John Read papers, 1853-1915.

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John Read papers, 1853-1915.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612708588

The bulk of this collection centers around the life of Civil War veteran and statesman John Read. Some materials concern the extended Read family, especially Read's son, William Read (b.1872) who attended Harvard College's Lawrence Scientific School. The collection includes: personal and family correspondence and letters to naval Paymaster Read from the Auditor for the US Navy; Read's Civil War diaries (some are copies only); autograph compositions (mostly speeches and poems) by Read; visual materials including photographs, cartes-de-visite, and drawings; Civil War artifacts (caps, mess kit); medals; Read's Bibles; printed biographical materials by and about Read; genealogical materials on the Read family; and scrapbooks relating to Harvard College (covering the years 1856-1897) and to the political career of JR in Cambridge and Massachusetts. Also includes 2 drawings by Civil War artist Charles Wellington Reed.

10 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7796143

Houghton Library

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William Read & Sons.

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United States. Auditor for Navy Dept.,

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Read, William, 1872-

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Read, John, 1840-1915.

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John Read (H.C. 1862) was a Union Civil War naval officer, prisoner-of-war in the Texas prison camps (Camp Groce), Massachusetts State Senator and Representative, and partner in the family firm of William Read & Sons. He lived the majority of his life in Cambridge, Massachusetts and served on many local boards and commissons. From the description of John Read papers, 1853-1915. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612708588 John Read was born in Cambrid...

Harvard College (1780- )

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Special students were those who took courses in Harvard College but were not degree candidates; they had not gone through the standard admissions process completed by AB degree candidates. From the description of Records of special students, 1876-1907. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77064523 It is unclear whether F.C. Fabel ever attended Harvard College. F.C. Fabel may be Frederick Charles Fabel, who received an AB from the University of Rochester in 1893. ...

Reed, Charles Wellington, 1841-1926

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C. W. Reed was an artist and Union soldier serving with a Massachusetts artillery unit. From the description of Sketches of Civil War scenes [microform], 1864. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 62709223 Artist and soldier. From the description of Charles Wellington Reed papers, 1776-1926 (bulk 1862-1865). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981197 Charles W. Reed, Artist & 9th Mass Artillerist. From the description of Le...

Reed family.

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