Word: antiquarianism
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...College Library has received from Mr. J. P. Morgan, Jr., '89 of London, Eng., 86 volumes of the works of Thomas Hearne, an English antiquarian of the eighteenth century. The books were published at the Shelondon Theatre in Oxford and are now rare copies. The binding of red morocco and gold adds greatly to the value of the books. One of the most interesting is the diary, which describes the events of the years from 1708 to 1735, containing many references to public men and events of that period. Among the volumes of special value are Leland's "Itinerary," Alfred...
...Davis graduated from the Lawrence Scientific School in 1854, and received the honorary degree of A.M. from Harvard in 1893. He is a member of the New York and Massachusetts bar associations and several memorial and antiquarian societies. Several of his books have been published, among them being, "Currency and Banking in the Province of Massachusetts Bay," and "Tracts Relating to the Currency of Massachusetts...
George Lyman Kittredge '82, "Professor of English in this University, linguist, philologist, worthy interpreter of the masters of English literature, antiquarian on one side, on the other most modern of inductive philosophers, generous helper of all other scholars, leader who inspires his followers to arduous and fruitful labors...
...June number of the Graduates' Magazine makes a good exhibition of the advantages which that admirable quarterly offers to the alumni and the University. The leading contribution is an interesting account by Mr. Henry F. Waters '55, the eminent genealogist and antiquarian, of his invaluable discovery of the facts concerning John Harvard's birth and antecedents. The fidelity and minuteness of Mr. Waters's researches make it doubtful whether existing records will yield any further information about the Founder. Should others, however, be emboldened to pursue the subject, they will be able to start with certain lines of inquiry that...
...great lack of permanent dramatic literature. The English people are either amusement seeking, moderately indifferent or religiously hos- tile to the stage. In spite of all opposition the drama will always exist. Why, then, is it not better to enlist the energy of the cultured for its benefits? What antiquarian Oxford ignores. Harvard, through the work of Professor Baker, is teaching, namely, a true conception of a most influential...