Emerson as fund-raiser for Harvard College
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
In the summer of 1869, Transcendentalist philosopher, essayist, and famed Concordian Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was presented with a challenging task. Harvard College assigned him to obtain donations from fellow members of the Class of 1821. The College wished to raise a sum of $500,000, a substantial sum even today. Emerson did not rush to [...]
