Word: americana
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...College Library, an interesting manuscript receipt given in 1773 by John Singleton Copley, for fifty-six pounds paid him for the portrait of Nicholas Boylston which is now hanging in Memorial Hall. The document was presented to the College by Mr. J. H. Moriarty of Boston. Some rare Americana of colonial times-about thirty volumes in all-were bought at the sale of the Deane library in March. Most of them treat of Colonial history...
Botanical Club. Papers: Notes on Uroglaena Americana, Calk. Mr. G. T. Moore.- Remarks on Some New or Rare Mexican Plants. Mr. J. M. Greenman. Botanical Museum, Room...
Botanical Club. Papers: Notes on Uroglaena Americana, Calk. Mr. G. T. Moore.- Remarks on Some New or Rare Mexican Plants. Mr. J. M. Greenman. Botanical Museum, Room...
...translated from the German most of the pieces in the "Juvenile Lyre" (Boston, 1832), and from the "Conversations-Lexicon" nearly enough articles to fill a volume of the Encyclopedia Americana (1828-32). His collections of original hymns, poetry, and poetical translations have been published under the title of "Lyric Gems" (Boston, 1843); "The Psalmist," a noted Baptist hymn book (1843), and "Rock of Ages" 1866-77). Other writings by him are "Life of Rev. Joseph Grafton" (1818), "Missionary Sketches" (1879-1883), "History of Newton, Mass." (1880), "Rambles in Mssion Fields" (1884), and contributions to numerous periodicals...