Letters to William H. Hills, 1877-1919.

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Letters to William H. Hills, 1877-1919.

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Letters from Garrison family members, including Francis Jackson Garrison and William Lloyd Garrison, Jr. to Hills. Also includes photographs of Francis Jackson Garrison, his family, and his home. Frank Garrison's letters outline his social connections to abolitionists and discuss his father's life and work. A large number of the letters discuss Frank's biography of his father, William Lloyd Garrison. The letters examine the social and political aspects of Boston daily life, particularly the suffrage movement and the Massachusetts Men's League for Women's Suffrage. Frank Garrison also comments on the presidency and the state of American politics. Many of the letters are personal in nature discussing the health and habits of colleagues, friends, and family.

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Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

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Anti-slavery advocate. From the description of Circular and letter, 1848 Jan. 21, Boston, to Rev. Mr. Russell, South Hingham. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 231311718 Abolitionist and reformer William Lloyd Garrison was founder of the Boston abolitionist paper, The Liberator, and the New England Anti-Slavery Society. From the description of Papers, 1835-1873 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007257 Abolitionist and lectur...

Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916

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Hills, William H. (William Henry), 1859-1930

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Massachusetts Men's League for Woman Suffrage.

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Garrison, William Lloyd, 1838-1909

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Garrison family.

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William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., was his father's financial manager; his brother Francis Jackson Garrison, was his father's biographer. With his brother, Wendell, Frank published a four-volume biography entitled William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879: The Story of His Life as Told by His Children (1855-1894). From the description of Letters to William H. Hills, 1877-1919. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80923342 ...

Garrison, William Lloyd, 1874-1964,

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Investment banker. A.B. Harvard (1897). Joined the Boston firm of Perry, Coffin and Burr in 1898. In 1916 the firm was dissolved and a new corporation, Coffin and Burr, was formed. Garrison served as president of Coffin and Burr from 1916 to 1933. Garrison was a grandson and namesake of the famous abolitionist. From the description of Letter books, 1903-1921 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269595266 ...