Letters from various correspondents to Theodore Claudius Pease, 1868-1926.

Curtis, George William, 1824-1892

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George William Curtis (February 24, 1824 – August 31, 1892) was an American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of New Englander ancestry. A Republican, he spoke in favor of African-American equality and civil rights. Curtis, the son of George and Mary Elizabeth (Burrill) Curtis, was born in Providence on February 24, 1824. His mother died when he was two. At six he was sent with his elder brother to school in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, where he remained for fi...

Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878

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William Cullen Bryant (b. November 3, 1794, Cummington, Massachusetts-d. June 12, 1878, New York, New York), American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post....

Adams, John Quincy, 1833-1894

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American politician. Grandson of the 6th President John Quincy Adams. Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1867 and 1871. From the guide to the John Quincy Adams letters, 1876-1877, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

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...

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

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John Greenleaf Whittier was a wildly popular New England poet. A deeply committed and active abolitionist, he wrote many of his poems with a political agenda, although distinguished by an open-minded tolerance so often lacking in his fellow abolitionists. Although his works are somewhat marred by overtly political and overly sentimental works, the core of his output stands as fine, lyrical American verse. From the description of John Greenleaf Whittier letters, 1858 and 1876. (Pennsy...

Lightfoot, Joseph Barber

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Epithet: Bishop of Durham British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x000027 ...

Phelps, Austin, 1820-1890

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Holland, J.G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881

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Josiah Gilbert Holland was a doctor, an educator, and a popular author, but is best remembered as the first editor of Scribner's. After brief careers in medicine and education, he became editor of the Springfield Republican in his native Massachusetts. In 1870, he became the founding editor and co-owner of Scribner's. His many published works include poetry, regional short stories, history, and popular philosophical essays. He sometimes used the pseudonym "Timothy Titcomb." From the ...

Child, Francis James, 1825-1896

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The materials in this bound volume were generated due to a manuscript called the "Harris manuscript." The Harris manuscript was written down by the sisters Amelia Harris (1815-1891) and Jane Harris (1823-1897). They compiled a family repertoire of Scottish ballads, mainly passed on orally to the sisters by their mother, Grace Dow Harris (Mrs. David Harris) (b.1782). This manuscript and some correspondence was purchased in 1873 by Professor Francis James Child of Harvard University who was a scho...

Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908

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Charles Eliot Norton was an American author, editor, and teacher. He was a professor of the history of fine arts at Harvard. Eliot Norton was his son. From the guide to the Charles Eliot Norton letters to Eliot Norton, 1867-1908., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) American author, editor, and educator. From the description of Letter to Edwin D. Mead [manuscript], 1881 May 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814472 ...

Ferriss, Orange, 1814-1894

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Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930

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General Tasker Howard Bliss was born on December 31, 1853 in Lewisburg, PA. A graduate of West Point, Bliss taught at the academy as well as the Naval War College. Bliss was a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference. He wanted the League of Nations but did not agree with the Treaty of Versailles since he believed that the harsh punishment of Germany would prevent a lasting peace. He died on November 9, 1930, in Washington, DC. From the description of Letter, May 21, 1918. (Naval War C...

Concord, N. H.

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Niles, William Woodruff, 1832-1914

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Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire (1910-1914). From the description of William Woodruff Niles papers, 1870-1879. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 662511006 ...

Goodwin, William Watson, 1831-1912

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Goodwin graduated from Harvard in 1851 and taught Greek literature at Harvard. From the description of Papers of William Watson Goodwin, 1853-1929 (inclusive), 1879-1911 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77069361 Epithet: Professor of Greek at Harvard University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x0001d2 ...

Gordon, George Angier, 1853-1929

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George Angier Gordon (born January 2, 1853, Aberdeenshire, Scotland–died October 25, 1929, Brookline, Massachusetts), Protestant clergyman and author. An estate overseer's son, he worked several manual trades before emigrating to America in 1871. He graduated from Bangor Theological Seminary, then from Harvard (1881). From 1884 until his death he was pastor of Old South Church, Boston. His The Christ of Today (1895) expressed a liberal theological doctrine, and he became an important champion of...

Pease, Arthur Stanley, 1881-1964

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Arthur Stanley Pease (1881-1964) was a classics professor at the University of Illinois, Amherst, and Harvard. From 1927 to 1932 he was president of Amherst College. He was also an amateur botanist. From the description of Correspondence and compositions, 1870-1963. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122564002 From the guide to the Correspondence and compositions, 1870-1963., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Arthur Stanley Pease...

