William James drawings, 1859-1868.

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William James drawings, 1859-1868.

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Over 60 pen and pencil matted drawings and 3 sketchbooks. Most mats are annotated by Henry James III (1879-1947), the son of William James. Includes: juvenilia; photograph of James's portrait of Katherine "Kitty" Temple Emmet and drawings of Newton Dexter and Francis James Child; three pocket notebooks used by James in Bonn and Cambridge, containing notes and sketches; drawings from the Nathaniel Thayer and Louis Agassiz Brazil expedition of 1865-1866; sketches from his Lawrence Scientific School and Harvard Medical School days; and various self-portraits, landscapes, images of animals, and caricatures and portraits of family and friends.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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James, William, 1842-1910

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William James (born January 11, 1842, New York City – died August 26, 1910, Tamworth, New Hampshire) was the preeminent American philosopher of his day. His reinterpretations of psychology and pragmatism were among his major contributions to world thought, and his work continues to reward study and inspire analysis. ...

Thayer Expedition (1865-1866)

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Dexter, Newton.

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Emmet, Katherine Kitty Temple

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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...

James, Henry, 1879-1947

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Nephew of the novelist Henry James. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Peru, Vt., to Professor [Kenneth B.] Murdock, 1943 Sept. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270693513 United States representative, Inter-Allied Danube River Commission, 1919. From the description of Henry James papers, 1918-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868854 Henry James was the son of William James and nephew of the novelist Henry James. ...