Autograph letter signed from Edward Tuckerman Mason, Poughkeepsie, New York, to George Becks, New York [manuscript], 1885 April 3.

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Autograph letter signed from Edward Tuckerman Mason, Poughkeepsie, New York, to George Becks, New York [manuscript], 1885 April 3.

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Thanks him for a book. Comments on the significance of Harvard University having invited Henry Irving to address them.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905

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Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) was a British actor-manager. Born Feb. 6, 1838, in Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, Eng., he died Oct. 13, 1905, in Bradford, Yorkshire. Irving's original name was John Henry Brodribb. He achieved early success and began to play leading roles throughout London, often with Ellen Terry. In 1878, he took over the Lyceum Theatre and hired Terry as the company's leading lady. This partnership lasted for 25 years and was reknowned throughout England and the United States. Bra...

Becks, George, 1834-1904

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Mason, Edward T. (Edward Tuckerman), 1847-1911

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