Letters : from various correspondents, 1917.

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Letters : from various correspondents, 1917.

Testimonial letters written to Wendell, from colleagues and former students, and presented to him upon his retirement from the English Department of Harvard University, 15 June 1917. The letters concern Wendell's work as a teacher and scholar.

1 v. (27 leaves) ; 36 cm.

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