Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1834 - 1926
Biography
Charles William Eliot (1834-1926), American academic who was selected as Harvard University's president in 1869.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Alfred Mitchell Bingham and the Common Sense collection
Collection
Call Number: MS 148
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, printed material, and other papers of Alfred Bingham, social reformer, writer, founder and editor of Common Sense, lawyer, and politician. Included are his personal papers, consisting of diaries, writings and correspondence, much of the latter being with individuals and organizations prominent in the reform movements of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1960s. Also included are the business and correspondence files of Common Sense, and files relating to...
Dates:
1905-1979
William Harrison Riley papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 417
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence and other papers relating to nineteenth century socialism in England and the United States. Included are two literary manuscripts by William Riley entitled Literary Cranks by One of Them and Radical Jack; copies of periodicals edited by Riley; and letters from Walter Besant, Edward Everett Hale, Rudyard Kipling, Justin McCarthy, Karl Marx, William Rossetti and John Ruskin.
Dates:
1844-1899
Anson Phelps Stokes family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 299
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, subject files, memorabilia, photographs, financial records, and other papers detailing the professional career and personal life of Anson Phelps Stokes and family members, including Olivia, Caroline and Helen Stokes. Papers relating to Anson Phelps Stokes document his work with prominent educators, reformers, religious leaders, businessmen, and politicians. Stokes's work on behalf of black education, social issues, and the Phelps-Stokes Fund...
Dates:
1761-1960, bulk 1892-1958