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Thomas Rutherford Bacon papers (MSS-0091)

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Providence, RI, 02908
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Inventory

Series 1. Correspondence, 1900-1908
0.1 cubic feet

The majority of the correspondence in this series is from Houghton Mifflin Company representatives concerning Bacon’s progress in completing a history textbook. There are four letters from Houghton Mifflin editor, Horace E. Scudder, encouraging Bacon to complete the book. Also included is a letter from Bacon to the publisher, 1903, stating that he is abandoning the project.

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 1 Outgoing
1903 January 31
Box 1, Folder 2 A – Z
1900-1908

Series 2. Writings, 1878-1907
0.9 cubic feet

This series includes speeches, lectures, and essays in manuscript and printed form. Also included is a typescript copy of Bacon’s partially completed textbook on European history.

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 3 Address: Berkeley High School
1907
Box 1, Folder 4 Address: Joseph LeConte
undated
Box 1, Folder 5 Address: Mills College building
undated
Box 1, Folder 6 “The American Republic” pp. 1-67 [23-56 missing]
undated
Box 1, Folder 7 “The American Republic” pp. 68-100
undated
Box 1, Folder 8 Bible: John; Luke
undated
Box 1, Folder 9 Bible: Luke; John
undated, 1878 September 29
Box 1, Folder 10 Bible: Matthew; John
undated
Box 1, Folder 11 Brown, John pp. 1-35
undated
Box 1, Folder 12 Charles V (Holy Roman Empire)
undated
Box 1, Folder 13 Columbus, Christopher
undated
Box 1, Folder 14 Cromwell, Oliver
undated
Box 1, Folder 15 Democracy
undated
Box 1, Folder 16 European History: Middle Ages
undated
Box 1, Folder 17 First Congregational Church, Berkeley
circa 1899
Box 1, Folder 18 Untitled writings
undated
Box 1, Folder 19 “The influence of Italian over English poetry in the 16th century”
undated
Box 1, Folder 20 International Politics
undated
Box 1, Folder 21 Italian History
undated
Box 1, Folder 22 Kipling, Rudyard
undated
Box 1, Folder 23 “Machiavelli’s politics”
undated
Box 1, Folder 24 “A memorial address”
undated
Box 1, Folder 25 Montesquieu
undated
Box 1, Folder 26 Religion
undated
Box 1, Folder 27 Rome
undated
Box 1, Folder 28 San Francisco
undated
Box 1, Folder 29 Stevenson, Robert Louis
1907
Box 1, Folder 30 Untitled story, pp. 1-43
undated
Box 1, Folder 31 Untitled story, pp. 44-70
undated
Box 1, Folder 32 Untitled story, pp. 71-114
undated
Box 1, Folder 33 Stratford-on-Avon
undated
Box 1, Folder 34 Teaching History
undated
Box 1, Folder 35 Textbook: Part I: Title page, pp. 1-52
undated
Box 1, Folder 36 Textbook: Part II: Title page, pp. 54-83
undated
Box 1, Folder 37 Textbook: Part II: pp. 84-111
undated
Box 1, Folder 38 Textbook: Part III: Title page, pp. 112-146
undated
Box 1, Folder 39 Textbook: Part III: pp. 147-170
undated
Box 1, Folder 40 Textbook: Part III: pp. 171-197
undated
Box 1, Folder 41 Textbook: Part IV: Title page, pp. 199-226
undated
Box 1, Folder 42 Textbook: Part IV: pp. 227-260
undated
Box 1, Folder 43 Textbook: Part IV: pp. 261-299
undated
Box 1, Folder 44 Textbook: Part IV: pp. 300-330
undated
Box 1, Folder 45 Textbook: Part IV: pp. 331-359
undated
Box 1, Folder 46 Textbook: Part IV: pp. 360-388
undated
Box 1, Folder 47 Truth (p.1 missing)
undated
Box 1, Folder 48 U.S. History: Revolution
undated
Box 1, Folder 49 U.S. History: Civil War
undated
Box 1, Folder 50 U.S. History: 1865-1921
undated
Box 1, Folder 51 Venice (incomplete)
undated
Box 1, Folder 52 The character of Columbus
1892 November
Box 1, Folder 53 …Edward Fitzgerald
1890 February
Box 1, Folder 54 The French Revolution
1904 August-December
Box 1, Folder 55 “Hamlet” in Berkeley. 1904
1904 December
Box 1, Folder 56 How to meet skepticism: Are we conceding its claims?
1879 May 17
Box 1, Folder 57 Liberty and authority
1898 April
Box 1, Folder 58 Locksley Hall
1887 February
Box 1, Folder 59 Napoleon and his epoch
1894
Box 1, Folder 60 Natural science as a factor in education
1899 February
Box 1, Folder 61 Our expanded country
1899 December
Box 1, Folder 62 The railroad strike in California
1894 November
Box 1, Folder 63 La torre del Mangia
1905 March
Box 1, Folder 64 Views of Napoleon
1895 May
Box 1, Folder 65 What is the Renaissance
1899 April
Box 1, Folder 66 The Yale bicentennial celebration
1901 November
Box 1, Folder 67 Poem, news clippings, untitled writings
undated, 1883-1897