Letter, 1843 October 22, Boston, to James Woodberry Boyden, Beverly, Mass.

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 ...

Preston, Mr.

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Appleton, Nathan, 1779-1861

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Appleton, a manufacturer, banker, and Massachusetts congressman, was a founder of the city of Lowell, Mass., and helped build up Lawrence, Mass. and Manchester, N.H. He wrote a memoir of Abbott Lawrence, fellow textile manufacturer, founder of Lawrence, Mass., Massachusetts congressman, and diplomat. From the description of Letters by and about Abbott Lawrence, 1831-1856. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122412065 From the guide to the Letters by and about Abbott La...

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Boyden, James Woodberry.

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