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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Charles Sumner compositions (MS Am 1.60) : Guide.


creator Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874.
Title: Charles Sumner compositions,
Dates: 1827-1872.
Abstract: Compositions by Charles Sumner, chiefly speeches and speaking notes, and including quotations copied by him from books.
Extent: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Language: Collection materials are in English, French, and Latin.
Identification: MS Am 1.60
Location: b

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Gift of the family of Edward L. Pierce; received: 1918 and at other dates. Some items received in 1897 were recataloged from MS Am 1.50.

Correspondence with Sumner is a separate collection, MS Am 1.

Further quotations copied by Sumner are in his commonplace book, MS Am 1.50.

Processed by: J. F. Coakley.

Preferred Citation for Publication:

Charles Sumner Compositions (MS Am 1.60). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

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Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was a Republican senator from Massachusetts and a principal figure in the anti-slavery movement.

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Miscellaneous compositions of Charles Sumner, including texts of speeches and speaking-notes, and other notes, chiefly quotations from his reading.

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Arranged in a single series in approximate chronological order. Undated items are at the end.

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