COLLECTION GUIDES

1852-1887

Guide to the Collection

Restrictions on Access

Access to the originals is restricted. Users must use photocopies in the MHS Reading Room.


Collection Summary

Abstract

This small collection consists of autograph letters written to Thomas J. Coolidge (1831-1920), William Amory, and William Appleton, presumably collected by Thomas J. Coolidge (1893-1959).

Collection Description

This small collection consists of autograph letters written to Thomas J. Coolidge (1831-1920), William Amory, and William Appleton, presumably collected by Thomas J. Coolidge (1893-1959). Correspondents include James F. Clarke, Edward Everett, Oliver W. Holmes, Henry W. Longfellow, and Edward E. Hale.

Restrictions on Access

Access to the originals is restricted. Users must use photocopies in the MHS Reading Room.

Acquisition Information

This autograph collection was deposited by Thomas J. Coolidge (1893-1959), ca. 1957.

Arrangement

The collection is organized alphabetically.

Item List

Adams, Brooks (1848-1927)

Box 1Folder 1

8 Feb. 1887

Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886)

Box 1Folder 2

5 Apr. 1881

Box 1Folder 3

14 Apr. 1881

Box 1Folder 4

16 Dec. 1881

Adams, John Quincy (1833-1894)

Box 1Folder 5

[after 6 Sep. 1879]

Agassiz, Louis (1807-1873)

Box 1Folder 6

15 Dec. 1870

Box 1Folder 7

15 July 1881

Brooks, Phillips (1835-1893)

Box 1Folder 8

18 Apr. 1878

Box 1Folder 9

20 Apr. 1878

Box 1Folder 10

9 Feb. 1882

Box 1Folder 11

10 Feb. 1882

Box 1Folder 12

17 Jan. 1884

Clarke, James Freeman (1810-1888)

Box 1Folder 13

11 Sep. 1878

Box 1Folder 14

24 Sep. 1879

Box 1Folder 15

4 Feb. 1885

Box 1Folder 16

15 Nov. 1885

Box 1Folder 17

19 Nov. 1885

Coolidge, Thomas Jefferson (1831-1920)

Box 1Folder 18

n.d.

Curtis, George Ticknor (1812-1894)

Box 1Folder 19

24 Nov. 1885

Everett, Edward (1794-1865)

Box 1Folder 20

11 June 1852

Box 1Folder 21

23 Sep. 1857

Box 1Folder 22

11 July 1859

Box 1Folder 23

23 Aug. 1859

Box 1Folder 24

1 Nov. 1859

Box 1Folder 25

5 Nov. 1859

Box 1Folder 26

10 Nov. 1859

Box 1Folder 27

23 Sep. 1861

Box 1Folder 28

24 Sep. 1861

Box 1Folder 29

27 Sep. 1861

Box 1Folder 30

29 Oct. 1861

2 letters.

Box 1Folder 31

3 Nov. 1861

Includes carte-de-visite.

Box 1Folder 32

12 Dec. 1861

Felton, Cornelius Conway (1807-1862)

Box 1Folder 33

22 Sep. [no year]

Gray, Asa (1810-1888)

Box 1Folder 34

22 July 1879

Hale, Edward Everett (1822-1909)

Box 1Folder 35

26 Mar. 1881

Box 1Folder 36

25 Apr. 1881

Box 1Folder 37

13 Oct. 1881

Box 1Folder 38

6 Jan. 1882

Box 1Folder 39

3 Apr. 1882

Box 1Folder 40

5 Nov. 1884

Harcourt, [G.?] C. Vernon

Box 1Folder 41

10 July 1871

Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1841-1935)

Box 1Folder 42

25 Jan. [no year]

Box 1Folder 43

9 Mar. [no year]

Box 1Folder 44

Jan. 1861

On verso of carte-de-visite.

Box 1Folder 45

23 Dec. 1882

Box 1Folder 46

2 Aug. 1886

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882)

Box 1Folder 47

25 Jan. 1852

Box 1Folder 48

17 June [no year]

Box 1Folder 49

27 Aug. 1855

Box 1Folder 50

26 May 1874

Motley, John Lathrop (1814-1877)

Box 1Folder 51

26 Feb. 1859

Box 1Folder 52

9 Feb. 1863

Box 1Folder 53

2 Jan. 1866

Box 1Folder 54

18 Oct. 1866

Box 1Folder 55

19 Dec. 1866

Box 1Folder 56

24 Dec. 1866

Box 1Folder 57

9 Jan. 1867

Box 1Folder 58

18 Sep. 1872

Box 1Folder 59

10 Feb. 1877

Peabody, George

Box 1Folder 60

12 Feb. 1886

Prescott, William Hickling (1796-1859)

Box 1Folder 61

n.d.

Box 1Folder 62

21 Jan. [no year]

Box 1Folder 63

9 Oct. [no year]

Box 1Folder 64

3 Aug. [no year]

Box 1Folder 65

5 Aug. [no year]

Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)

Box 1Folder 66

10 Jan. 1852

Box 1Folder 67

13 July [no year]

Preferred Citation

Thomas J. Coolidge autograph collection, Massachusetts Historical Society.

Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.

Persons:

Amory, William, 1804-1888.
Appleton, William, 1786-1862.
Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888.
Coolidge, Thomas Jefferson, 1831-1920.
Coolidge, Thomas Jefferson, 1893-1959.
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865.
Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.

Subjects:

Autographs--Collections.