Letters to Charles S. Daveis, 1809-1864.

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Letters to Charles S. Daveis, 1809-1864.

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Series of letters sent by George Ticknor of Boston, Mass. to Charles Daveis, of Portland, Me., 1809-1864. Ticknor writes about their friendship and families, and discusses his academic pursuits, poetry, and literature.

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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 ...

Daveis, Charles Stewart, 1788-1865

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Maine lawyer and politician. From the description of Letter to John Holms, 1823 May 3. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53788988 Lawyer, militia officer, U.S. agent to Holland, state legislator, and overseer of Bowdoin College, of Portland, Me. From the description of Charles Stewart Daveis correspondence, ca. 1830-1847. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 286915316 Daveis graduated from Bowdoin College in 1807 and practi...