Papers, 1878-1939.

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Papers, 1878-1939.

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Contains manuscripts and letters by Addison including an unpublished typescript Fables and Gables of Brittany, with photograph illustrations, and 18 manuscript children's books, most with watercolor illustrations by Addison. Some of the books are written by others including Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Schwenck Gilbert, and John Godfrey Saxe. Also includes letters Addison wrote to her mother Mrs. Franklin Gibbs which form a journal of a tour in Europe, Addison's notes for a talk on illuminated manuscripts, reviews and clippings on her books on art, and printed material about her.

1 box, 2v. (.75 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894

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Holmes (Harvard, M.D. 1836) was Parkman Professor of Anatomy at Harvard Medical School from 1847 to 1882, dean of the Medical School from 1847 to 1853, and a noted essayist and poet. A paper on the contagiousness of puerperal fever, presented at an 1843 meeting of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, was his most famous contribution to medicine. His indictment of physicians for their role in causing and spreading the fever was one of the most controversial treatises of the time...

Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs, 1866-....

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Addison was an American author, artist, and musician. From the guide to the Papers, 1878-1939., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Addison was an American author, artist, graphic designer, and musician. From the description of Papers, 1878-1939. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122581257 ...

Gilbert, W.S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911

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English poet and librettist. From the description of Autograph quotation signed, dated : [London], 14 December 1909, 1909 Dec. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577865 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 10 March 1888, to [Michael Gunn?], 1888 Mar. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873354 Green was an English actor and comedian. Gilbert was an English playwright and humorist best known for his collaboration with Sir Arthur Sull...

Saxe, John Godfrey, 1816-1887

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American poet. From the description of Letter [manuscript], 1871, Albany, New York, to [James Ripley] Osgood. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823406 John Godfrey Saxe (June 2, 1816 - 1887) was an American poet perhaps best known for his parable, "The Blindmen and the Elephant."He was mentioned several times in "The Penultimate Peril.", along with his most famous poem. He was described as an American humorist poet of the nineteenth cenury.Biographical Source:...