William James letters to his son Henry James and others, 1879-1910.

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William James letters to his son Henry James and others, 1879-1910.

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Consists primarily of letters written by philosopher William James to his son Henry James (1879-1947), some of them illustrated with pen and ink drawings. Some letters are written jointly by William James and his wife Alice Howe Gibbens James; some letters are addressed jointly to Henry James and his siblings. The collection also includes clippings and ephemera inserted into letters, and an autograph poem by William James, as well as related letters written by William James to Charles William Eliot and James Hazen Hyde. One letter includes a postscript by daughter Margaret Mary James Porter; another is addressed jointly to son Henry James and his uncle, the novelist Henry James (1843-1916). Inserted at the end of the scrapbook are a series of typescript transcripts of William James letters, apparently intended for publication in a book of his letters to children. One of these transcripts is directed to brother Henry James the novelist; and the other 23 are addressed to William James's daughter Margaret Mary James Porter, 1895-1910.

1 volume (.2 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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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. ...

Porter, Margaret Mary James, 1887-1950,

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James family.

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Hyde, James H. (James Hazen), 1876-1959

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James Hazen Hyde (1876-1959) was a businessman, francophile, and expatriate. He graduated from Harvard in 1898. In 1899 he was left in charge of his father's (Henry Baldwin Hyde, 1834-1899) life insurance company, the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. In 1905 Hyde lost control of the company in a publicity scandal that resulted in an investigation of the insurance industry by the New York State. In late December 1905 Hyde sailed for Paris, where he lived until the Nazi occup...

Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...

James, Henry, 1843-1916

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James was an American novelist, short story writer, critic and dramatist. From the description of Henry James transcripts of letters to others, 1873-1915. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612731792 From the guide to the Henry James transcripts of letters to others, 1873-1915., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Henry James was born in New York, NY, in 1843. During his lifetime, he was a literary and art critic (writing for Natio...

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. ...

James, Alice Howe Gibbens, 1849-1922

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