Leon Josiah Richardson papers 1872-1964

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Leon Josiah Richardson papers 1872-1964

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The papers of Leon Josiah Richardson, Professor of Latin and Director of the University Extension at the University of California, Berkeley, contain correspondence, drafts and notes for articles, poems, and speeches, as well as material relating to his teaching of Latin and to his courses on Adult Education.

6 cartons, 1 box, 1 oversize folder (ca. 8 linear ft.); circa 8.75 linear feet

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Bancroft Library

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University of California (1868-1952)

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Richardson, Leon Josiah, 1868-1964

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From In Memoriam, 1966 1868-1964 Professor of Latin, Emeritus Director of University Extension, Emeritus Leon Josiah Richardson was born February 22, 1868, in Keene, New Hampshire, and died December 4, 1964, at the age of 96, in Watsonville, California, where he had lived for four years with one of his daughters, Mrs. Florence Wyckoff. He was the son of Josiah Crosby Richardson and Isabel Jane Chamberlain (both of Puritan families long settled in New England)...