Papers of John Fiske, 1850-1901.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Papers of John Fiske, 1850-1901.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122565045

Papers and correspondence of John Fiske. Included are manuscripts and proof sheets of his books, articles, lectures and other works on history, theology, and education, his literary works, musical compositions, and some documents. The professional and personal correspondence includes letters from Fiske to his wife Abby Morgan Fiske, mother Mary Fiske Bound Green, Henry Holt, Henry A. Richmond, James Grant Wilson, and others.

1661 pieces.14 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6766790

Related Entities

There are 10 Entities related to this resource.

Holt, Henry, 1840-1926

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60c4wd8 (person)

American author and publisher. From the description of Papers of Henry Holt [manuscript], 1905 April 8. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816422 ...

Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67h1ktb (person)

Huxley was an Britist botanist especially known for his work in comparative anatomy and vertebrate paleontology. From the description of [Letter] 1857? May 31, Geological Survey of Great Britain [to] Sir / T. H. Huxley. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 244251868 English scientist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Ilkley, to W.A. Knight, 1886 Dec. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269526779 Student, Royal School of Mines, London, Eng...

Fiske, John, 1842-1901

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wm1g7d (person)

Historian, philosopher, and librarian. Name originally Edmund Fiske Green; at age thirteen, took name of maternal great-grandfather, John Fiske. From the description of John Fiske papers, 1867-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 163614392 Philosopher, historian, librarian. From the description of Papers of John Fiske [manuscript], 1872-1900. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805107 John Fiske was a American author, best known for popular ...

Fiske, John A.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j96793 (person)

Stoughton, Mary Fiske Bound Green

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64j3786 (person)

Richmond, Henry Augustus, 1840-1913

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bz6zsr (person)

Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62r3t4w (person)

Founder of Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography. From the description of Letters, 1853 Nov.-1908 Feb. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 172709192 American author and editor. From the description of Letters received, 1878 Feb. 25-1902 Mar. 31. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33937785 Scottish-born newspaperman, author, and editor, who served in the Union army during the Civil War, and then settled in New York City. F...

Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qj7kph (person)

Born 1820; educated at Hinton Charterhouse near Bath, 1833-1836; assistant schoolmaster at Derby, 1837; worked as a draftsman and engineer during the building of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, 1837-1841; sub-editor of the Pilot , the organ of the Complete Suffrage Movement, 1844; occupied himself anew with engineering, 1844-1846, and experimented with mechanical inventions, 1846-1847; sub-editor of The Economist in London, 1848-1853; visited house of John Chapman, the advanced publisher,...

Fiske, Abby Morgan

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68m1gtf (person)

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q63cm5 (person)

Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. His father, Robert Waring Darwin (1766-1848), was a physician, the son of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), a poet, philosopher, and naturalist. Robert established a successful medical practice in Shrewsbury where he was known for his kindness extended to the poor. He was financially quite successful and willing to support his sons in their various endeavors. Although not a prolific writer, he was elected to the Royal Society ...