Charles Eliot Norton miscellaneous papers, ca. 1825-1923.

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Charles Eliot Norton miscellaneous papers, ca. 1825-1923.

Papers include letters, notebooks, diaries, lecture notes, commonplace books, clippings, daguerreotypes, passports, photographs, and memorabilia. Daguereotypes depict Francis James Child and Charles Eliot Norton.

17 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7796428

Houghton Library

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Norton family.

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Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908

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Charles Eliot Norton was an American author, editor, and teacher. He was a professor of the history of fine arts at Harvard. Eliot Norton was his son. From the guide to the Charles Eliot Norton letters to Eliot Norton, 1867-1908., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) American author, editor, and educator. From the description of Letter to Edwin D. Mead [manuscript], 1881 May 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814472 ...

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...