Perry, Bliss, 1860-1954

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Dates:
Birth 1860-11-25
Death 1954-02-13
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

American educator, author and editor.

From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Greensboro, Vt., 25 July 1904, and Boston, 10 October 1904, to Harry Harkness Flagler, 1904 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674901

American educator, essayist, and editor of the Atlantic Monthlyfrom 1899-1909.

From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Cambridge, Mass., to Edward Wagenknecht, 1936 Jan. 28 and 1938 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864993

Bliss Perry was an American educator, author, and editor. He taught at Princeton University from 1893 to 1900, and at Harvard University from 1907 to 1930 and was Harvard lecturer at the University of Paris from 1909 to 1910. From 1899 to 1909 Perry was the editor of "The Atlantic Monthly."

From the description of Bliss Perry collection, 1899-1938. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 76954999

Perry was educated at Williams College and at the universities of Berlin and Strassburg. He taught literature at Williams College and at Princeton and Harvard Universities and wrote novels, essays, and literary studies.

From the description of [Letter] Christmas 1941, 5 Clement Circle, Cambridge, Mass. [to] Catherine [W. Pierce] / Bliss Perry. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 317973482

American journalist, editor and critic.

From the description of Letter, 1901 March 21, Atlantic City, to William Sloane Kennedy. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184904877

Brown hon. 1930. Addressee was Brown class of 1921.

From the description of Letters, 1938-1940, to Robert Gale Noyes. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122384278

American author, educator, editor, critic.

From the description of Correspondence and manuscript, 1913-1950. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122545948

Perry was an American educator and literary critic.

From the description of Papers: 1896-1920. (Waverly Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122648064

American educator and literary critic.

From the description of Papers of Bliss Perry [manuscript], 1896-1920. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806096

Perry was a college professor, editor, and author. He taught English at Williams (1886-1893), Princeton (1893-1900), and Harvard (1907-1930). From 1899 to 1909 he was editor of The Atlantic Monthly.

From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1869-1942. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122560142

From the description of Correspondence with Jerome Johnson, 1920-1943. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80616126

From the guide to the Letters from various correspondents, 1869-1942., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

From the guide to the Bliss Perry correspondence with Jerome Johnson, 1920-1943., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Perry taught English literature at Harvard.

From the description of Papers of Bliss Perry, 1892-1954 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973151

Bliss Perry, American scholar and editor, was born in Williamstown, Mass., and educated at Williams College and abroad. He taught at Williams College, 1886-1893, Princeton University, 1893-1900, and at Harvard University from 1907-1930, and wrote critical studies of Whitman, Carlyle, Emerson, and Whittier. He was editor of the Atlantic monthly, 1899-1909, and as advisor to Houghton Mifflin, presided over the publication of the 14-volume edition of Thoreau's journals. He also wrote novels, short fiction, essays, an autobiography, studies of poetry, and collections of fiction and essays.

From the description of Bliss Perry letter to My dear Asbury, 1917 Jan. 27. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 61113030

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