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William Hobart Hare letter to Edward Abbott

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Description: Letter from William Hobart Hare in Boston, probably written to Edward Abbott. Hare, who was traveling from New York with his brother-in-law, writes that he may not arrive in Cambridge until just before a planned meeting. He also writes that he would be glad to stay with Abbott after the meeting. Includes a printed photograph of Hare.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1880.
Call number: mssHM 29237
Creator: Hare, William Hobart (1838-1909)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Acquired from the Gerald John Kane Collection through William Wreden, January 5, 1961.

William S. Kenyon letter to Smith Wildman Brookhart

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This letter, written in Fort Dodge, Iowa on United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit letterhead finds Kenyon glad that Brookhart takes a bold position on public questions. He writes that there is a movement across the country to end primary elections and that progressives better be aware. He notes that Secretary or War, John W. Weeks spoke out against the primary as he was defeated in a primary election for Senator in a Republican state. by a wide margin. He further writes that Brookhart's nomination shook things up among the "old crowd." He relates that he is glad that he resigned from the senate as it gave opportunity for people to express themselves. His prediction is that Brookhart will win by a large majority.

mssHM 29244

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-----. William Hobart Hare: essay

Manuscripts

The collection consists of correspondence, ephemera, photographs, essays, notes, research material, reports, school records, yearbooks, poems, short stories, and speeches. Although the majority of the collection was written by Leroy Jackson, there are several other authors contained in the collection including David Greene, William Hobart Hare, John Collier, John Johnson Enmegahbowh, Lynn J. Frazier, Joseph Alexander Gilfillan, Charles Lemon Hall, Samuel William Pond, W. Carson Ryan, Alfred L. Riggs, Thomas Lawrence Riggs, Jedediah Dwight Stevens, and Frederick Jackson Turner. The material covers the following subjects: early missions and missionaries to Native Americans in Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin; Indian schools in Alaska and New Mexico; the Navajo; the Hopi; the public school and university in America and American education; progressive education; probation and the juvenile court.

mssJackson papers

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William Boyd Allison letter to "My dear Mr. Cole,"

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In this letter to the otherwise unidentified Mr. Cole, Allison writes that he may not be available as planned due to a scheduled dinner with friends.

mssHM 29213

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Reminiscences : an address delivered by William Hobart Hare ... at a service commemorative of the fifteenth anniversary of his consecration

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William Whittlesey Abbott letter to Mrs. James F. Whitin

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Abbott wrote this letter from Los Angeles to his aunt in Whitinsville, Massachusetts. In the letter he describes the "hustle and bustle" of downtown Los Angeles, local businesses, agriculture and viticulture, his daily activities, and health reasons. He also has a detailed description of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel in San Gabriel.

mssHM 84025

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Henry Williams letter to Edward Gould

Manuscripts

Henry Williams writes that he has given up the idea of going to Oregon, and is thinking of settling at a farm outside San Francisco.

mssHM 31529

William Hobart Hare letter to Edward Abbott

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