Author: Justin Winsor

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-15

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9781333605667

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Excerpt from Calendar of the Sparks Manuscripts in Harvard College Library: With an Appendix Showing Other Manuscripts There is a condensed list of these papers, in the Appendix (pp. 213 - 230) of The Catalogue of the Library of Jared Sparks, with a list of the historical manuscripts collected by him and now deposited in the Library of Harvard University Cambridge, 1871. This appendix has been heretofore the only key to the contents of the collection, which is kept in a sepa rate case in the Library. The Roman numbers for headings in the present Calendar show the order in which the volumes stand in the case, being arranged alphabetically under four classes, English, French, Spanish, Miscellaneous. The Preface of the above-named Catalogue says of the papers that under Mr. Sparke's will they were made the property of his son, Mr. William Eliot Sparks, with a conditional reversion to Harvard University. Mr. W. E. Sparks has since (sept. 1886) died. The same account adds that these papers were collected with intuitive skill and increasing ability during various tours, undertaken since 1819 for the purpose: first in the thirteen original states; often elsewhere in his own enlarged country; three times in prolonged visits to Europe; by means also of his extensive correspondence during the years 1819 Then referring to papers still in the possession of Mr. Sparke's family, the preface goes on to say: These letters are arranged in sixty large volumes, with a daily index. The Journals of the tours point out the deposits of many unknown treasures; sketching scenes, characters and incidents - thus preserving information and reproducing reminiscences of a period far more remote. This is the material for some future adequate biography of Mr. Sparks, who has, however, already been commemorated in an extended memorial, which was prepared with every advantage of access to his papers, by his friend, the Rev. Dr. George Edward Ellis, for the Massachusetts Historical Society. This appeared first in the Proceedings of that society, May, 1868, and then separately as a Memoir of Jared Sparks, LL.D., by Geo. E. Ellis, Cambridge, 1869, accompanied by two portraits, one after an unfinished Stuart, painted in 1828; the other the profile of a bust taken later, by Hiram Powers, and presented to Harvard College by the students under his presidency. There is also a Memoir by Brantz Mayer, Baltimore, 1869. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Calendar of the Sparks Manuscripts in Harvard College Library written by Justin Winsor and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Calendar of the Sparks Manuscripts in Harvard College Library: With an Appendix Showing Other Manuscripts There is a condensed list of these papers, in the Appendix (pp. 213 - 230) of The Catalogue of the Library of Jared Sparks, with a list of the historical manuscripts collected by him and now deposited in the Library of Harvard University Cambridge, 1871. This appendix has been heretofore the only key to the contents of the collection, which is kept in a sepa rate case in the Library. The Roman numbers for headings in the present Calendar show the order in which the volumes stand in the case, being arranged alphabetically under four classes, English, French, Spanish, Miscellaneous. The Preface of the above-named Catalogue says of the papers that under Mr. Sparke's will they were made the property of his son, Mr. William Eliot Sparks, with a conditional reversion to Harvard University. Mr. W. E. Sparks has since (sept. 1886) died. The same account adds that these papers were collected with intuitive skill and increasing ability during various tours, undertaken since 1819 for the purpose: first in the thirteen original states; often elsewhere in his own enlarged country; three times in prolonged visits to Europe; by means also of his extensive correspondence during the years 1819 Then referring to papers still in the possession of Mr. Sparke's family, the preface goes on to say: These letters are arranged in sixty large volumes, with a daily index. The Journals of the tours point out the deposits of many unknown treasures; sketching scenes, characters and incidents - thus preserving information and reproducing reminiscences of a period far more remote. This is the material for some future adequate biography of Mr. Sparks, who has, however, already been commemorated in an extended memorial, which was prepared with every advantage of access to his papers, by his friend, the Rev. Dr. George Edward Ellis, for the Massachusetts Historical Society. This appeared first in the Proceedings of that society, May, 1868, and then separately as a Memoir of Jared Sparks, LL.D., by Geo. E. Ellis, Cambridge, 1869, accompanied by two portraits, one after an unfinished Stuart, painted in 1828; the other the profile of a bust taken later, by Hiram Powers, and presented to Harvard College by the students under his presidency. There is also a Memoir by Brantz Mayer, Baltimore, 1869. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.