Davis, William Augustus, 1819-1898

Overview The collection predominately includes correspondence addressed to Charles Stearns Wheeler, a Transcendentalist scholar who influenced the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, and died tragically young at the age of 26. The correspondence is written by William Augustus Davis and John Weiss, fellow Harvard University classmates; Julia Wheeler, Charles's sister; and William Francis Wheeler, Charles's brother. Correspondence includes details about Harvard students and alumni;...