Autograph book, 1779-1913.

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Autograph book, 1779-1913.

Autograph collection containing signatures of politicians, literary figures, and other prominent individuals. The autographs of Jeremiah Wadsworth, Lucy Larcom, Rebecca S. Clark, Charlotte Cushman, George Burgess, and Phillips Brooks are found on miscellaneous letters.

1 vol.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6952231

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876

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Charlotte Saunders Cushman (July 23, 1816 – February 18, 1876) was an American stage actress. Her voice was noted for its full contralto register, and she was able to play both male and female parts. She lived intermittently in Rome, in an expatriate colony of prominent artists and sculptors, some of whom became part of her tempestuous private life. Cushman made her initial professional appearance at age eighteen on April 8, 1835 at Boston's Tremont Theatre. She then went to New Orleans where sh...

Lovett, Robert W. (Robert Williamson), 1859-1924

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Robert Williamson Lovett (1859-1924), AB, 1881, Harvard College; MD, 1885, Harvard Medical School; was Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Orthopedic Service at Boston Children's Hospital. Lovett also held surgical appointments at Boston City Hospital and several other hospitals around Boston, Mass. His research focused on the bone and joint diseases in children, arthritis, and paralysis. From the description of Diaries, 1885-1887. (Harvard Univ...

Burgess, George, 1809-1866

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1st Prot. Episc. bishop of Maine. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : to J. Pierpont Morgan, 1851 Aug. 2, 1851 Dec. 22, 1852 Jan. 6 and 1853 Oct. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270533286 First Episcopal Bishop of Maine. From the description of George Burgess papers, 1837-1879. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 655336896 ...

Brooks, Phillips, 1835-1893

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Brooks was an Episcopal clergyman. He was rector of Trinity Church, Boston (1868-1893) and bishop of Massachusetts (1891-1893). From the description of Sermons and lectures, 1858-1891. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 81069474 From the description of Correspondence and compositions, 1831-1901 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79390105 From the description of Papers, 1832-1892. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122575025 ...

Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804

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Delegate of the U.S. Continental Congress, U.S. representative and legislator, army officer, and banker from Connecticut. From the description of Papers of Jeremiah Wadsworth, 1775-1833. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067840 Merchant, soldier, and commissary general in the Continental Army; resident of Hartford, Connecticut. From the description of Jeremiah Wadsworth papers, 1776-1802. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58780060 ...

Clark, Rebecca Sophia, 1833-1906.

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Larcom, Lucy, 1824-1893

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Lucy Larcom wrote poetry about women's factory life in Lowell, Mass. She was a friend and collaborator of John Greenleaf Whittier. From the description of Lucy Larcom letter, poem, and photograph, 1871-1893. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38235776 Poet and writer, from Lowell, Mass. who attended Monticello Seminary in Godfrey, Ill. from 1849-1852, and was friends with Henry Spaulding who worked at the Surveyor General's Office in St. Louis. ...