Letter : Mexico City, to Henry Harrisse, Paris, 1902 Oct. 22.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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García, Genaro, 1867-1920

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Attorney, historian, writer, educator, bibiophile. Born August 17, 1867; died November 26, 1920. Received law degree from Escuela Nacional de Jurisprudencia in 1891. Representative to Congreso de la Unión, 1892-1899. Director of Museo Nacional de Historia, Arqueología y Etnología. Director of Escuela Nacional Preparatoria. Major publications include: Colección de documentos inéditos o muy raros para la historia de México (1905-1911), Documentos históricos mexicanos (1910-1911), and an edi...

Blanchard, Émile, 1819-1900

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Harrisse, Henry, 1829-1910

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Harrisse, native of France, bibliographer, historian, and author of books, pamphlets, and articles mostly relating to early American history and exploration, came to America in the 1840s, taught in South Carolina and at the University of North Carolina, practiced law in Chicago and New York until 1870, and then returned to France. From the description of Henry Harrisse papers, 1855-1910 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24864145 Henry Harrisse (1829-1910), native of France, ...