Letters from various correspondents, 1871-1940.

Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888

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James Freeman Clarke (April 4, 1810 – June 8, 1888) was an American theologian and author. Born in Hanover, New Hampshire, on April 4, 1810, James Freeman Clarke was the son of Samuel Clarke and Rebecca Parker Hull, though he was raised by his grandfather James Freeman, minister at King's Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended the Boston Latin School, and later graduated from Harvard College in 1829, and Harvard Divinity School in 1833. Ordained into the Unitarian church he first became...

Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892

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Thomas William Parsons (August 18, 1819, Boston – September 3, 1892, Scituate, Massachusetts) was an American dentist and poet. Parsons was educated at the Boston Latin School, and visited Italy to study Italian literature in 1836-7. His translation of Dante's Divine Comedy, which eventually comprised all the Inferno, two-thirds of the Purgatorio and fragments of the Paradiso, began to appear in 1843. After practicing dentistry in Boston, he lived for several years in England before returning...

Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910

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Julia Ward Howe, née Julia Ward, (born May 27, 1819, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 17, 1910, Newport, Rhode Island), American author and lecturer best known for her “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Julia Ward came of a well-to-do family and was educated privately. In 1843 she married educator Samuel Gridley Howe and took up residence in Boston. Always of a literary bent, she published her first volume of poetry, Passion Flowers, in 1854; this and subsequent works—including a poetry collec...

Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955

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John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was the Democratic nominee for president in 1924 and lost to Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge. Born and raised in West Virginia, Davis briefly worked as a teacher before beginning his long legal career. Davis's father, John J. Davis, had been a ...

Charnwood, Godfrey Rathbone Benson, Baron, 1864-1945

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British author; Abraham Lincoln biographer. From the description of Letter: [London], to J.H. Edge, 1926 June 4. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28165770 From the description of Letter: New York, [N.Y.], to [Jessie Palmer] Weber, 1918 Oct. 7. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28165783 From the description of Letters: to [Jesse W.] Weik, 1917 Sept. 10-1920 Jan. 11. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat ...

French, Amos Tuck, 1863-1941

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Banker and businessman, of Chester, N.H., and New York, N.Y.; member of New York Stock Exchange, director of Manhattan Trust Company, Northern Pacific Railway, Northern Securities Company, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co., and Lying-In Hospital of the City of New York; officer of Knickerbocker Club of New York and Tuxedo Club, Tuxedo Park, N.Y. From the description of Amos Tuck French papers, 1870-1941. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 7096...

Howe, Mark Anthony DeWolfe, 1864-

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Prince, John Dyneley, 1868-1945

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Kenyon, William Squire, 1869-

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Wright, Charles Theodore Hagbery, 1862-

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Brown, Alice

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Tyrrell, Sir William, 1866-

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Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918

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Editor and American ambassador to Great Britain; of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1889-1917. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077806 Walter H. Page was editor of The Atlantic Monthly, 1895-98. Prior, he was with the Forum. Robert Johnson worked at the Century magazine. From the description of TLS, 1896 July 1, Boston, Mass. to Robert Underwood Johnson / Walter H. Page. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 37228165 ...

Camperdown, George Alexander Phillips Haldane-Duncan, 4th earl of, 1845-1933

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Houghton, Alanson Bigelow, 1863-1941

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Epithet: US diplomatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x0000f6 ...

Newcastle, Henry Pelham Archibald Pelham-Clinton, 7th duke of, 1864-1928

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Gleichen, Lord Edward, 1863-

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Murray, Sir John.

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Lang, Cosmo Gordon, 1864-1945

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Archbishop of York (1909-1928). From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bishopthorpe, to J.P. Morgan, 1918 Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598282 Archbishop of York (1909-1928) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1928-1942). From the description of Manuscript notes : Cincinnati, undated [1918]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270599124 From the description of Autograph letter signed : LondonJ. P. Morgan, 1929 Sept. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat r...

Wilson, Hugh Robert, 1885-1946

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Knutsford, Sydney Holland, Lord, 1855-1931

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Adams, Sarah Holland, 1824-1916

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Sarah Holland Adams was a sister of Annie Adams Fields, author and wife of Boston publisher James T. Fields. Sarah Adams spent most of her adult life in Germany, translating the work of her friend, Herman Grimm, an art critic and biographer, into English. From the description of Papers, 1880-1915 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122583395 ...

