Overview
Contains various speeches given by Judge Holmes on topics relating mainly to religion, Bacon and Shakespeare.
Dates
- Creation: 1864-1899
Conditions Governing Access
Access to these papers is governed by the rules and regulations of the Harvard Law School Library. This collection is open to the public, but is housed off-site at Harvard Depository and requires 2 business-day advance notice for retrieval. Consult the Special Collections staff for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The Harvard Law School Library holds copyright on some, but not all, of the material in our collections. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be directed to the Special Collections staff. Researchers who obtain permission to publish from the Harvard Law School Library are also responsible for identifying and contacting the persons or organizations who hold copyright.
Extent
1 boxesThis collection consists of both handwritten and printed speeches and lectures given by Judge Nathaniel Holmes to a variety of audiences. The speeches mainly relate to topics such as religion, Bacon, and Shakespeare. Also included are several Book Notices written by Holmes.
Historical/Biographical Information
Nathaniel Holmes was born in Peterborough, N.H. and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1838. He was admitted to the Suffolk Bar in 1839 and moved to St. Louis where he served as judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1865 to 1868. He was professor of law at Harvard Law School from 1868 to 1872. He wrote extensively questioning the authorship of works attributed to Shakespeare.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Contact Curator of Modern Manuscripts and Archives.
Processing Information
Processed by David De Lorenzo, April 1991. Edited by Erica C. Bicchieri, 2002.
- Title
- Holmes, Nathaniel. Speeches, 1864-1899: Finding Aid.
- Author
- Harvard Law School Library, Cambridge, MA 02138
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- law00125
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections Repository
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