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5. author, Two Years Before The Mast Dana Richard Henry II-280765 (Richard Henry , Francis , Richard , Progenitor ) was born in 1815. He died in 1882.
His own wikipedia entry. Website by Stephen Condacure.
Dana Family Papers, 1822-1956, Harvard University Library, Schlesinger Library.
Descriptive SummaryCall No.: A-85
Repository: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Creator: DANA FAMILY
Title: Papers, 1822-1956
Quantity: 19 file boxes, 1 supersize folder
Abstract: Diaries, correspondence, and other papers of the Richard Henry Dana, Jr. family of Cambridge, Massachusetts.Processing Information:
Processed: Series I, 1960, 1968
Series II, July 1977
Processed by Madeleine Bagwell Perez (Series II)
Acquisition Information:
Accession numbers: 113, 1408, 1676, 69-10
The papers of the Dana family were deposited with the Schlesinger Library in 1960, 1968, and 1969 by the Dana family.
Series II processed under NEH Grant Number RC 24669-76-987.
Historical NoteThe Dana family* has been a prominent part of Cambridge, Massachusetts history since the first Richard Dana settled there around 1640.
* For family history and genealogy see: Elizabeth Ellery Dana, THE DANA FAMILY IN AMERICA, Cambridge, Mass.: 1956; and Charles Francis Adams, RICHARD HENRY DANA, A BIOGRAPHY, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1890.Scope and Content
This collection of diaries, correspondence, and other papers centers primarily on four women of the Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (1815-1882) family: Sarah Watson Dana (1814-1907), his wife; Ruth Charlotte Dana (1814-1901), his sister; Elizabeth Ellery Dana (1846-1939), one of his daughters; and Rosamond Dana Wild (1879-1959), his granddaughter.
Spanning three generations, the writings and correspondence of these women provide a day to day, year to year account of one family's existence for over a century (1822-1956). Descriptions of social activities, school days, trips to Europe, as well as news of childbirth, family illnesses, and deaths fill the pages of diaries and letters. Letters from other family members and relatives reveal a closeness of family ties. Life-long friendships can be found among the numerous non-family correspondents. Very few of the letters venture outside the areas of family, health, religion, or weather. Other papers in the collection include family wills and property transactions as well as a small amount of correspondence, etc. for legal cases in which RHD, Jr., or his son, RHD, III (1851-1931), were the attorneys.**
The collection is divided into two series: Series I consists of diaries, correspondence books, account books, and miscellaneous notebooks; series II of correspondence and other papers (for arrangement see summary of inventory on page 5). An index of correspondents begins on page 19.
** For other legal papers as well as family papers see: Dana Collection, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Mass. Also Longfellow House Archives, Cambridge, Mass.Additional catalogue entries (a card for each of the following appears in the card catalogue):
* Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915
* Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878
* Carrington family
* Carter, Susan Nichols
* Channing family
* Daggett family
* Dana, Elizabeth Ellery, 1846-1939
* Dana, Richard Henry, Jr., 1815-1882
* Dana, Richard Henry, III, 1851-1931
* Dana, Ruth Charlotte, 1814-1901
* Dana, Sarah Watson, 1814-1907
* Fields, Annie Adams, 1834-1915
* Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
* Ireland, Catharine Innes, 1838-1925
* Lyman, Ruth Charlotte (Dana), 1844-1903
* Porter, Sarah, 1813-1900
* Skinner, Angela Henrietta Channing (Dana), 1857-1928
* Swayne, Sarah Watson (Dana), 1842-1902
* Watson family
* Wild, Mary Rosamond (Dana), 1848-1937
* Wild, Rosamond Dana, 1879-1959
* Boston--Social life and customs
* Cambridge, Mass.--Social life and customs
* Diaries
* Family records
* Religion--19th century
* Travel
* Woman--Health and hygieneSUMMARY OF INVENTORY
Series I: Diaries, correspondence books, account books, miscellaneous notebooks
* 1-48 Sarah Watson Dana (1814-1907)
* 49-107 Ruth Charlotte Dana (1814-1901)
* 108-110 Sarah Watson (Dana) Swayne (1842-1902)
* 111-260 Elizabeth Ellery Dana (1846-1939)
* 261-271 Rosamond Dana Wild (1879-1959)Series II: Correspondence and other papers
* 1-6 Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (1815-1882)
* 7-35 Sarah Watson Dana (1814-1907)
* 36-44 Sarah Watson (Dana) Swayne (1842-1902)
* 45-50 Ruth Charlotte (Dana) Lyman (1844-1903)
* 51-84 Elizabeth Ellery Dana (1846-1939)
* 85-87 Mary Rosamond (Dana) Wild (1848-1937)
* 88-100 Richard Henry Dana, III (1851-1931)
* 101 Angela Henrietta Channing (Dana) Skinner (1857-1928)
* 102 Ruth Charlotte Dana (1814-1901)
* 103-107 Other Danas
* 108 Non-Danas
Richard married Watson Sarah-280843 daughter of Watson William-349845 and Marsh Mary-349842. Sarah was born in 1814. She died in 1907.
She is descended from immigrant Samuel Grant and so she is third cousin of Pres. Ulysses S. Grant.
Richard and Sarah had the following children:
+ 7 M i Dana Richard Henry III-349034 was born in 1851. He died in 1931. 8 F ii Dana Elizabeth Ellery-349778 was born in 1846. She died in 1939. 9 F iii Dana Henrietta Channing-349852.
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