Papers of Henry Stevens [manuscript], 1865-1934.

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Papers of Henry Stevens [manuscript], 1865-1934.

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The collection contains a letter, 1865 August 15, from Henry Harrisse to J. Kesson, concerning compensation for services rendered while researching at the British Museum and mentioning Edward Howland. Letters, 1866 September 19 and 26, from Henry Huth to Henry Stevens, concern the purchase of books from Stevens' catalogue, Huth's collecting interests, and his thoughts on collecting imperfect copies. A letter, 1877 March 27, from Justin Winsor to Henry Stevens, comments that he is pleased to assist the British Museum in filling missing issues of a series. With these is a letter, 1934, from Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles to Tracy W. McGregor, offering the above letters for sale.

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Winsor, Justin, 1831-1897

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Historian, cartographer, and librarian of the Boston Public Library. From the description of Letter : Cambridge, Mass., to Henry Harrisse, Paris, France, 1891 Oct. 10. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40998446 Winsor graduated from Harvard in 1853 and was a librarian at Harvard and at the Boston Public Library. From the description of Papers of Justin Winsor, 1847-1897 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972933 Winsor was libr...

Howland, Edward, 1832-1890

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Kesson, J.

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British Museum.

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Microfilms of British Museum class catalogues of manuscripts. The British Library, established in 1973, is now responsible for manuscript collections previously held by the library of the British Museum. From the guide to the Microfilms of British Museum class catalogues of manuscripts, 20th century, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) ...

Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886

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Henry Stevens was born on August, 24, 1819, in Barnet, Vermont. He attended Middlebury College for a year, but graduated from Yale College in 1843 with the degree of B.A. Upon graduating, he attended Harvard Law School for a year. In 1840, he worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. for the the treasury department of the United States Senate. He also worked for the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress and was an early advocate for the use of photography as a means of supplementing bi...

McGregor, Tracy W. (Tracy William), 1869-1936

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Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles.

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Harrisse, Henry, 1829-1910

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Harrisse, native of France, bibliographer, historian, and author of books, pamphlets, and articles mostly relating to early American history and exploration, came to America in the 1840s, taught in South Carolina and at the University of North Carolina, practiced law in Chicago and New York until 1870, and then returned to France. From the description of Henry Harrisse papers, 1855-1910 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24864145 Henry Harrisse (1829-1910), native of France, ...

Huth, Henry, 1815-1878

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