Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886

Henry Stevens was born on August, 24, 1819, in Barnet, Vermont. He attended Middlebury College for a year, but graduated from Yale College in 1843 with the degree of B.A. Upon graduating, he attended Harvard Law School for a year. In 1840, he worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. for the the treasury department of the United States Senate. He also worked for the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress and was an early advocate for the use of photography as a means of supplementing bibliographies. In 1845, he moved to London, England where he was an agent for the British Museum. Stevens was an expert in early editions of the English Bible and early voyages to America. He died in South Hampstead, England, on February 28, 1886.

From the guide to the Henry Stevens papers, 1712-1879, 1834-1879, (Manuscripts and Archives)

Henry Stevens was a bookman.

From the description of Selected papers, 1878-1882, relating to Benjamin Franklin. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523735

From the guide to the Henry Stevens selected papers, 1878-1882, relating to Benjamin Franklin, 1878-1882, (American Philosophical Society)

American bibliographer.

From the description of Letter to William Whitwell Greenough [manuscript], 1842 November 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812890

Henry Stevens was born on August 24, 1819, in Barnet, Vermont. He attended Middlebury College for a year, but graduated from Yale College in 1843 with a degree of B.A. Upon graduating, he attended Harvard Law School for a year. In 1840, he worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. for the treasury department of the United States Senate. He also worked for the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress and was an early advocate for the use of photography as a means of supplementing bibliographies. In 1845, he moved to London, England where he was an agent for the British Museum. Stevens was an expert in early editions of the English Bible and early voyages to America. He died in South Hampstead, England, on February 28, 1886.

From the description of Henry Stevens papers, 1712-1879 (inclusive), 1834-1879 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702169061

Stevens was born on Aug. 24, 1819 in Barnet, VT; attended Middlebury College, 1839; BA, Yale Univ., 1843; attended Harvard Law School, 1844; worked as clerk in the Treasury Dept. and the US Senate, 1840; helped build up collections of John Carter Brown and James Lenox, as well as the Smithsonian Institution and Library of Congress; was early advocate of the use of photography to supplement bibliography; moved to London in 1845, where he became an agent for the British Museum for procuring books from the Americas; became an expert on early editions of the English Bible and early voyages and travels to America; published works include American bibliographer (1854), Catalogue of a Library of works relating to America (1854), Catalogue of American books in the library of the British Museum (1857), Bibliotheca historica (1870), and The Bibles in the Caxton Exhibition (1878); died in South Hampstead, London, England on Feb. 28, 1886.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1819-1886. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40497795

Henry Stevens, Jr. was born in Barnet, Vermont on August 24, 1819. He studied at Middlebury College in 1838-1839. He graduated from Yale in 1843 and studied at the Cambridge (Massachusetts) Law School in 1843-1844. In 1845 he went to London, where he was employed during most of the remainder of his life as a collector of Americana for the British Museum and for various public and private American libraries. He died at South Hampstead, England on February 28,1886.

Erastus Fairbanks was born in Brimfield, Massachusetts on October 28, 1792. He and his brother Thaddeus founded the Fairbanks Scale Company in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. He was first elected Governor of Vermont in 1852, and was elected again in 1860. He died on November 20, 1864.

From the description of Letter, 1861 May 11 Henry Stevens, Jr., London, England to Governor Erastus Fairbanks, Montpelier, Vermont. (Vermont Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 464670465

Henry Stevens, Jr. was born in Barnet, Vermont on August 24, 1819. He studied at Middlebury College in 1838-1839. He graduated from Yale in 1843 and studied at the Cambridge (Massachusetts) Law School in 1843-1844. In 1845 he went to London, where he was employed during most of the remainder of his life as a collector of Americana for the British Museum and for various public and private American libraries. He died at South Hampstead, England on February 28,1886.

Erastus Fairbanks was born in Brimfield, Massachusetts on October 28, 1792. He and his brother Thaddeus founded the Fairbanks Scale Company in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. He was first elected Governor of Vermont in 1852, and was elected again in 1860. He died on November 20, 1864.

From the description of Letter, 1861 May 11 Henry Stevens, Jr., Hampstead, England to Governor Erastus Fairbanks, Montpelier, Vermont. (Vermont Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 496159642

Biography

Stevens was born on August 24, 1819 in Barnet, Vermont; attended Middlebury College, 1839; BA, Yale University, 1843; attended Harvard Law School, 1844; worked as clerk in the Treasury Department and the U.S. Senate, 1840; helped build up collections of John Carter Brown and James Lenox, as well as the Smithsonian Institution and Library of Congress; was early advocate of the use of photography to supplement bibliography; moved to London in 1845, where he became an agent for the British Museum for procuring books from the Americas; became an expert on early editions of the English Bible and early voyages and travels to America; published works include American bibliographer (1854), Catalogue of a Library of works relating to America (1854), Catalogue of American books in the library of the British Museum (1857), Bibliotheca historica (1870), and The Bibles in the Caxton Exhibition (1878); died in South Hampstead, London, England on February 28, 1886.

From the guide to the Henry Stevens Papers, ca. 1819-1886, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)