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Raymond Dexter Havens papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0024
Abstract
Raymond Dexter Havens, educator and author, was born in Rochester, New York in 1880. In 1925, he joined The Johns Hopkins University faculty as Caroline Donovan Professor of English, a post he held until his retirement in 1949. In 1931, Havens was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.The collections consists of correspondence; reprints, articles, and clippings; outlines, course note, study guides, and bibliographies; an autograph album contains holographic messages...
Dates:
1769-1954
Found in:
Special Collections
Robert Southey letters
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0226
Scope and Contents
The holographic letters which form this collection were written by the English poet, Robert Southey. The letter of August 22, 1825 was written to "Dear Sir." It is likely the person addressed is the London publisher, John Murray, since Southey writes that he is sending copy of the "Vindici‘" and will presently send copy of the "Peninsular War." The letter was written during the period when Southey was responding to Catholic criticism of "Book of the...
Dates:
1825-1837
Found in:
Special Collections