Henry Adams autograph album, 1833-1939.

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Henry Adams autograph album, 1833-1939.

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Mrs. Charles Francis Adams (Abigail (Brooks) Adams, 1808-1899) and her son, Henry Adams, compiled the album while they resided in London. A note on the inside front cover written by Marian Lawrence Peabody concerns the album's provenance. The early section is annotated in Henry Adams' hand. The volume was later bought and added to by George Peabody and later by John Endicott Peabody and his son, Endicott Peabody.

1 v. (.4 linear ft.)

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Houghton Library

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Adams, Abigail Brooks, 1808-1889

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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...

Peabody, Marian Lawrence, 1875-1974

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Peabody was an American sculptor and diarist. From the description of Letters and family papers, 1783-1957. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122505815 Peabody was an American painter and diarist. From the guide to the Letters and family papers, 1783-1957., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Peabody, George

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Peabody, Endicott,

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Peabody, John Endicott, 1853-1921,

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