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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 6 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 6 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lenox, James 1800-1890 (search)
Lenox, James 1800-1890 Philanthropist; born in New York City, Aug. 19, 1800; fell heir to a fortune of several millions of dollars in 1839. He was deeply interested in collecting rare books, including many on American history. After adding to these books many rare manuscripts, mosaics, statues, etc., he founded Lenox Library, which, with its endowment, represented a value of $2,000,000. This institution is now a part of the New York public Library (q. v.). He died in New York City, Feb. 17, 1890.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York public Library, the (search)
e Circulating Library was added to the combination, the new body retaining its old name. Of these various consolidated institutions the Astor Library was originally incorporated Jan. 18, 1849. It was endowed and supported by various gifts of the Astor family, and at the time of consolidation owned its site and buildings on Lafayette Place, with 267,147 volumes, and enjoyed an annual income of about $47,000. The Lenox Library, incorporated Jan. 20, 1870, as the gift to the public of James Lenox, owned its site and building on Fifth Avenue, between 70th and 71st streets, with 86,000 volumes and an annual income of $20,500. The Tilden trust, created by the will of Samuel J. Tilden, possessed Mr. Tilden's private library of about 20,000 volumes and an endowment fund of about $2,000,000, but neither lands nor buildings. The Public Library thus began its existence with a total number of volumes of 373,147 and an endowment of about $3,500,000. The library as thus constituted was f
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stevens, Henry 1819- (search)
Stevens, Henry 1819- Bibliographer; born in Barnet, Vt., Aug. 24, 1819; graduated at Yale College in 1843; became interested in the early historical relations between America and England; went to the latter country in search of American historical matter in 1845, and remained abroad until his death, in South Hampstead, England, Feb. 28, 1886. He succeeded in gathering an immense amount of valuable material relating to the history of the United States, and had access to the original documents in the State Papers Office in London. His publications include Catalogue of a Library of works relating to America; Catalogue of American books in the Library of the British Museum; Historical and Geographical notes on the earliest discoveries in America; Schedule of 2,000 American Historical Nuggets; American books with tales to Ema; Who spoils our New English books? recollections of James Lenox, etc.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 77 (search)
an, A. C. Richards, Tim'y P. Chapman, Chas. P. Kirkland, Jno. Dimon, Samuel Hotaling, Richard Warren, George Jones, Geo. T. Olyphant, B. Cornell, Jas. W. Underhill, Bernard Kelly, E. H. Ludlow, Thos. J. Barr, A. M. White, James Bryce, R. C. Root, D. B. Fearing, Wm. McMurray, John R. Brady, Henry Hilton, W. F. Havemeyer, Jas. Gallatin, W. B. Crosby, F. B. Cutting, Dan. F. Tiemann, J. S. Bosworth, T. B. Stillman, Geo. T. H. Davis, W. Curtis Noyes, James Lenox, B. R. Winthrop, D. D. Field. The presiding officer said :--Fellow-citizens, we desire to commence this meeting with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Vinton. The reverend gentleman stepped forward, and delivered the following prayer:-- Prayer of Dr. Vinton. O, Almighty God, Creator of all men, high and mighty, whose kingdom ruleth over all — whose power no creature dare resist — thou art the protector of those who trust in thee. We come before thee to confess our own sins and the sin
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Book III (continued) (search)
in collecting information. By 1840 the library of Harvard University was recognized as one of the important buyers when a rich collection came into the markets, but it was only with the advent of the Astor Library in 1854 and the donation of James Lenox's rich collection to the public in 1870 that New York had public libraries in which a student of history could find what he needed. The Boston Public Library, incorporated in 1848, the Athenaeum, a private foundation, and the Harvard College support to the historians of Boston. Meanwhile a group of wealthy men had taken up the occupation of collector, most of them dealing in early Americana. John Carter Brown, of Providence, led off in the movement, and found worthy seconds in James Lenox and Samuel L. M. Barlow of New York, George Brinsley of Hartford, and Colonel Thomas Aspinwall, who was long the American consul in London. The collections of the first two became permanent and were converted into libraries open to the public
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Index (search)
the English language, 473 Lectures on the history of protection, 440 Lectures on the philosophy and practice of slavery, 339 Lectures on the Restrictive system, 438 Ledger (N. Y.), 66 Lee, Mother Ann, 525 Leech, 100 Lefou de Palerme, 595 Legend of Marcus Whitman, the, 188 Legend of sleepy hollow, 415 Leib, Mani, 604 Leland, Charles Godfrey, 23-26, 38, 314, 583 Leland Stanford University, 363, 412 Lemaitre, Charles, 595 Le Maudit Passeport, 592 Lenau, 579 Lenox, James, 183 Lenox, Robert, 453 L'Entr'acte, 591 Leonatus, 44 LaEpoque, 591 Lepouze, Constant, 596 Lepsius, 467 Leroux, 282 Le Sage, 1 Les Amours d'helene, 595 Les Anglais à la Louisiane en 1814 et 1815, 596 Les Cenelles, 596 Les Imperiales, 596 Leskien, 469 Les martyrs de la Louisiane, 592, 596 Les Meschacebeennes, 595 Les Miserables, 603 Le Soulier Rouge, 594 Les Savanes, 596 Lesson of life, and other poems, the, 48 Lessons on political econo