Henry Hamilton papers, 1768-1933.

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Henry Hamilton papers, 1768-1933.

Collection includes clippings, compositions, correspondence, drawings, notes, photographs, and transcripts. Series I. includes original material by and about Hamilton. Series II. includes materials about the donation of and research concerning the Hamilton archive, especially correspondence and research notes of Harvard College Librarian, William Coolidge Lane.

2 boxes (.75 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7796046

Houghton Library

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Harvard college library

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The Harvard College Library used ledgers to record the loans of books from the library's collection during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The presence of what appear to be call-slips from 1823 to 1826 and the lack of ledgers for this period is unaccounted for in the literature cited in the bibliography. Late in the nineteenth century, librarians recognized that the ledger system could not provide the flexibility needed to control large collections. At the Harvard College L...

Rice, Caroline Isabella Hamilton,

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Hamilton, Henry, -1796

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Hamilton (1734?-1796) was a British army officer in the American Revolutionary War. He was also Lieutenant-Governor and Governor of Detroit, Quebec, Bermuda, and Dominica. From the description of Henry Hamilton papers, 1768-1933. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612696380 Henry Hamilton (1734?-1796) was a British army officer in the American Revolutionary War. He was also Lieutenant-Governor and Governor of Detroit, Quebec, Bermuda, and Dominica. From th...

Pell, Howland,

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Schieffelin, Jacob, 1757-1835

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British army officer; later a pharmacist in New York, N.Y. From the description of Jacob Schieffelin papers, 1780-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980965 Schieffelin was secretary to Henry Hamilton in Detroit; later removed to New York City, where he became a successful merchant. Jacob Schieffelin, son of Jacob (b. Walheim, Germany, Feb. 4, 1732) and Regina Yargaretha K. Ritschauerin (b. Milhaus Ender Ense, Germany, Sep. 9, 1731), was born in P...

Lane, William Coolidge, 1859-1931

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Lane graduated from Harvard in 1881 and served as librarian at Harvard. From the description of Papers of William Coolidge Lane, 1887-1931. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972806 ...