Papers, 1850-1972.

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Papers, 1850-1972.

Correspondence, writings, financial records, photographs, and miscellaneous items of John La Farge, Bancel La Farge, and Henry Adams La Farge, largely pertaining to the life and career of John La Farge. Correspondents include Henry Adams, Mrs. Mary Cadwalader Jones, Russel Sturgis, Mabel La Farge, Grace Edith Barnes, Jean Julien Lemordant, and George Dudley Seymour.

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Adams, Henry, 1838-1918

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Henry Adams, grandson of John Quincy Adams, was educated at Harvard and served as secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, when he was Minister to England. He rejected a political career to teach history at Harvard and edit The North American review, 1870-1877, then returned to Washington. He wrote prolifically on many subjects and is best known for his Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (1904) and The education of Henry Adams (1907). From the description of Henry Adam...

La Farge, Henry Adams, 1902-

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Art administrator with the Federal Art Project; New York, N.Y. From the description of Henry Adams La Farge interview, [ca. 1965]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220194673 From the description of Oral history interview with Henry Adams La Farge, [ca. 1965]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007090 Henry Adams La Farge (b. 1902) was an art administrator with the Federal Art Project in New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Henr...

Jones, Mary Cadwalader Rawle, 1850-1935

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Mary Cadwalader Jones, writer, literary agent, and sister-in-law of author Edith Wharton. Jones grew up in a wealthy Philadelphia family and married Frederic Rhinelander Jones, Edith Wharton's oldest brother, in 1872. The couple moved to New York City and had a daughter named Beatrix. The marriage lasted twelve years and the couple divorced. In New York, Jones was well-known for hosting Sunday afternoon lunches at her house attended by notable literary figures, such as Edith Wharton...

Lemordant, Jean Julien

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La Farge, Bancel, 1865-1938

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La Farge, Mabel, 1875-....

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Mabel Hooper La Farge was an amateur painter. From the description of Drawings, 1893-1917 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79756691 ...

La Farge, John, 1835-1910

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John LaFarge (1835-1910) was president of the Society of American Artists. From the description of John La Farge letter to Frank B. Bigelow, 1904 Oct. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613316806 John La Farge (1835-1910) was a painter, muralist, sculptor, and stained glass artisan. In 1904 he was serving as president of the Society of American Artists. From the description of John La Farge letter to Frank B. Bigelow, 1904 Oct. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 7...

Barnes, Grace Edith.

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Seymour, George Dudley, 1859-1945

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George Dudley Seymour was born on October 6, 1859 in Bristol, Connecticut. He died on June 21, 1945 in New Haven, Connecticut. Seymour was a practicing patent attorney, antiquarian, historian, author, and city planner. Seymour wrote and published several articles and books. His primary areas of focus were the history of the Seymour family, the life of the patriot Nathan Hale, New Haven city planning, and many individuals and topics of interest in Connecticut history. His major works include: The...

La Farge family.

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The La Farge family includes John La Farge (1835-1920), an artist, and his son Bancel La Farge (1865-1938). From the description of Papers, 1850-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82926941 ...

Sturgis, Russel, 1836-1909.

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