Letters, 1856-1861, Astor Library, New York, to "Sir", Brown University Library.

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Letters, 1856-1861, Astor Library, New York, to "Sir", Brown University Library.

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Discusses acquisition of books. [1] 1856, Jan 7; [2] 1856, Sep 12; [3] 1856, Nov 12; [4] 1856, Dec 5; [5] 1856, Dec 17; [6] 1856, Dec 22; [7] 1857, Jan 16; [8] 1857, Jan 28; [9] 1857, Jan 29; [10] 1857, Feb 13; [11] 1859, Jan 8; [12] 1859, Jan 21; [13] 1859, Feb 8; [14] 1859, Nov 4; [15] 1861, Dec 5.

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Brown University. Library. Providence, Rhode Island.

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Cogswell, Joseph Green, 1786-1871

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Joseph Green Cogswell was a native of New England and graduate of Harvard. Throughout his long and active life, he was a scholar, educator, editor, bibliographer, and author, as well as superintendent of the Astor Library. Through his reputation, connections, and extensive travelling, he was known by many of the most notable figures of the nineteenth century, including Goethe, Irving, Byron, Scott, and Humboldt. From the description of Joseph Green Cogswell letter, 1852 April 5. (Pen...