Autograph File, Q, 1728-1990.

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Autograph File, Q, 1728-1990.

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Abstract

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of singleletters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times.Additions continue to be made.

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1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6384565

Houghton Library

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Gray, Asa, 1810-1888

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Shop club.

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The Shop Club was a group of Harvard faculty members who gathered together for social evenings hosted by a member, who would give an informal talk on their subject or research. From the description of Records of the Shop Club, ca. 1898 -1975. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 542672468 ...

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Charles Sumner

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Parsons, Theophilus, 1797-1882

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Parsons, a lawyer, was a professor at the Harvard Law School (1848-1869) and the author of numerous legal texts and religious essays. From the description of Papers, ca. 1848-1913 (inclusive), 1870-1881 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122590226 ...

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

George II

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Epithet: Queen Caroline Title: of England British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000565.0x000085 Epithet: King of the Hellenes Title: of Greece British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000565.0x000086 ...

Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877

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Edmund Quincy, author and abolitionist, was the son of Josiah Quincy, President of Harvard University. He graduated from Harvard, and wrote several novels and a biography of his father. He was an active member of the anti-slavery movement, and published numerous articles on the topic. From the description of Edmund Quincy letters, 1855-1868. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 57759735 Edumund Quincy, author and reformer, was born in Boston, Mass.,...

Dean Sage

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Edmund Quincy

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Puttick & Simpson

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Benjamin Peirce

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Daniel Leonard

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Paton

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Andrew E. Belknap

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D N Stanton

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Quincy, Eliza Susan, 1798-1884

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Eliza Susan Quincy (1798-1884) was the daughter of Josiah Quincy (1772-1864), congressman, Massachusetts state senator, and president of Harvard University. Her great-grandfather was Colonel Josiah Quincy (1710-1784). His fortune was increased when the merchant vessel Bethell, of which he was part owner, captured a Spanish treasure ship. In 1770, he built a large house in that part of Braintree, Massachusetts, which later became Quincy. Eliza Susan and her sisters Abigail Phillips (1803-1893) an...

Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864

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Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts; United States and Massaschusetts legislator; and, President of Harvard University. From the description of Josiah Quincy letter, portrait and autograph, 1839-1889. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 63118297 President of Harvard. From the description of Autograph note signed : [Cambridge, Mass.], addressed to the Rev. John Pierpont, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616000 From the description of Autograph note ...

Gray, Elizabeth A.

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Raymond Roger-Smith

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Elliot Stock

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Anthony Armand Peniston

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Wemyss Reid

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George Putnam

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Mott, Howard S.

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Ximenes Bookshop

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Cist, Lewis J. (Lewis Jacob), 1818-1885

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J. F. Clarke

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Durfee, Zoheth Sherman, 1831-1880

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Quincy, Eliza Susan

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of Augustin H. Parker

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French, John G.

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John Payne

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Union club

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Quincy, Edmund, 1732 or 1733-1768

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Richard Le Gallienne

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Henshaw, Samuel

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Justin Winsor

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Qunicy, Josiah, 1802-1882

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Frederick Dolman

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John Taylor Gilman Nichols

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Quincy, Eliza Susan Morton, 1773-1850

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Quincy, Josiah, 1744-1775

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Quincy, Eliza Susan

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Quine, W. V. (Willard Van Orman)

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Quasimodo, Salvatore, 1901-1968

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Salvatore Quasimodo (1901-1968) was an Italian author and poet. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1959. For more information, see the Nobel Prize website's biography of him at http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1959 . From the guide to the Salvatore Quasimodo Manuscripts, before 1964, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Quain, Richard, 1816-1898

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English physician. From the description of Letter, 1888, Jan. 26 : [London], to Dr. Roger. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35282915 Epithet: physician Title: 1st Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000299.0x0002ac ...

Pierce, ...

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Quiller-Couch, Arthur, 1863-1944

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Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch was a Cornish writer who published under the name Q. His major work is Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900. From the guide to the Fiat Justitia, Ruat Solum, undated, (Ohio University) Author, educator, and literary critic. From the description of Correspondence and literary manuscripts, 1888-1944 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 24560980 British writer. From the description of Autograp...

