The letters of Alexander Hill Everett to Louise Smith, "Dame Shirley" : typescript, 1839-1947.

Everett, Alexander Hill, 1790-1847

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Alexander Hill Everett was a distinguished early American diplomat, writer, and man of letters. He entered Harvard at the age of twelve, and apprenticed at the law office of John Quincy Adams. He served in a variety of notable diplomatic posts, and contributed to the evolution of American culture and literary tradition. His emphasis was to encourage writers to look beyond the Anglo-Saxon tradition for their themes and inspiration. From the description of Alexander Hill Ev...

Shirley, Dame, 1819-1906

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Wheat, Carl I. (Carl Irving), 1892-1966

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Wheat was an historian of California and the American West with a particular interest in early maps of the region. He was also a collector of books and manuscripts, a founder of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, and an active member of E Clampus Vitus, the Bohemian Club, and the Zamarano Club. From the description of Carl I. Wheat notes and maps. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122598853 Carl I. Wheat, Western historian, chairman of The Friends of the Bancroft...