Josiah Quincy letter, portrait, and autograph
Dates
- Creation: 1839 - 1889
Scope and Contents
Consists of an autographed letter signed by Quincy to Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr. dated 1860 September 24; a fragment of a Harvard University leave of absense pass with Quincy' s signature from 1839; and, an engraved portrait of Quincy from 1889
Creator
- Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864 (Person)
Restrictions on access
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on use
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Biographical / Historical
Josiah Quincy was the Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Massaschusetts legislator and, President of Harvard University.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (1 container) : 3 items
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Originally assembled and framed by Goodspeed's Book Shop, Inc. (Boston Mass.) on 1975 March 7 (Item No. 2319).
Provenance
Acquisition of collection is unknown.
- Title
- Josiah Quincy Letter, Portrait and Autograph
- Status
- Marc Only
- Subtitle
- 1839-1889
- Date
- 2015-01-08
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
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