Papers, 1835-1870.

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Papers, 1835-1870.

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Letters written while a Congressman, some on political matters; letters describing journey to Turkey and tour of Palestine; letters (chiefly on personal matters) written as ambassador to Turkey (1850-1853); letter to George Ticknor on etymology; lecture on The justice and expediency of laws regulating trade.

1 box ; 26 x 7 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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Marsh, George P. (George Perkins), 1801-1882

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George Perkins Marsh was born in Woodstock, Vermont, educated at Dartmouth, and taught Greek and Latin in a local academy, then studied and practiced law. He was elected to the Vermont legislature, then to Congress in 1843, where he actively supported the Library of Congress and the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution. He was appointed Minister to Italy, 1861-1862. He was an active lecturer, and his book Man and Nature (1864) earns him credit today as the first environmentalist...

Ticknor, George, 1791-1871

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George Ticknor (1791-1871), educator and author, served as the first Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard from 1817 to 1835. After his arrival at Harvard, Ticknor became disenchanted with the school curriculum, characterizing the College as a well-disciplined high school, and began an effort to reorganize the College around four main goals: the division of students in courses according to academic proficiency and merit; the division of the ...