William Keeney Bixby : octopus of book collectors. 1930.
Related Entities
There are 3 Entities related to this resource.
Harvard University
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64n9x97 (person)
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...
Birge, Julius.
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dg49hb (person)
Birge earned his Harvard AB in 1931. From the description of William Keeney Bixby : octopus of book collectors. 1930. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77075880 ...
Bixby, William K. (William Keeney), 1857-1931
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n87ffb (person)
William Keeney Bixby was born in Adrian, Michigan, in 1857. His career in the railroad industry began with a job as baggageman and concluded with his position as president and chairman of the board of the American Car and Foundry Co. He retired from that company in 1905 at the age of 48. After retirement he pursued his interests in traveling and in collecting first editions, original manuscripts, and works of art. He continued to be active in the community as board member and officer of a number...
