Autograph letter signed : London, to Mr. Bachus, [no year] May 12.

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...

Bachus, Mr,

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Huxley, Henrietta A., -1915

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Henrietta Huxley was the wife of English scientist Thomas H. Huxley. She was the daughter of a merchant, and emigrated to Australia in her teens by way of England and Germany; in Sydney, she met Thomas Huxley, then assistant surgeon aboard the Rattlesnake. Their marriage was a partnership, and she supported her husband's scientific efforts in many ways, chiefly as editor. She also wrote poetry. From the description of Henrietta Huxley letter to Dear sir, 1899 July 11. (Pennsylvania S...