Letters of Joseph W. Harper [manuscript] 1888-1895 ca.

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Letters of Joseph W. Harper [manuscript] 1888-1895 ca.

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The collection contains a letter, 1888 February 26, to Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, expressing Harper's pleasure at rereading a notice of Boyesen's "Washington address" and says President Barnard would like to see it; and a letter, n.y. July 6, to Rufus Wilmot Griswold, requesting Griswold to furnish a "few examples of moral worth and greatness as exhibited by American females."

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Griswold, Rufus Willmot, 1815-1857

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Rufus Wilmot Griswold (February 13, 1815 – August 27, 1857) was an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic. Born in Vermont, Griswold left home when he was 15 years old. He worked as a journalist, editor, and critic in Philadelphia, New York City, and elsewhere. He built a strong literary reputation, in part due to his 1842 collection The Poets and Poetry of America. This anthology, the most comprehensive of its time, included what he deemed the best examples of American poetry. He produc...

Harper, Joseph W. (Joseph Wesley), 1830-1896

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Son of Joseph Wesley Harper, 1801-1870, who was one of Brothers of the Harper & Brothers firm; worked for firm for approximately 45 years, as selector of primarily literary writing for last 25 years or so; trustee of Columbia University for 20 years. From the description of Letters of Joseph W. Harper [manuscript] 1888-1895 ca. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647874671 ...

Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth, 1848-1895

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American author and educator. From the description of The little chap : autograph manuscript of the first page only, unsigned, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132652 Norwegian born American author. From the description of Papers of Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen [manuscript], 1867-1895. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833514 Boyesen was an American author. From the description of Letters, 1889-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat rec...

Barnard, F. A. P. (Frederick Augustus Porter), 1809-1889

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President of Columbia College, New York City. From the description of F.A.P. Barnard correspondence, 1865 Oct. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 761962841 American mathematician who served as president of the University of Mississippi from 1856 to 1858 and as president of Columbia University from 1864 to 1889. From the description of Letter, 1871. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367389595 President of the University of Mississippi, 1856-1858; Chancellor of t...