Ross, Denman Waldo, 1853-1935

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Ross earned his Harvard Ph.D. 1880. He was a lecturer on theory of design at Harvard from 1899 to 1909 and member of the Dept. of Fine Arts from 1909 to 1935. From the description of Biographical and general information relating to Denman Waldo Ross, ca. 1880-ca. 1935? (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77064512 Teacher, artist and collector. Educated at Harvard (Ph.D., 1880). Lecturer on theory of design, Architectural School, Harvard from 1899 to 1909; Appointed mem...

Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...

Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908

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Wright taught Greek and served as Dean of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard. From the description of Papers of John Henry Wright, 1887-1888 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972943 ...

Theodore H. Pease

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Pease, Theodore C. (Theodore Claudius), 1853-1893

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Theodore Claudius Pease was a Congregational minister in West Lebanon, N.H. (1880- 1884) and Malden, Mass. (1884-1893). From the guide to the Letters from various correspondents to Theodore Claudius Pease, 1868-1926., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Pease was a Congregational minister in West Lebanon, N.H. (1880-1884) and Malden, Mass. (1884-1893). From the description of Letters from various correspondents to Theodore Claudius Pea...

Dunbar, Charles Franklin, 1830-1900

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Dunbar (Harvard, A.B., 1851) taught political economy at Harvard University and served as Dean of the Harvard College Faculty and of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. From the description of Charles Franklin Dunbar autograph collection, 1757-1865. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80616136 From the guide to the Charles Franklin Dunbar autograph collection, 1757-1865., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Dunbar (Harvard, A.B., 1851...

Faxon

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Smyth, Egbert Coffin, 1829-1904

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Congregational clergyman and educator; professor at Andover Theological Seminary and Bowdoin College. From the description of Letter to H.O. Houghton & Co., 1887 September 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49322036 Congregational minister, professor at Andover Theological Seminary. From the description of Papers, 1851-1903. (Andover Newton Theological School). WorldCat record id: 11925041 ...

Briggs, Le Baron Russell, 1855-1934

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Briggs (Harvard, A.B., 1875) taught English and served as Dean of Harvard College and Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Overseer. From the description of Papers of Le Baron Russell Briggs, 1907-1929 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972766 Educator. Harvard: A.B. 1875, A.M. 1882, LL.D. 1900. Assistant professor of English at Harvard, 1885-1890; professor of English, 1890; Dean of Harvard College, 1891-1902; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 190...

Walter Harriman

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Leonard Wood

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Ward, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, 1844-1911

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American author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston Highlands, to Mr. Ward, 1872 Nov. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270659301 American author, Mary Grey Phelps, used her mother's name for her pseudonym. After her marriage in 1888 to Herbert Dickinson Ward, she occasionally used his surname in her publications. Charles Addison Richardson was the managing editor of the Congregationalist for 40 years. From the description of [Letter] 1869 ...

Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891

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Poet and author, Cornell University non-resident professor. From the description of James Russell Lowell letter and portrait, 1871 July 12. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 123412650 Lowell was an author, poet, editor, teacher, and diplomat. He edited The Atlantic Monthly, and with Charles Eliot Norton, The North American Review ; was professor of French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard; and U.S. minister to Spain and to England. Aldrich was ...

Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence), 1856-1943

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Nicola Sacco (1891-1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1888-1927) were Italian immigrants who were tried and executed for robbery and murder of payroll guards Frederick Albert Parmenter and Alessandro Berardelli. The case of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Sacco and Vanzetti quickly became one of America's most complicated and notorious political trials. They were found guilty on July 14, 1921, but the legal struggle to save them extended until 1927. By April 9, 1927, all appeals in the Massachu...

Harriman, Walter, 1817-1884

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Longfellow, Samuel, 1819-1892

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Longfellow was an Unitarian clergyman and hymn writer. He was the younger brother of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. From the description of [Poem, Mar. 1877] / Sam.l Longfellow. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 245202647 American clergyman and hymn writer; brother of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. From the description of Autograph postal card signed : [Boston?], to A.V. Anthony, [postmark 1887 Mar. 12]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 649496781 America...

Pease, Theodore C. (Theodore Claudius), 1853-1893

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Theodore Claudius Pease was a Congregational minister in West Lebanon, N.H. (1880- 1884) and Malden, Mass. (1884-1893). From the guide to the Letters from various correspondents to Theodore Claudius Pease, 1868-1926., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Pease was a Congregational minister in West Lebanon, N.H. (1880-1884) and Malden, Mass. (1884-1893). From the description of Letters from various correspondents to Theodore Claudius Pea...

Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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Wendell Phillips (born November 29, 1811, Boston, Massachusetts – died February 2, 1884, Boston, Massachusetts), orator and reformer, was one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement in Boston, Massachusetts, wrote frequently for William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator, and eventually became president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He contributed much to the cause through inflammatory speeches favoring the division of the Union and opposing the acquisition of Texas and the war with Mexico. ...