Southey, Robert, 1774-1843
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1774 - 1843
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Raymond Dexter Havens papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0024
Overview
Raymond Dexter Havens, educator and author, was born in Rochester, New York in 1880. In 1925, he joined The Johns Hopkins University faculty as Caroline Donovan Professor of English, a post he held until his retirement in 1949. In 1931, Havens was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.The collections consists of correspondence; reprints, articles, and clippings; outlines, course note, study guides, and bibliographies; an autograph album contains holographic messages from...
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Raymond Dexter Havens papers
Robert Southey letters
Collection — Box: 1 [31151030051571]
Identifier: MS-0226
Scope and Contents
The holographic letters which form this collection were written by the English poet, Robert Southey. The letter of August 22, 1825 was written to "Dear Sir." It is likely the person addressed is the London publisher, John Murray, since Southey writes that he is sending copy of the Vindici‘ and will presently send copy of the Peninsular War. The letter was written during the period when Southey was responding to Catholic criticism of Book of the Church. In the letter, Southey writes...
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Robert Southey letters