09, inclusive
no. 9237-9294, 1868-10-1868-12, Undated
no. 9295-9340, 1869-01-1869-06, inclusive
no. 9341-9397, 1869-07-1869-12, inclusive
no. 9398-9449, 1870
General note
Item 9400 is clipped to 9398
no. 9450-9516, 1871
no. 9517-9564, 1872
no. 9565-9642, 1873
no. 9643-9679, 1874
no. 9680-9769, 1875
no. 9770-9832, 1876-01-1876-06, inclusive
no. 9833-9864, 1876-07-1876-12, inclusive
no. 9865-9929, 1877-01-1877-06, inclusive
no. 9930-9971, 1878-01-1878-05, inclusive
no. 9972-10012, 1878-06-1878-12, inclusive
no. 10013-10084, 1879-01-1879-06, inclusive
no. 10085-10135, 1879-07-1879-09, inclusive
no. 10136-10219, 1879-10-1879-12, Undated, inclusive
General note
Item 10199: Manuscript "The Moral Influence of the Kindergarten" by Elizabeth Peabody
no. 10220-10274, 1880-01-1880-03, inclusive
no. 10292-10309, 1880-04
General note
April index number sequence out of order, index numbers for May: 10275-10291 in box 8 folder 199
no. 10275-10291, 1880-05
General note
May and April index number sequence out of order; April numbers: 10292-10309 in box 7 Folder 198
no. 10310-10450, 1880-06-1880-12, Undated, inclusive
General note
Items 10395-10432, 10334, and 10435 in folder 201
no. 10395-10462, 1881-01-1881-07, inclusive
General note
Items 10433, 10436-10450 in folder 200
no. 10463-10500, 1881-08-1881-12, Undated, inclusive
no. 10501-10541, 1882
no. 10542-10588, 1883
no. 10589-10653, 1884, Undated
no. 10654-10712, 1885
no. 10713-10751, 1886
no. 10752-10790, 1887-01-1887-06, inclusive
no. 10791-10823, 1887-07-1887-12, inclusive
no. 10824-10872, 1888
no. 10873-10915, 1889-01-1889-06, inclusive
no. 10916-10962, 1889-07-1889-12, inclusive
no. 10963-11050, 1890-01-1890-06, inclusive
no. 11051-11090, 1890-07-1890-10, inclusive
no. 11091-11132, 1890-11-1890-12, inclusive
no. 11133-11191, 1891-01-1891-03, inclusive
no. 11192-11228, 1891-04-1891-06, inclusive
no. 11229-11288, 1891-07-1891-12, inclusive
no. 11289-11347, 1892
no. 11348-11365, 1893
no. 11366-11391, 1894
General note
Item 11390: W.S. Monroe's outline of "Stanford Course: History of Education in California." Item 11391: Barnard bibliography
no. 11392-11405, 1895
no. 11406-11450, 1896
General note
For item 11421 see Series IV, Box 9, Folder 4
no. 11451-11497, 1897-01-01-1897-01-24, inclusive
no. 11498-11524, 1897-01-25-1897-01-31, inclusive
no. 11525-11579, 1897-02-1897-06, inclusive
no. 11580-11608, 1897-07-1897-12, inclusive
no. 11609-11677, 1898
General note
Item 11609 through 11614 were not assigned index numbers in chronological order
no. 11678-11727, 1899
General note
For items 11716, 11719, and 11720 see Series IV, Box 9, Folder 4
Various to H.B.; no. 11728-11756, Undated
General note
Includes letters from Charles H. Keyes, [N.] Pettie, Francis Plimpton, Gertrude [Edwards] (to Will Monroe), James Walker (to William Kent), Henry E. Burton, H.R. Burns, C.W. Eddy, J.H. Smart, Kate Sanborn, Frank E. King, William Eddy, Bradford K. Pierce, James D. Butler, G.H. Chensey, John G. Cunningham, A.F. Dutton, Edmund Dwight, M. G. McMahon, Louise R. Pollock, [Jane L.] Williams, H.B. Wilmerding, and A. Wilson. For items 11732 and 11729 see Series IV, Box 9, Folder 4. For Items 11740 and 11741 see Series IV, Box 9, Folder 5. For Items 11758, 11757, 11742, 11752, 11753 and 11751 see Series III, Box 9, Folder 13. For items 11746, 11747, 11754 See Series VI, Box 10, Folder 15.
