Letters to George Allen, 1856-1859.

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Letters to George Allen, 1856-1859.

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Typescript copies of letters of Daniel Willard Fiske to George Allen. The letters are almost entirely concerned with the game of chess - e.g. a chess journal, contemporary chess players (notably Paul Morphy), famous chess players from the past, history of chess, chess bibliography, etc. Fiske also comments on other matters including Know-Nothingism (June 21, 1857), the Fiske genealogy, and his interest in Icelandic history and culture. The collection includes both Allen's and Fiske's chess bibliographies.

.2 cubic feet.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Allen, George, 1808-1876

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Allen, quondam lawyer and Episcopal minister in St. Albans, Vt., taught languages at Delaware College in Newark, Del., 1837-1845, and subsequently was professor of ancient languages at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1863, he published the Life of Philidor, a book about chess. From the description of Papers, 1828-1843. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122589874 Professor of classics at the University of Pennsylvania. From the descripti...

Fiske family

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Morphy, Paul Charles, 1837-1884

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American chess player. From the description of Paul Charles Morphy letter to Cyrus Powers [manuscript], 1859 May 19. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 465059241 ...

Fiske, Willard, 1831-1904

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The coins were purchased by Willard Fiske from H. H. I. Lynge of Copenhagen in 1899. From the description of Runic coins, circa 1047-1076. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 489960820 Linguist, bibliophile, chess expert. First university librarian at Cornell University. Assembled impressive collections of Dante, Petrarch, Icelandia, etc. From the description of Willard Fiske letters [manuscript], 1875 and 1879. (University of Virginia). WorldCat re...

American Party

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One of the most famous incidents of anti-Catholic sentiment expression occurred August 11, 1834; non-Catholic rioters looted and burned the Ursuline Convent of Mount Benedict in Charlestown, MA. Anti-Catholic violence also erupted in Philadelphia when 13 people were killed in riots in 1835. Activities by the American Nativist Party in Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1844 also sparked anti-Catholic riots. In the 1850s, the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, was partly founded on a...