Higginson, Henry Lee, 1834-1919

Higginson was a Boston banker and philantropist; he donated Soldiers Field and Harvard Union to Harvard University.

From the description of Papers relating to the gift of Soldiers Field, Harvard University, 1890. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 82295797

Higginson was a Boston banker and philanthropist. Higginson attended Harvard (1851-1852), but left because of poor eyesight. In 1856 he went to Vienna intending to make music his life work, but he returned to Boston in 1860. He attained the rank of major in the Union Army during the Civil War. In 1868 Higginson joined the family banking firm of Lee, Higginson and Company. He was the principal figure in the creation of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1881) and was its chief benefactor for the rest of his life. His gifts to Harvard include Soldiers Field and the Harvard Union.

From the guide to the Papers relating to the gift of Soldiers Field, Harvard University, 1890., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Henry Lee Higginson was a Boston banker, philanthropist, Civil War soldier, and the founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

From the description of Speeches : manuscript, 1889-1894. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612298349

Henry Lee Higginson, banker, philanthropist, Fellow of Harvard College (1893-1919), and member of the Executive Council of Radcliffe College (1882-1904).

From the description of Papers, 1906-1909 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007609

Banker and philanthropist of Boston. Higginson attended Harvard (1851-1852), but left because of poor eyesight. In 1856 he went to Vienna intending to make music his life work, but he returned to Boston in 1860. He attained the rank of major in the Union Army during the Civil War. In 1868 Higginson joined the family banking firm of Lee, Higginson and Company. He was the principal figure in the creation of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1881) and was its chief benefactor for the rest of his life. His gifts to Harvard include Soldiers Field and the Harvard Union.

From the description of Business records, 1799-1919 (inclusive), 1870-1919 (bulk). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269595375