Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911

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Hiram Corson, originally a Philadelphian, served for a time as librarian at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., and also as a teacher and writer about literature and spiritualism. From 1870 to 1903 he taught at Cornell University. He was the author of "An Introduction to the Study of Shakespeare" (1889).

From the description of Letters to Horace Howard Furness, 1872-1909. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155879238

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Autograph File, C Houghton Library
referencedIn Wilder, Burt G. (Burt Green), 1841-1925. Burt Green Wilder papers, 1841-1925. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Ingleby, C. M. (Clement Mansfield), 1823-1886,. Autograph letters to Clement Mansfield Ingleby signed from various correspondents [manuscript], 1858-1883. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911,. Autograph letter signed from Hiram Corson, Ithaca, to Mrs. George Hambrecht [manuscript], 1905 February 23. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Eells, Kate Gay, 1881-. Kate Gay Eells student notebooks, 1900. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Hart, John S. (John Seely), 1810-1877. John S. Hart letters, 1834-1877. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940. Letter 1923 October 10, Staten Island, N.Y. [to] Kathryn McPherson, Unknown / Edwin Markham. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Staunton, Howard, 1810-1874,. Autograph letters signed from Howard Staunton, London, to unidentified recipients [manuscript], 1874. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Burt Green Wilder papers, 1841-1925 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Ogden family. Ogden family papers, 1841-1947. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911. Letter, 1889 Nov. 27, Florence, to [E.P.] Evans [Munich]. University of Michigan
referencedIn Smith, Goldwin, 1823-1910. Goldwin Smith papers, 1819-1921, 1844-1915 (bulk). Cornell University Library
creatorOf Papers of Louise Greer [manuscript], 1851-1964. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. William Dean Howells letters, 1866-1916 (bulk 1866-1878). Cornell University Library
referencedIn Hiram Corson papers, 1842-1956. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Leo, F. A. (Friedrich August), 1820-1898,. Autograph letters signed from various correspondents mostly to F.A. Leo [manuscript], 1852-1899. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Curran, Thomas, 1848-1898. Thomas Curran notebook, 1871. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940. Letter 1927 January 2, Staten Island [to] Henry Meade Bland, Unknown / [Edwin Markham]. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
referencedIn Jared Treman Newman papers, 1803-1953, 1803-1937 (bulk) Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn William Sharswood papers, 1865-1867, 1865-1867 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911,. Autograph letters signed from Hiram Corson, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., to Joseph Parker Norris [manuscript], 1873-1879. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn James Morgan Hart papers, 1856-1916. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Andrew Dickson White papers, 1832-1919 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Hiram Corson papers, 1842-1956. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911. Note in the hand of Hiram Corson on Antony and Cleopatra, act V, scene 2, line 87, 1873. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn Donovan, Herbert D. A. (Herbert Darius Augustine), b. 1880. Herbert D. Donovan course notes, programs of student activities, pipes, tobacco, 1899-1912. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911. Hiram Corson papers, 1842-1956. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930. Correspondence and compositions, 1859-1930. Houghton Library
referencedIn Hart, J. M. (James Morgan), 1839-1916. James Morgan Hart papers, 1856-1916. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Ruddy, Ella Giles, 1851-1917. Papers, 1861-1916. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911. Letters to Horace Howard Furness, 1872-1909. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D Houghton Library
referencedIn Evans, E. P. (Edward Payson), 1831-1917. Review of Hiram Corson's Introduction to the Study of Shakespeare [1889] University of Michigan
referencedIn Ingleby, C. M. (Clement Mansfield), 1823-1886,. Autograph letters to Clement Mansfield Ingleby signed from various correspondents [manuscript], 1865-1876. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Morehouse family. Morehouse and Lang family papers, 1843-1954, 1885-1954 (bulk). Cornell University Library
creatorOf Cornell University. Cornell University miscellaneous autograph collection, 1874-1929. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Jones, Clinton Irving, b. 1859. Clinton Irving Jones class notes, 1886. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Curtis, Charles William, 1864-1938. Charles William Curtis and Stephanie Marx Curtis papers, 1884-1916. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Goldwin Smith papers, 1819-1921, 1844-1915 (bulk). Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Gilbert, Allan H., 1888-1987. Allan H. Gilbert reminiscence, 1979. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Ingleby, C. M. (Clement Mansfield), 1823-1886,. Letters to Clement Mansfield Ingleby from various correspondents [manuscript], 1847-1886. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911. [Publications]. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Newman, Jared T. (Jared Treman), 1855-1937. Jared Treman Newman papers, 1803-1953, 1803-1937 (bulk). Cornell University Library
creatorOf Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911,. Autograph letter signed from Hiram Corson to Charles H. Patterson [manuscript], 1901 August 27. Folger Shakespeare Library
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associatedWith Cornell University corporateBody
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associatedWith Donovan, Herbert D. A. (Herbert Darius Augustine), b. 1880. person
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associatedWith Evans, E. P. (Edward Payson), 1831-1917. person
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associatedWith Fiske, Willard, 1831-1904 person
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associatedWith White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918 person
associatedWith Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 person
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associatedWith Wilder, Burt G. (Burt Green), 1841-1925. person
associatedWith Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 person
correspondedWith Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Ithaca (N.Y.)
Ithaca (N.Y.)
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English literature
Medicine
Natural history
Smithsonian Publications
Smithsonian Weather Service
Spiritualism
Women mystics
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Birth 1828-11-06

Death 1911-06-15

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Americans

English

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