1852-1887
Guide to the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Access to the originals is restricted. Users must use photocopies in the MHS Reading Room.
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)
8 Feb. 1887
Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886)
5 Apr. 1881
14 Apr. 1881
16 Dec. 1881
Adams, John Quincy (1833-1894)
[after 6 Sep. 1879]
Agassiz, Louis (1807-1873)
15 Dec. 1870
15 July 1881
Brooks, Phillips (1835-1893)
18 Apr. 1878
20 Apr. 1878
9 Feb. 1882
10 Feb. 1882
17 Jan. 1884
Clarke, James Freeman (1810-1888)
11 Sep. 1878
24 Sep. 1879
4 Feb. 1885
15 Nov. 1885
19 Nov. 1885
Coolidge, Thomas Jefferson (1831-1920)
n.d.
Curtis, George Ticknor (1812-1894)
24 Nov. 1885
Everett, Edward (1794-1865)
11 June 1852
23 Sep. 1857
11 July 1859
23 Aug. 1859
1 Nov. 1859
5 Nov. 1859
10 Nov. 1859
23 Sep. 1861
24 Sep. 1861
27 Sep. 1861
29 Oct. 1861
2 letters.
3 Nov. 1861
Includes carte-de-visite.
12 Dec. 1861
Felton, Cornelius Conway (1807-1862)
22 Sep. [no year]
Gray, Asa (1810-1888)
22 July 1879
Hale, Edward Everett (1822-1909)
26 Mar. 1881
25 Apr. 1881
13 Oct. 1881
6 Jan. 1882
3 Apr. 1882
5 Nov. 1884
Harcourt, [G.?] C. Vernon
10 July 1871
Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1841-1935)
25 Jan. [no year]
9 Mar. [no year]
Jan. 1861
On verso of carte-de-visite.
23 Dec. 1882
2 Aug. 1886
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882)
25 Jan. 1852
17 June [no year]
27 Aug. 1855
26 May 1874
Motley, John Lathrop (1814-1877)
26 Feb. 1859
9 Feb. 1863
2 Jan. 1866
18 Oct. 1866
19 Dec. 1866
24 Dec. 1866
9 Jan. 1867
18 Sep. 1872
10 Feb. 1877
Peabody, George
12 Feb. 1886
Prescott, William Hickling (1796-1859)
n.d.
21 Jan. [no year]
9 Oct. [no year]
3 Aug. [no year]
5 Aug. [no year]
Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)
10 Jan. 1852
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.