Papers, 1868-1918.

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Papers, 1868-1918.

Contains letters concerning literary, historical and social matters to Barrows from various correspondents, including Henry George, George Edward Woodberry and Viscount Kentarō Kaneko. Also genealogy of the Sabine family.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6707188

Houghton Library

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Barrows, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1853-1918

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Edward F. Costello was born in Keshcarrigan, Ireland, in the mid-1860s, and lived with his maternal grandparents after losing his father at the age of 7. In 1879, they sent him to the United States, where he lived for a time in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, working at a succession of factory jobs. He moved to Palmer, Massachusetts, in 1886, and obtained employment as a brakeman with the New London Northern Railroad; he later had an accident that cost him a leg. He married Adelaide Victoria Burns (b....

Sabine family

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George, Henry, 1839-1897

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Economist and reformer. From the description of Papers of Henry George, 1888-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455433 Henry George (1839-1897), political economist and social reformer, was best known for his book Progress and Poverty, in which he advocated economic equality through a single tax on land value. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City on a labor ticket in 1884 and died during his second mayoral campaign in 1897. From the guide to the H...

Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930

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Woodberry (1855-1930) was an American poet, critic, and educator. From the description of George Edward Woodberry lectures delivered at Bowdoin College, 1912. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612844136 Woodberry (1855-1930) was an American poet, critic, and educator. He graduated from Harvard College in 1877, was professor of English at the University of Nebraska (1877-1878, 1880-1882) and professor in the Columbia University Dept. of Comparative Literature (1891-19...

Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942

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Kaneko, member of the House of Peers in the Imperial Diet, was a Japanese envoy to Washington, sent to persuade Theodore Roosevelt to mediate between Japan and Russia. From the description of The characteristics of Japanese people : typescript, [ca. 1903] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612810998 ...