George Ticknor letters, 1839-1864.

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George Ticknor letters, 1839-1864.

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The collection consists of eleven letters from Ticknor, 1839-1864. Recipients include Eliza Fletcher, Francis James Child, Richard Ford, John A. Cherley, Major General J.A. Dix, Wm. S. Baker, and N. Hale; topics include his own work and the work of the recipient, replies to requests for autographs, and diverse information about various books he had received or was trying to acquire.

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Dix, John Adams, 1798-1879

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Dix was born in Boscawen, New Hampshire on July 24 1798, the son of Timothy Dix and Abigail Wilkins, and brother of composer Marion Dix Sullivan. He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, and joined the US Army as an ensign in May 1813, serving under his father until the latter's death a few months later. He attained the rank of captain in August 1825 and resigned from the Army in December 1828. In 1826, Dix married Catherine Morgan, the adopted daughter of Congressman John J. Morgan, who g...

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 ...

Hale, Nathan, 1784-1863

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Fletcher, Mrs. (Eliza Dawson), 1770-1858

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Epithet: autobiographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x00002c ...

Child, Francis James, 1825-1896

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The materials in this bound volume were generated due to a manuscript called the "Harris manuscript." The Harris manuscript was written down by the sisters Amelia Harris (1815-1891) and Jane Harris (1823-1897). They compiled a family repertoire of Scottish ballads, mainly passed on orally to the sisters by their mother, Grace Dow Harris (Mrs. David Harris) (b.1782). This manuscript and some correspondence was purchased in 1873 by Professor Francis James Child of Harvard University who was a scho...