Autograph letters signed (2) : the Oratory, to William Hay Foster ; to Lady Olivia, 1880 Dec. 1 and 1850 May 19.

Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890

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John Henry Newman was born in London on February 21, 1801, the eldest of six children. His early education was at the Ealing School, a private boarding school. He entered Trinity College, Oxford, in 1817 and went on to become a fellow of Oriel College in 1822. A profound conversion experience in 1816 animated Newman's spirituality and eventually led to his ordination to the Anglican priesthood in 1825. Newman remained at Oxford, serving as a tutor, and in 1828 became vicar of the University ...

Olivia, Lady,

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Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986

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Gordon N. Ray, a graduate of Indiana University, was closely associated with the life and work of William Makepeace Thackeray. His four volume edition of the Letters and private papers appeared in 1945-1946 and his two volume biography in 1954-1955. From 1963 to 1985 Ray was president of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Ray was also an outstanding collector of English and French illustrated books. His collections formed the bases of two exhibitions held at the Pierpont Morgan Library that w...

Foster, William, 1591-1643

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William K. Foster (born on July 27, 1872 in Greensburg, PA) graduated from Lafayette College in 1896. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and the Washington Literary Society. After graduation from Lafayette, Foster worked for the Mellon National Penn Bank in Pittsburgh for thirteen years. He later was a broker in Rochester, NY from 1910 until his death on May 23, 1934. From the description of Letters, 1893-1895. (Lafayette College). WorldCat record id: 401315046 ...