Papers, 1849-1935.

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Papers, 1849-1935.

This collection contains papers of Thomas H. Gage and his two sons, Homer Gage and T. Hovey Gage. The papers of Thomas H. Gage include: medical notes, 1852-1883; professional correspondence, 1850-1908; and medical addresses and hospital reports, 1862-1908. The papers of Homer Gage include: a journal of a visit to Washington, D.C., in 1878; social and professional correspondence, 1888-1932; and medical addresses and papers, 1901-1935. The papers of T. Hovey Gage include: correspondence on the portrait artists Ralph Earl (1751-1801) and Ralph E. W. Earl (ca. 1785-1838), and Earl genealogy, 1894-1935; miscellaneous material on Ralph Earl, 1812-1935, which includes notes and correspondence on several Worcester County portrait artists, 1891-1935. There are also catalogs, miscellaneous portrait reproductions, newspaper clippings on portraits, and a checklist of painters from Boston directories, 1914-1935.

4 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7000415

American Antiquarian Society

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Whiting, Henry, 1788-1851

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Henry Whiting was born in Lancaster, Mass. in 1788. Whiting entered the U.S. Army in 1808, becoming a Second Lieutenant a year later, and a First Lieutenant in 1811. He worked as an aide to General J.P. Boyd and General Alexander Macomb, and in 1817 was promoted to Captain. Whiting was made brigadier-general of the U.S. Army on Feb. 23, 1847. He was a regent of the University of Michigan, and Secretary of the Michigan Historical Society, 1828-1833, and wrote on scientific and other subjects. Hen...

Peckham, Robert, 1785-1877

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Negus, Nathan, 1801-1825

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Southgate, William, 1782-1811.

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Hinsdale, Richard Law, 1826-1856.

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Gage, Thomas Hovey, 1826-1909

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Billings, Edwin T. (American painter, 1824-1893)

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Gage, Homer, 1861-1938.

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Massachusetts surgeon. From the description of Letter, 1919, Nov. 21 : Worcester, Mass. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 31615252 ...

Prime, Ralph E. (Ralph Earl), 1840-

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Willard, William (American painter, 1819-1904)

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William Willard (1819-1904) of Sturbridge, Mass., was a jeweler's apprentice in Worcester, Mass., before becoming an artist, and an instructor at the School of Fine Arts in Boston. From 1837 until 1903, Willard painted the portraits of many prominent men, including Daniel Webster (1782-1852) and Charles Sumner (1811-1874). In 1867 he returned to Sturbridge where he continued to work and teach. From the description of Papers, 1899-1912. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207180604 ...

Savage, Edward, 1761-1817

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Belknap, Zedekiah, 1781-1858

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B. 1781 d. 1858. From the description of Zedekiah Belknap artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432834 ...

Baker, Lucas.

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Earl, Ralph Eleaser Whiteside, approximately 1785-1838

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Ralph Eleazer Whiteside(s) Earl (1785?-1838) was the son of Ralph Earl (1751-1801) and Ann(e) Whiteside(s) Earl ( -1826) and received his early training in portrait painting from his distinguished father. After European training, he returned to the United States in 1815 and began to paint portraits of the heroes of the Battle of New Orleans. He became a friend and protege of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and married Mrs. Jackson's niece, Jane Caffery ( -1819), in 1818. From 1817 to 1829, he lived i...

Goodridge, Eliza, 1798-1882

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This drawing was a preparatory drawing for a lithograph entitled "Round Hill, Northampton, Mass." printed by the Boston lithographic firm of Pendleton's. The imprint on the lithograph reads, in part, "Miss E. Goodridge, pinxt. et del." Eliza Goodridge created at least seven drawings and lithographs of Round Hill from 1824 to 1829. From the description of [View of Round Hill, Northampton, Mass.] [graphic]. [ca. 1827] (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 70843820 ...

Earle, James, 1761-1796.

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Kendall, Edward Augustus, 1776?-1842

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Epithet: FSA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000509.0x0003cc ...

Brown, George Loring, 1814-1889

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American painter. From the description of Letter, 1870 March 12, South Boston, to Alvin Adams, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 260906787 Landscape, portrait, and miniature painter, lithographer, etcher, and wood engraver; Mass. Married Harriet Pease in 1835. Traveled in Europe, mainly Italy, 1840-1846. From the description of George Loring Brown sketchbook and engravings and Harriet Pease Brown diary, 1836-1841. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 1224...

Goodridge, Sarah, 1788-1853

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Greenwood, Ethan Allen, 1779-1856

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Ethan Allen Greenwood (1779-1856) of Hubbardston, Mass., was a teacher, lawyer, and artist. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1806, studied briefly at West Point, and was a student of Edward Savage (1761-1817) in New York City. In Westminster, Mass., Greenwood studied law at the office of Strong and Dodd and kept store with his brother, Aaron, each of them half owner of the establishment. Between his studying, Greenwood taught school, primarily in Westminster. In 1812 he opened a portrait s...

Earl, Ralph, 1751-1801

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Hildreth, Caroline Gould Negus, 1814-1867.

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Gage, Thomas Hovey, 1826-1909

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Willard, Henry, 1800-1857.

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Chandler, Winthrop, 1747-1790

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Sawyer, Adelaide R.

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Stiles, Jeremiah, 1771-1826.

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Gage family.

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Thomas Hovey Gage (1826-1909), fourth child and oldest son of Dr. Leander and Anne Sargent Gage, was a notable physician, surgeon, and community leader in Worcester, Mass. He graduated from the Harvard Medical School in 1852, and practiced in Sterling, Mass., unitl 1857, when he removed to Worcester. He married, on 4 June 1860, Anna Maria Lane Gage ( -1908). They had three children: Homer; Thomas Hovey; and Mabel Carleton (1868-1952). Homer Gage (1861-1938) was a surgeon...