Papers, 1849-1950, bulk: 1949-1950.

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Papers, 1849-1950, bulk: 1949-1950.

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Charles Eliot Goodspeed's correspondence, notes, and rough draft of a paper concerning the writing, printing, and publication of the earliest New England Primer. In an 1849 letter from George Livermore to Rev. R.C. Waterston, Livermore expressed his surprise at the interest generated by his work on the New England Primer. Also some correspondence related to Richard Franck's Northern Memoirs and Philosophical Treatise.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Livermore, George, 1809-1865

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Boston antiquarian and commission merchant. From the description of George Livermore letters [manuscript], 1852, 1865. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648019048 ...

Franck, Richard, 1624?-1708

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Waterston, R. C. (Robert Cassie), 1812-1893

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Goodspeed, Charles E. (Charles Eliot), 1867-1950

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Charles E. Goodspeed was the founder of several bookstores in Boston and a dealer in rare books and manuscripts. Most of his writings were bibliographical, compiling A treasury of fishing stories and Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Museum of the Salem East India Marine Society, or, The gathering of a virtuoso's collection, both published in 1946. His autobiography, Yankee bookseller, published in 1937, gives a full picture of booksellers, collectors, and authors of his time. From the des...