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Daniel Coit Gilman papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0001
Scope and Contents note
The papers document Gilman's wide-ranging interests especially his travels in Europe and work as attaché in St. Petersburg (1854-1855), his years (1855-1858) at Yale, and his presidencies of the University of California (1872-1875) and the Johns Hopkins University (1876-1902)Gilman's correspondence contains a number of letters from prominent, contemporary educators, scientists, politicians, and literary figures. The collection includes a large number of photographs of Gilman's...
Dates:
1773-1942
Found in:
Special Collections
James Roberts Gilmore papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0037
Abstract
James Roberts Gilmore (1822-1903) was an American author who often used the pseudonym "Edmund Kirke." This collection includes letters collected by Gilmore from literary, political, and popular individuals of the 19th century. The letters span the years 1820 to 1903.
Dates:
1898; 1773- approximately1903
Found in:
Special Collections
Richard Davis Harding collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0016
Abstract
Richard Harding Davis was an American journalist, war correspondent, and novelist. The collection consists of autograph letters and manuscript fragments of well-known literary figures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Most of the items were exhibited at the World's Fair in 1893.
Dates:
1861-1958
Found in:
Special Collections