George Ticknor correspondence, 1855 June 29.

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George Ticknor correspondence, 1855 June 29.

ALS written by Ticknor to Elizabeth Waneby informing her that he cannot locate a copy of Emile Souvestre's book, Les Derniers Bretons.

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Ticknor, George, 1791-1871

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George Ticknor (1791-1871), educator and author, served as the first Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard from 1817 to 1835. After his arrival at Harvard, Ticknor became disenchanted with the school curriculum, characterizing the College as a well-disciplined high school, and began an effort to reorganize the College around four main goals: the division of students in courses according to academic proficiency and merit; the division of the ...

Souvestre, Émile, 1806-1854

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Waneby, Elizabeth

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