COLLECTION
Identifier: MS Am 1630
Joseph E. Field collection of letters by autograph collectors
Overview
Letters by collectors of autographs, collected by the American historian Joseph E. Fields.
Dates
- 1822-1921
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)
Primarily letters of collectors of autographs who were interested in signers of the Declaration of Independence, including many letters from collector William Buell Sprague, with offprints concerning Thomas Lynch, a signer of the Declaration of Independence .
Biographical / Historical
Fields was an American historian and biographer who wrote about the American Revolution.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*60M-102 and *60M-103. Gift of Dr. Joseph E. Fields, Wessington, 1221 Glenwood Avenue Joliet Illinois; received: 1960 28 Dec.
- Title
- Fields, Joseph E., collector. Joseph E. Field collection of letters by autograph collectors, 1822-1921: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- EAD ID
- hou00784
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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Harvard Yard
Harvard University
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
(617) 495-2440
Houghton_Library@harvard.edu