William Henry Harrison Miller

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Harvard Law School

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J. B. Woodworth

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Benjamin, Lewis Saul

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Hamilton, Edward Pierce.

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John Halkett

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Mrs M. A. Potter

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Lane, William Coolidge, 1859-1931

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Lane graduated from Harvard in 1881 and served as librarian at Harvard. From the description of Papers of William Coolidge Lane, 1887-1931. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972806 ...

Augustin H. Parker

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Phineas Bates

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Robert Cassie Waterston

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Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899

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Bookseller. From the description of Letter, 1885 July 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497058 From the guide to the Bernard Quaritch letter, 1885, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

William R. Dorlon

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Charles Wilson

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Carlebach, Herbert L.

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Queensberry, William Douglas, Duke of, 1725-1810

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Mrs. Gwendolyn W. Parker

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Miss Rosamund Lamb

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John Hoskins Stone as Governor of Maryland.

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A. Parker

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Tarbox, John Kemble, 1838-1887

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Quitman, John Anthony, 1798-1858

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Army officer, governor, public official, and U.S. representative of Mississippi. From the description of Certificate and letter of John Anthony Quitman, 1850-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449461 John Anthony Quitman moved from Ohio to Natchez, Miss., in 1821, where he practiced law. He was a member of the State house of representatives (1826-1827), chancellor of the State (1828-1835), member and president of the State senate (1835-1836), acting governor of Mississip...

T Hutchinson

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Quincy, Josiah, 1802-1882

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Mayor of Boston and older son of Josiah Quincy, president of Harvard. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Andrew Preston Peabody, 1865 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 709622062 Mayor of Boston. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1848 Sept. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616007 ...

Queensberry, Catherine Douglas, Duchess of, 1700 or 1701-1777

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In 1729, Catherine Douglas expressed outrage at the Lord Chamberlain's refusal to license the performance of John Gay's Polly (which satirized Sir Robert Walpole). This led George II to bar her from the court, and the Duke of Queensberry to resign his offices. From the description of Letter : to George II, [1729] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612888165 Friend of Swift, Pope and Prior. From the description of Letter signed, with autograph postscript : ...

Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas, 1873-1944

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Anson Burlingame, and

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Francisque Michel

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Arnold Bennett

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Quélen, Hyacinthe Louis, comte de, abp. of Paris, 1778-1839

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Fowey, Cornwall

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Manson, James Alexander

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James Alexander Manson (1851-1921) was editor of Cassell's Encyclopaedia and of the Makers of British Art series. For a fuller account of his life and achievements, see Who Was Who, 1916-1928 From the guide to the Correspondence of James A. Manson, ca. 1873-1920, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) ...

Louis Simon Auger

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W. A. Minards

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E. J. Wendell

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Miss Aimée Lamb

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Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864

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Quincy, Edmund, 1703-1788

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Quicherat, Jules Étienne Joseph, 1814-1882

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Murray, Francis Edwin

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M. Victor Deseglise

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Thomas Lamb

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Carolyn Shipman

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Quay, Matthew Stanley, 1833-1904

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U.S. senator from Pennsylvania. From the description of Papers of Matthew Stanley Quay, 1776-1949 (bulk 1890-1904). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74665072 American soldier and politician. From the description of Petition signed : [Pittsburgh?], addressed to President Grant, 1869 Mar. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615946 Republican Senator Matthew Stanley Quay was born on September 30, 1833 in Dillsburg, York County, Pennsylvania, the son of Ande...

William Dickinson

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882

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Poet, from Cambridge (Middlesex Co.), Mass. From the description of Papers, 1859-1874. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19903002 American author and poet. From the description of A psalm of life, fourth verse, 1850. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 274069802 American teacher, translator, and poet. From the description of Letter, Nahant, Mass., to Mrs. T.B. Lawrence, Newport, 1872 July 20. (Boston Athenaeum...

Autograph File, Q, 1728-1990.

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