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...there is no century-coupling antiquarian who has seen all the great Hamlets from Garrick down and could give a real standard for comparison. Even at that such a man would probably exasperate everyone by doting upon some obscure Hamlet of two hundred years ago whom he saw just after falling in love for the first time...
Having been the editor of many publications by the Massachusetts Historical Society, the American Antiquarian Society, and several other equally important associations Mr. Matthews has probably acquired a complete knowledge of the customs and rules in the early days of the College and is an authority on the history of the period upon which he is writing. Mr. Matthews is the author of a sketch on commencement in the seventeenth century, which will probably interest present undergraduates...
...first vice-president of the American Historical Society, and a corresponding member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, the American Antiquarian Society, and the Illinois Historical Society. He has also been in great demand as a lecturer, and has given Phi Beta Kappa or similar addresses at the Universities of Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Indiana, and other institutions...
...Thomas Franklin Waters, learned antiquarian; careful and thorough investigator; master of the history of his region...
...Library has received from J. P. Morgan, Jr., '89, 86 volumes of the works of Thomas Hearne, an English antiquarian of the 18th century. The books were published at the Sheldonian Theatre, in Oxford, and are rare copies. One of the most interesting is a diary which describes the events of 1708 to 1735. Among the volumes of special interest are: Leland's 'Itinerary," Alfred's "Annals," Camden's "Annals," and Robert of Gloucester's "Chronicle," all of which were edited by Hearne...