Papers of George Lyman Kittredge, 1886-1941 (inclusive).

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Papers of George Lyman Kittredge, 1886-1941 (inclusive).

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Includes family and professional correspondence, 1886-1941, journals, 1869-1886; notes on witchcraft, alchemy and other subjects; scrapbooks containing correspondence, personal documents, manuscript and clippings on folklore, and other items; several books interleaved with manuscript notes by Kittredge; photographs; and lectures on Germanic religion. Correspondence relates to Kittredge's chairmanship of the Division of Modern Languages at Harvard, to family matters and other subjects. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.

ca. 44 linear ft. of mss.

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Kittredge, George Lyman, 1860-1941

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George Lyman Kittredge (February 28, 1860 – July 23, 1941) was a professor of English literature at Harvard University. His scholarly edition of the works of William Shakespeare was influential in the early 20th century. He was also involved in American folklore studies and was instrumental in the formation and management of the Harvard University Press. One of his better-known books concerned witchcraft in England. Kittredge was born in Boston in 1860. His father, Edward "Kit" Lyman Kittredg...

Harvard University. Division of Modern Languages

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The Division of Modern Languages was established in 1890-1891 and consisted of the departments of English, French, German, Italian and Spanish and Germanic and Romance Philology. The Division last appears in the annual Catalogue for 1962-1963. From the description of Records of the Division of Modern Languages, 1893-1960 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972672 ...

Kittredge family.

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