Childhoods Actual and Imagined: New England, 1790-1860

The following research papers were written by students in the 2005 seminar, "Childhoods Actual and Imagined: New England, 1790-1860," under the supervision of Jack Larkin.

• "Child Idiocy in America: 1800-1880," by Elizabeth Allan
• "Growing-Up Poor in Antebellum New England," by John Blow
• "Patriarchy: A View of the Father's Role in Child Development and Family," by Elizabeth Coté
• "Making the 'Real American': The Creation of Republican Values in Early American Antiquarian Society," by James Leonard Dolan
• "Samuel Foster Haven, Jr. and The Minute Gun: Tying the History of Amateur Journalism to Worcester, Mass," by Eric P. L'Esperance
• "Changes in Cultural Expressions of Grief: A Study of Parental Reaction to Child Death as Revealed Through Poetry in Massachusetts, 1805-1877," by Lauren Gearty
• "'As runs the glass, our life doth pass': Death, Salvation, and Children's Literature, 1800-1835," by Angela M. Markiewicz
• "Discipline in Early New England Life: A Focus on Religious and Social Transformation Through the Use of Early Writings," by Elizabeth Perry
• "Children of Wealth: Exploring the Diary of Louisa Jane Trumbull, Worcester, 1829-1834," by Katherine Roche
• "Images as History: A Study of 19th Century Lithographs Depicting Mother and Child," by Tina-Marie Rosenberger