Moulton, Louise Chandler, 1835-1908

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Evans was a professor at Tufts College, 1900-1912. From the description of Letter [between 1900 and 1912] Oct. 28, Boston, to Prof. [L.B.] Evans [Medford, Mass.]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34367729 Louise Chandler Moulton was a minor American poet who lived in Boston, Massachusetts. From the description of Louise Chandler Moulton letters to and about E.C. and Laura Stedman, 1873-1894. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record ...

Sarah Adams

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Brooks, Phillips, bp., 1835-1893.

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Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936

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William S. Sims, U.S. Navy admiral, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1882. He was president of the naval War College in 1917 and from 1919-1922. During WWI, he was CO, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe From the description of Letter, January 8, 1918. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 731199382 William S. Sims was born in 1858 in Port Hope, Ontario. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1880. He served as president of the naval War College, 1917, 1919-1922 and du...

Carr, Wilbur J. (Wilbur John), 1870-1942

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U.S. Dept. of State official and diplomat. Organized the consular service. From the description of Wilbur J. Carr papers, 1892-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81163428 Biographical Note Wilbur J. Carr was born in Ohio in 1870 and entered the State Department as a clerk in 1892. He became chief of the Consular Bureau in 1902, chief clerk in 1907, and served as director of the Consular Service from 1909 to 1924. Carr s...

Chinda, F

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Huntington, Daniel, 1816-1906

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Daniel Huntington was a portrait, historical, and landscape painter. Born Oct. 14, 1816 in New York City, Huntington was a student at Hamilton College from 1832 to 1836. He studied under S.F.B. Morse and Henry Inman and then went to Europe in 1839 and again from 1842 to 1845, spending most of his time in Rome. Elected a National Academician in 1840, Huntington served twice as President of the National Academy, from 1862 to 1870 and from 1877 to 1890. He died in New York City on April 18, 1906. ...

Buckler, W. H.

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Laszlo, Philip Alexius de, 1869-

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Fechter, Charles, 1824-1879

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English actor and dramatist of German origin. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 29 June 1864, to an unidentified recipient, 1864 June 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270576797 Epithet: actor and dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000205.0x00002b Actor. Full name: Charles Albert Fechter. From the description of Charles Fechter letter, un...

Hanbury-Williams, Sir John, 1859-

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Barlow, Sir Montague; 1868-

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Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871

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American Unitarian divine. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Messrs. Monroe & Co., 1850 May 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269564796 Ezra Stiles Gannett (1801-1871) graduated from Harvard College in 1820, and from Harvard Divinity School in 1823. He served as an overseer of the University from 1835 to 1858. Ordained in 1824, Reverend Gannett became an assistant minister at the Federal Street Church (Unitarian) in Boston and became its pastor...

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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Epithet: president of the United States British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x00001d Calvin Coolidge's son John married John Trumbull's daughter Florence. From the description of Letter, 1931 March 16, Northampton, Mass., to John H. Trumbull, Plainville, Conn. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 25622017 For information on Pres. Coolidge, see an encyclopedia. No information is...

Beal, James H., 1922-1987

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Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894

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American poet and water-colorist. From the description of Letters, 1872-1894. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233101484 Celia Laighton Thaxter was an American poet and essayist who lived much of her life in the Isles of Shoals, at first on White Island and later in a large cottage her brothers built for their parents on the island of Appledore, in which she eventually died. The family ran a hotel, Appledore House, which, along with Celia's cottage, burned...

Beaux, Cecilia, 1855-1942

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Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) was a painter and art instructor from Philadelphia, Pa. Studied in Europe and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she later taught. From the description of Cecilia Beaux papers, 1863-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81491295 Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) was a painter and art instructor from Philadelphia, Pa. Born in Philadelphia in May 1855; died in Sept. 1942. Beaux st...

