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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Am 1865-1865.1

Thomas Sergeant Perry letters to Hercules Warren Fay

Overview

Correspondence of the American scholar Thomas Sergeant Perry and the American clergyman and writer Hercules Warren Fay.

Dates

  • Creation: 1891-1896

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Extent

2 linear feet (4 boxes)

This collection contains 304 letters from Perry to H. W. Fay, along with several letters written to Perry from various correspondents. The letters from Perry to Fay were written while Perry was living in Paris. These letters contain detailed descriptions of Perry's daily life in Paris, and also describe his travels in Europe. Perry also writes of the Episcopal society, and publications in Paris newspapers, which he frequently sent to Fay. Perry also suggests to Fay articles that could be published in the Nation. Perry writes often of his tennis games, stamp collecting, the local cuisine, and several times mentions visits he made to Monet. Letters written to Perry include comments on his book Evolution of the Snob.

Biographical / Historical

Perry was an American literary critic, scholar, and educator. Fay was an Episcopal clergyman who left the ministry because of poor health. He was a regular contributor of notes and reviews to The Nation and other papers.

Arrangement

Organized into the following series:

  1. MS Am 1865: Letters to Hercules Warren Fay and other letters
  2. MS Am 1865.1: Additional letters to Hercules Warren Fay and other letters

Physical Location

b

Immediate Source of Acquisition

*71M-11 and *71M-36. Purchased with the C. E. Norton fund and the S. Norton fund from John J. Walsh, P.O. Box 197, Roslindale, Massachusetts 02131; received: 1971 July 15.

Title
Perry, Thomas Sergeant, 1845-1928. Thomas Sergeant Perry letters to Hercules Warren Fay: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou00741

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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