the inventory of the william fairfield warren collection...

The Inventory

of the

William Fairfield Warren

Collection

#1476 [BU]

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

Warren, William Fairfield Page 1 of 35

Warren, William F. and Family #BU 1476

Preliminary Listing

I. Correspondence. A. Letters from various individuals to WFW (unless otherwise noted), mostly professional.

Box 1 1. Adler, Cyrus. ALS, dated Washington, Sep. 24, 1889, re: favor done by WFW for Adler. [F. 1] 2. Adams, Charles Kendall. Holograph card, dated Ithaca, N.Y., Oct. 9, 1888. [F. 2]

3. Agassiz, Elizabeth C. ALS, dated Cambridge Dec. 7, 1893; with envelope. [F. 3] 4. Albers, Homer. TLS, dated Boston, Mar. 13, 1929; greetings on WFW’s 96th birthday. [F. 4] 5. Alcott, Ames Bronson. [F. 5] a. ALS to WFW, dated Concord, July 7, 1879, re: return of borrowed book. b. ALS to Trustees of Boston University, dated Concord, May 28, 1888, re: invitation to BU commencement. 6. Allen, Alexander Viets Griswold. [F. 6] a. ALS, dated Cambridge, Jan. 5, 1893; with envelope; re: apology. b. ALS, dated 2 Phillips Place, Jan. 30, no year; re: apology. 7. Ames, Edward. ALS, dated Nov. 4, 1911, re: answer to questions on Ames’s book (University of Chicago). [F. 7] 8. Ames, Oliver. TLS, dated Boston, May 31, 1889 re: commencement [F. 8] 9. Andrews, Edward G. 4 short letters ,1892-1900. [F. 9] 10. Andrews, Elisha B. Letter, June 26, 1889, re: thanks. [F. 10] 11. Angell, James Burrill (University of Michigan). Letter, June 12, 1874 (U of Michigan) [F. 11] 12. Archenhold, F.S. 2 letters, 1912-1913; includes 5 letters from WFW. [F. 12] 13. Archer, Hind. 4 letters, 1882-1903; invitations. [F. 13] 14. Armstrong, Augustine W. 2 letters re: birthdays, 1928 and 1929. [F. 14] 15. Arnold, Matthew. Letters, 4/2/1884, re: Homeric cosmology. [F. 15] 16. Arrhenius, Svante A. Letter, 10/29/1910, re: WFW book; includes letter from WFW. [F. 16] 17. Bacon, B(?). include note that folder contains letters to WFW regarding his article “To Fulfill its Ideal Should a


Church College Include a College Church?” contains manuscript of essay (Presidents of Yale and Williams). [F. 17] 18. Barber, W.D.A. Letter, 10/19/1903, re: dinner invitation. [F. 18] 19. Barnard, F.A.P. (Columbia College). 5 letters, includes typescript copies, 1879-1882, re: exchanging reports. [F. 19] 20. Barrows, John Henry. 2 letters, Feb. and March 1892. [F. 20] 21. Bartholet, A. (possibly the French Ambassador). 1 letter, 5/2/1875. [F. 21] 22. Bartol, C.A. 1 autograph. [F. 22] 23. Bashford, J.W. (Ohio Wesleyan University). 2 letters, 1883 and 1891, with invitation to lecture. [F. 23] 24. Bastion, Adolf. 1 letter, n.d. re: resources for cosmology. [F. 24] 25. Bates, John L. 2 letters, March 1907, re: speaking engagement. [F. 25] 26. Bell, Alexander Melville and Mabel Hubbard. 2 letters, 12/26/1890 re: lecture and 8/20/1922 re: condolences for Alexander Graham Bell. [F. 26] 27. Beiler, Samuel L. Letter, 2/10/1893, re: thanks. [F. 27] 28. Berndall, Cecil. 2 letters, October 1903, with invitation. [F. 28] 29. Bennet, C.W. Letter, 1/30/1889. [F. 29] 30. Benton, T.H (Boston Public Library). Letter, 12/31/1915, re: book for review. [F. 30] 31. Berger, Philippe (French Library). Letter, 2/15/1904. [F. 31] 32. Birney, Lauress John. Letter, Feb. 20, n.y., birthday greeting. [F. 32] 33. Black, Shene Charlton. 2 letters, 10/27/1914 and 8/26/1922 [F. 33] 34. Blagden, George Washington. Letter, 5/30/1888, re: Commencement. [F. 34] 35. Boise, J.R. (Baptist Union Theological Seminary). Letter, 10/29/1883, re: receipt of book. [F. 35] 36. Bolton, Sarah K. Letter with enclosures, 2/23/1896, re: information on Isaac Rich’s gift to the school. [F. 36] 37. Bonney, Charles C. Letter, 5/23/1891, re: World’s Congress Auxiliary. [F. 37] 38. Boston University Alumni Association. Letter, 3/13/1929, re: 96th birthday. [F. 38] 39. Bowditch, William Ingersoll. 2 letters, 4/26/1876 and 6/16/1879. [F. 39]


