Family Correspondence, 1861-1929.

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Family Correspondence, 1861-1929.

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Two dozen letters sent by members of the Massachusetts Dorr family, including a letter written by Dr. Merrill E. Gates, a former president of Rutgers University and Amherst College. Additional correspondents include William Everett, Henry Van Dyke, Phillips Brooks, Edward Hale and Edward Everett. Many of the letters discuss manuscripts read and books reviewed.

0.2 c.f. (10 archives folders).

Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8352451

Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933

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American clergyman, educator and writer. From the description of Letter to Joseph LeRoy Harrison, 1916 April 25. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51926632 From the description of Papers of Henry Van Dyke, 1895-1925. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51926567 Clergyman, Princeton University professor of English literature, and sports writer. From the description of Letters to Eugene V. Connett, 1919-1920. (Manchester City Library)...