Dana, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1881-1950

Dana earned his Harvard AB in 1903.

From the description of Papers in English 5, 1902-1903. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074561

From the description of Notes in Economics 1, 1901-1902. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074474

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana, also known as "Harry" Dana. Writer, lecturer.

From the description of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana letters [manuscript], 1940, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 213469090

Dana graduated from Harvard in 1903.

From the description of Notes and papers in English 7, 1900-1901. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074364

From the description of Notes in Fine Arts 4 : lectures by Professor Moore, 1900-1901. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074376

From the description of Notes in Fine Arts 1 : lectures by Professor Moore, 1899-1900. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074291

From the description of Notes in Government 1, 1900-1901. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074379

From the description of Themes for English 22, 1899-1900. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074285

American author; trustee of Washington Allston Trust; collaborated with Edgar Preston Richardson on a catalogue raisonne of Washington Allston's works and provided information for several Allston exhibitions.

From the description of Washington Allston collection, 1798-1966 (bulk 1939-1949). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973448

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ("Harry") Dana, Harvard AB 1903, AM 1904, PhD 1910 taught English at the University of Paris (Sorbonne) from 1908 to 1910 and comparative literature at Columbia University from 1912 to 1917, when he was dismissed for pacifist activities. Thereafter he continued to teach compartive literature and Russian studies at a variety of educational institutions and was deeply involved in progressive political activities, particularly in advancing the cause of global socialism and supporting labor unions and worker education. Throughout his life he traveled widely, living in the Soviet Union from 1927 to 1928 and visiting major centers of European drama such as London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, and Budapest. The bulk of his literary oeuvre focused on Soviet drama; he also wrote a history of the Dana family, The Dana saga, and produced an edition of the novel of his paternal grandfather, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Two years before the mast. Beginning in 1917, Dana was granted life tenancy of the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House at 105 Brattle St., Cambridge, Mass. and became its first curator when the residence was made a national monument and research center administered by the US National Park Service.

From the description of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana papers on Henri Barbusse and Sacco-Vanzetti, 1913-1949. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612824330

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana; grandson of the poet Longfellow; writer and pacifist who taught comparative literature at Columbia University from 1912 until 1917; lost his teaching post for disseminating doctrines of disloyalty; opponent of American participation in World War I; advocate of civil liberties and conscientious objection.

From the description of Papers, 1914-1950. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 19046107

Author, teacher, educator, and lecturer.

From the description of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana papers, 1774-1972 (bulk 1850-1950). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70975085

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana, grandson of H. W. Longfellow, served as the first curator of the Longfellow House in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

From the description of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana collection of Russian theatrical scripts and papers, 1902-1968. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612700631

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ("Harry") Dana, Harvard AB 1903, AM 1904, PhD 1910 taught English at the University of Paris (Sorbonne) from 1908 to 1910 and comparative literature at Columbia University from 1912 to 1917, when he was dismissed for pacifist activities. Thereafter he continued to teach compartive literature and Russian studies at a variety of educational institutions and was deeply involved in progressive political activities, particularly in advancing the cause of global socialism and supporting labor unions and worker education. Throughout his life he traveled widely, living in the Soviet Union from 1927 to 1928 and visiting major centers of European drama such as London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, and Budapest. The bulk of his literary oeuvre focused on Soviet drama; he also wrote a history of the Dana family, The Dana Saga, and produced an edition of the novel of his paternal grandfather, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Two Years Before the Mast. Beginning in 1917, Dana was granted life tenancy of the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House at 105 Brattle St., Cambridge, Mass. and became its first curator when the residence was made a national monument and research center administered by the US National Park Service.

From the guide to the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana papers on Henri Barbusse and Sacco-Vanzetti, 1913-1949., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana (1881-1950), grandson of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was a teacher, lecturer, and writer. He received his A.B., A.M. and Ph. D. from Harvard University and taught there from 1908 to 1910. From 1912 to 1917 he taught at Columbia University until he was fired for his anti-war stance. Dana took an interest in leftist politics and the rights of workers.

The Scottsboro Boys were a group of nine African American men accused of the rape of two white women on the Southern Railroad freight run from Chattanooga to Memphis on March 25, 1931. Their first trial occurred in Scottsboro, Alabama.

From the description of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana collection, 1932-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79428332