Letters, 1848 April 13-1853 August 9, Washington and Stamford, Conn., to George Ticknor, Boston.

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Letters, 1848 April 13-1853 August 9, Washington and Stamford, Conn., to George Ticknor, Boston.

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Letters of introduction for a C.R. Magens, a Danish captain; Damaso Saldaña, a young lawyer; a Mr. Boileau. Other letters mention the events in Europe [Revolution of 1848]; thanks for presentation of Ticknor's book; and Calderon's recent political appointment.

8 items 16 x 26 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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Calderón de la Barca, Ángel, 1790-1861

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Ticknor, George, 1791-1871

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George Ticknor (1791-1871), educator and author, served as the first Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard from 1817 to 1835. After his arrival at Harvard, Ticknor became disenchanted with the school curriculum, characterizing the College as a well-disciplined high school, and began an effort to reorganize the College around four main goals: the division of students in courses according to academic proficiency and merit; the division of the ...

Magens, C R.

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Boileau, Mr.

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Saldaña, Damaso.

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