Harvard students' letters
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to Lemuel Shaw
FOUND IN:
Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUD 200.505
Overview:
This collection contains letters to Lemuel Shaw, dated 1798-1857, from five other members of the Harvard College class of 1800: Timothy Boutelle, Timothy Flint, Abiel Holbrook, William Sawyer, and Daniel Kimball. A folder enclosed with the correspondence indicates Shaw was on a committee to collect biographical information on the class of 1800, and these letters, which date from their college days until late adulthood, may have been used to compile a class book.
Benjamin Peirce personal archive
FOUND IN:
Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUG 1680
Overview:
Benjamin Peirce (1778-1831), a Harvard historian and librarian, was born in Salem, Massachusetts. He earned his AB from Harvard in 1801, and was a merchant and state legislator prior to his appointment as college librarian in 1826. This collection contains personal correspondence, student papers, political writings, and manuscripts, notes, and letters relating to Peirce's work on the history of Harvard University, dated 1787-1832.
Lawrence G. Smith personal archive
FOUND IN:
Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUM 260
Overview:
The personal archive of Lawrence G. Smith documents his academic and social experiences as a Harvard undergraduate and graduate student, and as an alumnus. The collection includes Smith's personal correspondence, diaries, and Harvard College Class of 1959 reunion memorabilia.