Henry Harrisse Papers, 1855-1910.
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Summary
- Creator:
- Harrisse, Henry, 1829-1910.
- Abstract:
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Henry Harrisse, native of France, bibliographer, historian, and author of books, pamphlets, and articles mostly relating to early American history and exploration, came to America in the 1840s, taught in South Carolina and at the University of North Carolina, practiced law in Chicago, Ill., and New York until 1870, and then returned to France.
The collection includes letters, chiefly after 1892, from booksellers, scholars, and others to Harrisse concerning his research and writings, mostly about early American history and exploration; papers relating to honors Harrisse received for his work; bibliographies; Harrisse's translations of Descartes and his writings about him; a typed version of Harrisse's literary autobiography (87 pages) with manuscript notes and corrections by him; and three albums of carte-de-visites, 1867-1907 and undated, of French literary critics, authors, artists, and philosophers, and of others.
- Extent:
- 300 items (1.5 linear feet)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Library Catalog Link:
- View UNC library catalog record for this item
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Henry Harrisse (1829-1910), native of France, bibliographer, historian, and author of books, pamphlets, and articles mostly relating to early American history and exploration, came to America in the 1840s, taught in South Carolina and at the University of North Carolina, practiced law in Chicago and New York until 1870, and then returned to France.
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes letters, chiefly after 1892, from booksellers, scholars, and others to Harrisse concerning his research and writings, mostly about early American history and exploration; papers relating to honors Harrisse received for his work; bibliographies; Harrisse's translations of Descartes and his writings about him; a typed version of Harrisse's literary autobiography (87 pages) with manuscript notes and corrections by him; and three albums of carte-de-visites, 1867-1907 and undated, of French literary critics, authors, artists, and philosophers, and of others. Included amongst the correspondents are Edward G. Bourne, Alfred Cartier, A. Claudin, Ian Douglas, Wilberforce Eames, Arthur T. Hadley, John Johnson, Adolf Erik Nordenskiold, Benjamin Franklin Stevens, Anson Phelps Stokes Junior, John Boyd Thatcher, and Henry Vignaud.
- Acquisition information:
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Received from Mrs. Bartus Trew of New York and Albert Ulman Walter of Baltimore, Md., January 1959.
Additional materials purchased from Charles Hamilton Galleries, Inc., New York, N.Y., June 1972; and transferred from the Rare Book Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, February 1980.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, October 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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- Sensitive materials statement:
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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
Access and use
- Restrictions to access:
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No restrictions. Open for research.
- Restrictions to use:
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No usage restrictions.
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], in the Henry Harrisse Papers, #3518, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Location of this collection:
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Louis Round Wilson Library200 South RoadChapel Hill, NC 27515
- Contact:
- (919) 962-3765