Carl Tilden Keller papers, 1908-1954.

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Carl Tilden Keller papers, 1908-1954.

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Papers are primarily correspondence but also include a few printed items, compositions, photographs, and notes by Keller. Content deals with Keller's pursuit of collecting rare editions of Cervantes' Don Quixote, as well as translations into all languages. Collection also includes much correspondence with his friend, explorer Sir Aurel Stein.

1 box (1.5 linear feet)

eng,

chi,

spa,

Houghton Library

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Keller, Carl Tilden, 1872-1955.

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Carl Tilden Keller (1872-1955) was a Harvard College graduate (AB 1894), an accountant, partner with Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery in Boston, and a book collector. In 1898 he married Marian Mandell Keller (d.1954). He was a vice chairman and trustee of the Harvard Yenching Institute. As a collector of rare materials, Keller was especially known for collecting rare editions of Cervantes' Don Quixote and for attempting to obtain translations of Don Quixote in all major languages of the worl...

Stein, Aurel, Sir, 1862-1943.

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Sir Aurel Stein was a Hungarian-born scholar and explorer of the Orient, chiefly in the service of the British Empire. On several archaeological expeditions to Central Asia, his findings and observations coupled with the hoards of documents and art objects he appropriated significantly enhanced Western understanding of the area. From the description of Aurel Stein letters to Mr. Colles, 1911. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51651718 ...

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel ˜deœ, 1547-1616

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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, (born September 29?, 1547, Alcalá de Henares, Spain—died April 22, 1616, Madrid), was a Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet. He is the author of Don Quixote. Britannica (2 April 2018): https://www.britannica.com/biography/Miguel-de-Cervantes ...