ContentsContainer List Austin, Ivers James, letter and obituary, 1865, 1889 Heraldic listings, undatedSee Oversize |
Amory Austin Collection Relating to HeraldryA Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of CongressPrepared by Manuscript Division Staff2010
Biographical NoteAmory Austin was born to Ivers James Austin and Elizabeth Turner Amory Austin on July 24, 1849, in Boston, Massachusetts. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1871 and an S. B. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also in Cambridge, in 1873. He worked in analytical chemistry. In 1890, Austin was appointed expert compiler in the Statistical Division of the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. He died on January 4, 1920, in Newport, Rhode Island. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe Amory Austin Collection Relating to Heraldry spans the years circa 1865-1917 and consists of notes, notebooks, and other papers relating to heraldry collected by Austin. Included also is an obituary of Ivers James Austin, a Massachusetts politician, and a letter to him. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsPeople
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Return to the Table of Contents Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged by name of person or type of material. Return to the Table of Contents Container ListAustin, Ivers James, letter and obituary, 1865, 1889Notes on heraldyArms, crests, seals, and signals, drawn and printed, undatedArms attributed to early Saxon and other kings, Apr. 1897Book of Public Arms, 1894Continental Sees, undatedContinental universities, undatedEmperors of the Holy Roman Empire, kings of Germany, and kings of Italy descended from Charlemagne, undatedEnglandCambridge and Oxford, undatedColleges of Cambridge, undatedHerald's College, undatedHospitals and charitable institutions, undatedLondon livery companies, undatedMonastic houses in England and Wales, undatedOrganizations of public interest, undatedPublic and grammar schools in Wales, undatedSocieties, undatedTowns and districts, undatedUniversities, colleges, and technical schools, undatedWives of sovereigns, undatedGeneral orders for countries and towns, undatedHandbook of English Cathedrals, 1896"Heraldry," Encyclopedia Britannica, 1890India, undatedItaly: counts, kings, and dukes, undatedRobert I, King of the Scots (Robert the Bruce), 1897Russian crowns, undatedSocieties, clubs, and other organizations, undatedUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, undatedUniversal (encyclopedia), 1894Miscellaneous, undated (4 folders)Heraldic listings, See Oversize undated (2 vols.)Notebooks, undated (3 folders)Printed matter, circa 1891-circa 1917OversizeHeraldric listings, (Container 3) undated (2 vols.)Return to the Table of Contents |
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