Thomas Wentworth Higginson letters and miscellany 1854-1905

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson letters and miscellany 1854-1905

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Letters written by American Unitarian minister, author, and abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson to various parties on such topics as his writings and their publication; libraries; book purchases; lecture and travel engagements; and social matters. Also present are a draft of his essay on libraries, "Access to the Shelves," and several autographs

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911

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Higginson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 22, 1823. He was a descendant of Francis Higginson, a Puritan minister and immigrant to the colony of Massachusetts Bay. His father, Stephen Higginson (born in Salem, Massachusetts, November 20, 1770; died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 20, 1834), was a merchant and philanthropist in Boston and steward of Harvard University from 1818 until 1834. His grandfather, also named Stephen Higginson, was a member of the Continental Congre...