Frewen, Moreton, 1853-1924

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Frewen (1853-1924) was born in Sussex, England, and came to Wyoming Territory in 1878 on a hunting trip. He and his brother Richard soon afterwards formed the Big Horn Ranche Company and operated a cattle ranch in what is now northeastern Wyoming. In 1882 the company was dissolved after Moreton bought out Richard's share and reorganized the company as the Powder River Cattle Company, Ltd., with an English board of directors. Frewen served as manager of the company until 1886 and the company even...

Smith, Joseph Lindon, 1863-1950

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Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950) is a painter and lecturer, Dublin, N.H. From the description of Joseph Lindon Smith papers, 1647-1965, bulk 1873-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613314146 American painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Dr. Baldwin, 1903 May 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270860359 Painter, lecturer, Dublin, N.H. Born 1863. Died 1950. Born in Pawtucket, R.I., Smith studied ar...

S.H.A. and the Ladies at Reubens

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Ossip Schubin

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Louisa Adams Beal

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Prothero, sir George Walter, 1848-1922

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Walsh, Sir Arthur.

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Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921

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American poet and writer of fiction. From the description of Evanescence : Texas, to Mr. Gladwin : poem in autograph, signed, sent with a letter signed (initials), 1881 May 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580777 From the description of High days and holidays : poem in the author's autograph, signed, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580825 Spofford was born in Calais, Maine; she was educated in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. With encouragement from T...

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830 to Edward Dickinson (AC 1823) and Emily Norcross Dickinson. She attended Amherst Academy from 1840 to 1847, then enrolled at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary from 1847 to 1848. She remained in Amherst for the rest of her life, and traveled only briefly to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. For virtually her entire adult life, Emily lived in the Dickinson home at 280 Main Street with h...

Gerard, James W. (James Watson), 1867-1951

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Lawyer, diplomat. From the description of Reminiscences of James w. Gerard : oral history, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309742271 James Watson Gerard was born August 25, 1867 at Geneseo, New York. He received his AB and AM degrees from Columbia University in 1890 and 1891 respectively. In 1892 he received his LL. B. from New York Law School and was admitted to the New York bar. He entered practice with Bowers and Sands...

Marriott, John Arthur Ransome

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Wrench, Sir Evelyn, 1882-

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Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928

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United States secretary of state, 1915-1920. From the description of Robert Lansing miscellaneous papers, 1916-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866993 Robert Lansing (b. Oct. 17, 1864, Watertown, New York-d. Oct. 30, 1928, New York, New York) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Legal Advisor to the State Department at the outbreak of World War I, and then as Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson from 1915 to 1920. He was married to Eleanor ...

Harcourt, Mary Ethel (Burns), Lady.

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Brent, Charles Henry, 1862-1929

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Episcopal bishop, missionary, author; chief of chaplain services, Amer. Exped. Forces during WWI. From the description of Letter to Mrs. J. Malcolm Forbes [manuscript], 1927 May 6. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647953607 Clergyman and missionary. From the description of Papers of Charles Henry Brent, 1860-1991 (bulk 1901-1929). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449272 Biographical Note ...

Vansittart, Robert Gilbert Vansittart, Baron, 1881-1957

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Kirschner, Lula, 1854-

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Malcolm, Sir Ian Zachary, 1868-

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Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882

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Lawyer and author. From the description of Richard Henry Dana correspondence, 1843-1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449368 Author and lawyer Richard Henry Dana was the privileged son of an aristocratic Massachusetts family. Taking time from Harvard because of medical problems, he went to sea, where his experiences as a sailor inspired him to write Two Years Before the Mast. A sea story that was part memoir and part social commentary, the novel proved to be popular with...

Macpherson, Charles, 1870-

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Churchill, Winston, 1871-

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Stevens, J P

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Page, Alice (Wilson).

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Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937

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Lawyer and politician Frank Billings Kellogg was born in New York, and raised in Minnesota. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began a long career in public service as city attorney of Rochester, Minnesota. He served as president of the American Bar Association, and as United States Senator from Minnesota and Ambassador to Great Britain. While serving as Calvin Coolidge's Secretary of State, he co-authored the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact, also known as the Pact of Paris, outlawing war an...

Tenison, Eva Mabel

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Epithet: Miss author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000214 ...

Whitney, Anne, 1821-1915

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