Eli Whitney Blake (1867-1902) papers

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Eli Whitney Blake (1867-1902) papers

1890-1901

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This collection consists primarily of personal correspondence to and from Eli Whitney Blake. The letters were written by Blake, Sophia Atwater and Stephen Atwater. Also included are several drawings and poems by Blake, one photograph of him and an undated letter from a family member to a publisher regarding their interest in publishing an article about Blake's letters.

0.5 linear foot (1 letter-size Hollinger document case)

Brown University Library, Special Collections

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Hampton University (Va.)

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Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virgina, also know as the Normal School, chartered in 1870. From the description of Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute ephemera, 1882-1903 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 639344721 The Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute was chartered in 1870 in Hampton, Virginia. From the guide to the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute ephemera, 1882-1903 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book ...

Atwater, Richard M., Sr., 1844-1922.

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Atwater, Richard Mead, Sr., 1844-1922

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Blake, Eli Whitney, 1867-1902.

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Eli Whitney Blake was born in New Haven, Connecticut on February 13, 1867. He was the son of Eli Whitney Blake, Jr. (1836-1895) and Helen Mary Rood Blake (1832-1869). He had one sister, Alida Blake Hazard (Mrs. Barclay Hazard) (1861-1938). Blake's father was the Hazard Professor of Physics at Brown University from 1870 until shortly before his death in 1895. Blake studied zoology and English at Brown University. He was interested in the theater, as evident i...