Papers relating to a portrait of Daniel Webster, 1852, 1899.

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Papers relating to a portrait of Daniel Webster, 1852, 1899.

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Documents regarding a full-length portrait of Daniel Webster, to be hung in Dane Hall, Harvard Law School. Includes two lists (ca. 1852) with signatures of subscribers to the portrait fund, and a summary of events leading to the creation of the fund; four payment receipts (dated 1853) to the artist, Joseph Ames, from J. Warren Towle of the Webster Committee; letters (1899) from Towle to Prof. Christopher C. Langdell regarding a request to have a copy of the portrait made for the court house in Exeter, N.H. ; a letter (1899) from Harvard President Charles W. Eliot to Langdell regarding the portrait and other matters.

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

Webster Committee.

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Langdell, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1826-1906

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Attorney, legal scholar. Dane Prof. of Law, 1870-1900, Harv. L.S.; Dean, 1870-1895; Dane Prof. Emeritus, 1900-1906. From the description of Research notes and correspondence, 1870-1900 (inclusive). (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 713338600 Langdell graduated from Harvard College with an AB in 1851, he earned a Harvard Law School LL.B. in 1853. He taught law and was Dean of the Harvard Law School. From the description of General information about...

Ames, Joseph, 1816-1872

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Towle, Joseph Warren.

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Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...