Benjamin Rand and Houghton Mifflin, Company correspondence concerning The classical moralists and The classical psychologists
Overview
Correspondence between American philosophy and psychology faculty with Benjamin Rand and the Houghton Mifflin, Company, concerning publishing 2 books by Rand.
Dates
- 1909-1910
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)Letters from philosophy and psychology professors at several American universities to Houghton Mifflin, Company and to Benjamin Rand, concerning Rand's proposal for his The classical moralists (Boston, 1909) and The classical psychologists (Boston, 1912), both published by Houghton Mifflin, Company. The letters concerning The classical moralists have replies from Houghton Mifflin. Collection includes a letter from John Dewey, among others.
Biographical / Historical
Benjamin Rand (1856-1934) received a BA in 1875, an MA in 1879, and an LL.D. in 1925 from Acadia University. He graduated from Harvard University with an AB in 1879, an AM in 1880, and a PhD in 1885. He taught philosophy as an instructor at Harvard from 1897-1902 and served as the first dedicated librarian of the Robbins Philosophical Library at Harvard from 1906 to 1934. Rand wrote and edited a number of works of philosophy, including the Locke/Clarke correspondence and the works of Shaftesbury. He was also involved with the creation of the B Class (Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion) of the Library of Congress Classification system, which is still in use today.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. Correspondence concerning The classical moralists
- II. Letters concerning The classical psychologists
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No accession number; Gift of Benjamin Rand; received: 1921.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt
- Title
- Rand, Benjamin, 1856-1934, compiler. Benjamin Rand and Houghton Mifflin, Company correspondence concerning The classical moralists and The classical psychologists, 1909-1910: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02451
Repository Details
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