George Frisbie Hoar papers, 1784-1933, bulk: 1860-1905.

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George Frisbie Hoar papers, 1784-1933, bulk: 1860-1905.

Papers of George Frisbie Hoar, lawyer and U.S. congressman of Worcester, Mass., consisting of correspondence and family papers (1799-1904); speeches (1870-1903) and other writings, including notes concerning the anti-slavery movement, Wendell Phillips, Ebenezer R. and Samuel Hoar, and J. Q. Adams; genealogical material; legal and financial papers; Clark University papers; papers of Lucy Miller, Mary Hoar, Mary Louisa (Spurr) Hoar and Ruth A. Miller Hoar; diaries; and 36 scrapbooks. Included are diaries of George F. Hoar, 1859-1903, and Dollie M. Kendall, 1851-1859. Also, copies of letters and G. F. Hoar's research and genealogical notes on Roger Sherman and the Sherman family to whom the Hoar family was related. The Rockwood Hoar papers were removed from the George F. Hoar papers in Dec. 2000. See description of the Rockwood Hoar papers for more information.

174 cartons and 1 oversize box. Partially processed material.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6945525

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Hoar, Samuel, 1778-1856

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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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Hoar, Ruth Ann Miller, d. 1903.

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Hoar, Mary Louisa Spurr.

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Hoar family.

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Foster, Frances Helen Hoar.

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Hoar, Rockwood, 1855-1906.

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Miller, Lucy J. (Lucy Jane)

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Lucy Miller ( - ) resided in Worcester, Mass. From the description of Papers, 1841-1867. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259543 ...

La Farge, Louisa Ruth Hoar, d. 1945.

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Gillett, Christine Rice Hoar.

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Sherman family.

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Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

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U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. From the description of George Frisbie Hoar letter to S. S. McClure [manuscript], 1894 January 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 694733616 George Frisbie Hoar (1826-1904) was a Republican Senator from Massachusetts (1877-1904). From the description of Autograph collection, 1598-1945. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122405022 From the guide to the George Frisbie Hoar autograph collection, 1598-194...

Kendall, Dollie M.

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Hoar, E. R. (Ebenezer Rockwood), 1816-1895

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LaFarge, Christopher, 1897-1956

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LaFarge was an American author, painter, and architect, and was a graduate of the Harvard College Class of 1920. He was the grandson of author and artist John LaFarge and the brother of author Oliver LaFarge (H.C. 1924). From the description of Christopher LaFarge diaries, 1937-1955. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612718347 From the guide to the Christopher LaFarge diaries, 1937-1955., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Clark university Worcester, Mass.

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