1805

Warren, Mercy Otis, 1728-1814

Book

Title: History of the rise, progress and termination of the American Revolution. Interspersed with biographical, political, and moral observations.

Printed by Manning and Loring for E. Larkin. Volumes two and three contain the bookplate of Joseph L. Fry, Charleston, Kanawha (present day West Virginia).

GLC04719

circa 25 March 1892

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: [Final page of manuscript praising book on Civil War by Mr. Trent ]

Writes that Trent has "studied too deeply to waste his time" and discusses his proposition "that a battle for human slavery can really be called a battle for civil liberty." Roosevelt's signature is struck. Date is inferred from a stamp on verso reading "Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass. March 25, 1892."

GLC04725

31 March 1875

Whittier, John G., 1807-1892

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: [Poetic tribute to Charles Sumner]

Titled "Sumner." Reads, "If to the master's plea he gave The vast contempt he felt, He saw a brother in the slave, with man as equal man he dealt."

GLC04726

circa 1870-1880

Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: The march to the sea

The title of the story is "The March to the Sea," but the heading for the series is "War Stories for Boys and Girls." Tells the history of the campaign in simple, straight-forward language for younger readers. Takes the reader from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Atlanta, Georgia to the coast. Tells the history of the campaign in simple, straight-forward language for younger readers. Stops at various points in the text to explain various military issues to the reader, including supplies, food, and roads. This his working manuscript with corrections made throughout. Partially written in another hand…

GLC04983

15 March 1840

Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain Aulich

Acts as a referral for the son of Captain Angus, a youth aboard the U.S.S. Potomac, to which Aulich was captain. Criticizes Great Britain for its predatory practices in the Oregon Territory. In his postscript, Cooper requests information on Old Ironsides because he is writing a history on the topic.

GLC05083

10 May 1886

Whittier, John G., 1807-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Whittier declines an invitation to a religious festival because it coincides with the Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Quakers) at Amesbury, Massachusetts. He discusses schisms within his correspondent's religious community, particularly the debate over predestination.

GLC05092.01

14 May 1881

Whittier, John G., 1807-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sallie E. Bickford

Whittier declines Bickford's invitation to a Union meeting because he has a Quaker meeting the day before in Amesbury.

GLC05092.02

circa 25 October 1892

Document

Title: [Program for the play Hiawatha]

Performed at the Shawmut Universalist Church. Includes pencil notes (possibly designating who will perform each part). Contains a list of names on verso of persons responsible for different aspects of production. The name "Sarah Bickford" is written in pencil on verso.

GLC05092.03.01

20 May 1896

Randall, James Ryder, 1839-1908

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Responds to a request from an unknown woman and writes out one verse of his poem, "Maryland My Maryland." States that he is not able to write out the entire poem because so many people ask for it.

GLC05094

1956

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963

Book signed

Title: Profiles in Courage

First edition, published by Harper & Brothers. Inscribed to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. and signed by Kennedy. Written during a period of convalescence, Senator Kennedy highlights the great courage and integrity of eight past senators. Kennedy's close aide Ted Sorenson did most of the research and writing.

GLC05107

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Portrait photo of Harriet Beecher Stowe [cabinet card]

The image shows Harriet Beecher Stowe seated, wearing a black dress and holding her pince-nez. Inscription on image: "Sarony 37 Union Square, N.Y." Inscription on verso: "H. B. Stowe."

GLC05111.01.1319

1913

Browne, F.F., fl. 1914

Book

Title: Every Day Life of A. Lincoln

One book entitled Every Day Life of A. Lincoln by F.F. Browne published 1913. Tis book is a extra illustrated & extended edition. Each document has been inlaid on Whatman paper.

GLC10006

January 1902

The Atlantic Monthly (Boston, Mass.)

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [January 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated 1902. Contains an essay "What is the Real Emancipation of Woman?" by William Salter.

GLC09888.01

February 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [February 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated February 1902. Contains essays on Walt Whitman by John Townsend Trowbridge and on Stephen A. Douglas by William Garrott Brown.

GLC09888.02

March 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [March 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated March 1902. Contains an essay on the economic and educational future of the Philippines by Fred W. Atkinson and Charles A. Conant.

GLC09888.03

April 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [April 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated April 1902. Contains an essay related to U.S. relations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean entitled, "Pan-American Diplomacy" by John W. Foster and poetry by J.E. Spingarn.

GLC09888.04

May 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [May 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated May 1902. Contains an essay related to higher education by J. Laurence Laughlin.

GLC09888.05

June 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [June 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated June 1902. Contains essays related education; "Democracy and Education" by Vida D. Scudder, "The Humanities" by Irving Babbitt and "Public Education in Cuba" by Matthew E. Hanna.

GLC09888.06

July 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [July 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated July 1902. Contains an essay on the perception of African Americans entitled "The Negro: Another View" by Andrew Sledd; and another on prejudice in the Philippines, "Race Prejudice in the Philippines" by James A. Le Roy.

GLC09888.07

August 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [August 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated August 1902. Contains essays on the subject of travel, cooking, poetry religion, and a short story by Jack London entitled, "Li Wan, the Fair."

GLC09888.08

September 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [September 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated September 1902. Contains an essay by W.E.B. Du Bois entitled, "Of the Training of Black Men." Back and front covers are missing.

GLC09888.09

October 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [October 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated October 1902. Contains an essay entitled, "Limitations to the Production of Skyscrapers," by Burton J. Hendrick.

GLC09888.10

November 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [November 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated November 1902. Features essays on economics entitled "The End of an Economic Cycle," by Frederic C. Howe and on labor entitled "A Quarter Century of Strikes" by Ambrose P. Winston.

GLC09888.11

December 1902

Various

Magazine

Title: The Atlantic Monthly [December 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated December 1902. Features essays entitled "The Ideals of America" by Woodrow Wilson, and "The Trade Union and the Superior Workman," by Ambrose P. Winston.

GLC09888.12

13 February 1944

Newspaper clipping

Title: Sidelines

One newspaper clipping entitled, "Sidelines." It is likely a piece torn from a book jacket.

GLC09993.381.02