Papers of Helen Lawrence Appleton Brooks, 1822-1985

Mostly correspondence between family members, beginning with Catherine Lawrence and Charles Appleton, the parents of Helen Brooks. Also records of Brooks' voluntary activities, her diaries and personal writings, and material collected by Grace Norton about Henry James.

Note from William Croswell to Thomas Jefferson, 1822 January 22

Draft of a brief note that accompanied a proposal for a new edition of the works of Horace.

Note to unidentified recipient, 1822 February 22

Draft of a brief note requesting aid in submitting statement to the Harvard Board of Overseers.

Letter from William Croswell to William Spooner, 1822 July 12

Draft of a letter with an estimate of compensation due Croswell from Harvard.

Letter from William Croswell to Benjamin Webb, 1822 September 4

Draft of a one-page letter primarily concerning Croswell's Mercator maps.

Memorials and petitions, also letters to Hon. Boards, 1822-1833

Paper notebook containing copies of letters sent by Croswell to the Harvard Board of Overseers, the Boston City Council, the Boston School Committee, and the Harvard Benevolent Society.

Memorial to the Harvard Board of Overseers, 1822 April

Two drafts of a letter.

Financial bills and receipts, 1822; 1824; 1826

This folder contains four bills and receipts.

Printed proposal for a collection of systems of bibliography, 1822 October

Printed broadside and newspaper clipping containing a proposal for the publication of a collection of bibliographic systems.

Housing advertisements, 1817; 1822

This folder contains an 1817 handwritten newspaper wanted advertisement for lodging and an 1822 newspaper advertisement paid for by Croswell for lodging and work as a copyist.

Plan for arranging library catalogues,1795-1800; 1822

This paper notebook contains six pages of financial entries made by Croswell between 1795 and 1800, followed by a bibliographical plan for the arrangement of the Harvard College Library, dated September 1822.