typed letter signed de eliot charles (8 résultats)

Trade Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Typed Letter Signed from Charles W. Eliot (Harvard President, 1869-1909), to LeBaron Russell Briggs. 1 page, dated August 23, 1898, typed with holograpph addition and bold signature (minor separation at folds, some blotter offset. Wonderful letter begins with a humorous discussion of a replacement for a diploma for one E. Blake Barton, apparently eaten by "our own rats" (in Wadsworth House). He goes on to the more serious topic of awarding degrees to students who were volunteering for service in the Spanish-American War, with reference to precedent from the Civil War. Eliot was one of the truly great figures in the history of Harvard, serving forty years as President (1869-1909). LeBaron Russell Briggs, one of the great figures in the history of Harvard, Radcliffe, and the NCAA. Briggs was first Dean of Men at Harvard College, where he also served as dean of the faculty. He was also president of Radcliffe College and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

unbound. 2 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, Cambridge, MA, March 3, 1910. This letter, which includes one holograph correction, was written to a descendant of Elbridge Gerry regarding a challenge to a Massachusetts law prohibiting children under 14 from working on the stage, in part: "I am much obliged to you for sedning [sic] me your article on the 'Children of the Stage'.it covers the ground admirably and undoubtedly has produced many salutary effects on law and custom." Horizontal and vertical folds; near fine condition. American academic who became the president of Harvard in 1869.

Unknown. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Typed Letter Signed from Charles W. Eliot (Harvard President, 1869-1909), to LeBaron Russell Briggs. 1 page, dated July 29, 1892, typed with a clear crisp signature, on Harvard letterhead but from Maine. Full page, discussing certificates relating to scholarships. Eliot was one of the truly great figures in the history of Harvard, serving forty years as President (1869-1909). LeBaron Russell Briggs, one of the great figures in the history of Harvard, Radcliffe, and the NCAA. Briggs was first Dean of Men at Harvard College, where he also served as dean of the faculty. He was also president of Radcliffe College and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Unknown. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Typed Letter Signed from Charles W. Eliot (Harvard President, 1869-1909), to LeBaron Russell Briggs. 1 page, dated August 6, 1924, typed letter with holograph addition and bold, clear signature. Very personal letter thanking Briggs and his wife for sending flowers to mark the sad occasion of the death of Eliot's own wife: 'There can be no more appropriate and delightful memento of Mrs. Eliot's body and soul, on earth or in heaven.' A wonderful testament to the long, close relationship between these two great Harvard figures. Eliot was one of the truly great figures in the history of Harvard, serving forty years as President (1869-1909). LeBaron Russell Briggs, one of the great figures in the history of Harvard, Radcliffe, and the NCAA. Briggs was first Dean of Men at Harvard College, where he also served as dean of the faculty. He was also president of Radcliffe College and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Unknown. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Typed Letter Signed from Charles W. Eliot (Harvard President, 1869-1909), to LeBaron Russell Briggs. 1 page, dated August 29th, 1892, on Harvard lettterhead but from Maine, typed with crisp, clear signature. Full page, discussing revisions to the Regulations of Harvard as pertains to student class standing between upper and lower classes, credits earned, etc. Eliot was one of the truly great figures in the history of Harvard, serving forty years as President (1869-1909). LeBaron Russell Briggs, one of the great figures in the history of Harvard, Radcliffe, and the NCAA. Briggs was first Dean of Men at Harvard College, where he also served as dean of the faculty. He was also president of Radcliffe College and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Unknown. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Typed Letter Signed from Charles W. Eliot (Harvard President, 1869-1909), to LeBaron Russell Briggs. 1 page, dated August, 22nd, 1892, on Harvard lettterhead but from Maine, typed with minor holograph corrections, and crisp, clear signature. Full page, discussing revisions to the Regulations of Harvard as pertaining to class affiliation, promotion, and the abolition of Chemistry A (an issue doubtless close to Eliot's heart as he was a chemist himself). Eliot was one of the truly great figures in the history of Harvard, serving forty years as President (1869-1909). LeBaron Russell Briggs, one of the great figures in the history of Harvard, Radcliffe, and the NCAA. Briggs was first Dean of Men at Harvard College, where he also served as dean of the faculty. He was also president of Radcliffe College and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Unknown. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Typed Letter Signed from Charles W. Eliot (Harvard President, 1869-1909), to LeBaron Russell Briggs. 2 page, dated July 14, 1896, with minor holograph corrections and a bold signature. Eliot offers Briggs his advice on leadership and decision-making, extensive and quotable. He also pokes fun on the poor English employed in Harvard's Admissions Examinations, suggesting that Briggs enlist the aid of thee English Department to remedy the crisis. Eliot was one of the truly great figures in the history of Harvard, serving forty years as President (1869-1909). LeBaron Russell Briggs, one of the great figures in the history of Harvard, Radcliffe, and the NCAA. Briggs was first Dean of Men at Harvard College, where he also served as dean of the faculty. He was also president of Radcliffe College and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Unknown. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Typed Letter Signed from Charles W. Eliot (Harvard President, 1869-1909), to LeBaron Russell Briggs. 2 page, dated July 20, 1896, typed with minor holograph additions, and a bold signature. Eliot commends Briggs on his performance, noting "the College has its advantage, in the fact that the students have much greater confidence in you than they ever had in any former dean." He goes on to coach Briggs on decision making and managing faculty, then moves on to discuss student cheating. Eliot was one of the truly great figures in the history of Harvard, serving forty years as President (1869-1909). LeBaron Russell Briggs, one of the great figures in the history of Harvard, Radcliffe, and the NCAA. Briggs was first Dean of Men at Harvard College, where he also served as dean of the faculty. He was also president of Radcliffe College and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.