Papers, [ca. 1920]-1966.

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Papers, [ca. 1920]-1966.

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Papers consist of typescript drafts, research notes, and miscellaneous printed matter relating to Cosenza's published and unpublished works on the life and papers of Townsend Harris. Included are manuscripts of THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AS THE FREE ACADEMY IN 1847: TOWNSEND HARRIS, FOUNDER (1925), COMPLETE JOURNAL OF TOWNSEND HARRIS (1930), "Townsend Harris, Friend of Japan" (unpublished), and "Life, Letters, and Papers of Townsend Harris" (unpublished). Also included are an index to the Townsend Harris letterbooks, with reference to documents in the National Archives; a 2,500 card bibliographical file related to Japanese history and the life of Townsend Harris; copies of Harris' correspondence, 1832-1867; and miscellany related to Harris, Japan, and the centennial celebration of the US-Japan Treaty of 1858.

ca. 25 cubic ft.

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jpn,

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Free Academy (New York, N.Y.)

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Cosenza, Mario Emilio, 1880-1966

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Cosenza was Director of the Townsend Harris High School and Professor of Classical Languages at City College. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1920]-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155502403 Mario Emilio Cosenza was Dean Emeritus at Brooklyn College. From the description of Biographical and bibliographical dictionary of the Italian humanists and of the world of classical scholarship in Italy, 1300-1800, [n.d.]. (American Philosophical Society Library). W...

Harris, Townsend, 1804-1878

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Harris was born Oct. 3, 1804 in Sandy Hill, NY; at age 13 started work at a dry goods store in NYC; joined his father and brother in business importing china; elected as a Democrat to the Board of Education in 1846, where he successfully led the fight for a free college which later became the College of the City of New York; purchased a trading ship, sailed to California, and undertook voyages in the Pacific and Indian Oceans which ended in financial disaster; in 1855 he was appointed US Consul ...

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