40. Bowne, Borden Parker. 3 letters, 1887-1909. [F. 40] 41. Budge, E. Letter, 9/28/1909, re: receipt of book. [F. 41] 42. Bradbury, Woodman. Letter, Mar. 12, n.y., re: WFW birthday. [F. 42] 43. Bragdon, C.C. Letter, 6/5/1894, re: thanks. [F. 43] 44. Bridgman, Laura Dewey. 1 autograph. [F. 44] 45. Bristol, Frank Milton. Letter, 7/15/1891, re: acceptance of invitation to lecture. [F. 45] 46. Brooks, Phillipe. 5 letters, 1879-1891, re: previous conversations. [F. 46] 47. Brown, J.E. Letter, 3/13/1928, re: WFW 95th birthday. [F. 47] 48. Brown, Robert. 2 letters with enclosures, 2/13/1884 and 3/18/1884, re: notices of works by Brown. [F. 48] 49. Browne, Rev. Percy. Letter, 3/10/1890. [F. 49] 50. Bucher, H. J. Letter with enclosure, 6/17/1927, re: previous letter, enclosure contains letter to German minister. [F. 50] 51. Buck, Augustus Howe. Letter, 9/2/1895. [F. 51] 52. Buck, J.C. Letter, 11/27/1882, re: admission of women to University of Pennsylvania. [F. 52] 53. Buckley, J.M. Letter, 12/16/1885, re: visit to Boston. [F. 53] 54. Burkalov, J.T. Letter, 5/3/1924, request for a book review. [F. 54] 55. Burton, Richard. Letter, 3/1/1891, re: request to lecture. [F. 55] 56. Butler, Benjamin F. Letter, 7/8/1890, re: law professorship. [F. 56] 57. Butler, N.M. Letter, 8/18/1898. [F. 57] 58. Butler, W. 2 letters, 6/26/1870 and 11/21/189?. [F. 58] 59. Buttz, Henry Anson (Drew Seminary). Letter, 11/15/1892. [F. 59] 60. Caldwell, L.L. (Vassar College). Letter, 9/25/1878. [F. 60] 61. Capen, E.H. (Tufts College). 7 letters, May 1878-May 1898. [F. 61]

Box 2 62. Carroll, Henry King (1) 8/21/1889 request for review.[F. 1] 63. Carter, Franklin (Williams College). [F. 2]

a. Letter, 10/3/n.y. b. Letter, 10/9/n.y. c. Letter, 12/20/1898, re: receipt of Quarter Centennial proceedings.

64. Cell, George. Letter, 3/12/1928, 95th birthday greeting. [F. 3] 65. Chadwick, James, R. Letter, 1/22/1880. [F. 4]


66. Chamberlain, Joshua L. (Bowdoin College). Letter, 3/1/1883. [F. 5] 67. Cheyne, T.K. Letter, 10/27/1903. [F. 6] 68. Churchill, John Wesley. Letter, 6/3/1878. [F. 7] 69. Claflin, M.B. [F. 8] a. Letter, 2/27/n.y., invitation to birthday dinner.

b. Letter, n.d., setting meeting time. 70. Claflin, William. [F. 9]

a. Letter, 1/11/1880, clerical vacancies. b. Letter, 3/27/1902, need to send notices for funerals of trustees.

71. Clark, W.S. (Massachusetts Agricultural College). Letter, 4/14/1879, re: receipt of BU yearbook. [F. 10] 72. Clarke, James. [F. 11]

a. Letter, 11/17/1873, announcement of lecture series. b. Letter, 1/14/1874 . c. Letter, 9/1/1881, receipt of paper on ancient cosmology. d. Letter, 4/17/1883, note on WFW’s writings.

73. Cleveland, Grover. Letter, 2/8/1898, unable to attend Quarter Centennial. [F. 12] 74. Cobern, Camden McCormack. Letter, 1883, possible source. [F. 13] 75. Comstock, Anthony. Letter, 9/24/1891. [F. 14] 76. Congreve, Richard. Letter, 8/26/1879. [F. 15] 77. Cook, Frederick A. Letter , 3/15/1894, announcement on arctic expedition. [F. 16] 78. Cook, G. Letter, n.d., invitation to Wesley anniversary. [F. 17] 79. Cook, Joseph. [F. 18]

a. Letter, 3/15/1880, request WFW to send names to the lectureship committee. b. Letter, 4/27/1880, response to letter advocating world travel. c. Letter, 3/7/1885, request to send paper to "A Symposium on the Christian Evidences." d. Invitation, 12/5/1886 .

80. Copeland, Benjamin. 2 letters, 1/3/1883 and 1/26/1884, discussions about Copeland’s writing . [F. 19] 81. Corbin, Augusta E. (Smith). Letter, 2/25/1904. [F. 20] 82. Crafts (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Letter, 4/4/1898. [F. 21] 83. Cramer, M.J. [F. 22]

a. Letter, 10/10/1876, note of receipt and thanks for University yearbook.


b. Letter, 6/1/1885, acceptance of professorship in systematic theology.

84. Crane, Oliver. Letter, 12/5/1888, request to review translation of Virgil’s AENEID. [F. 23] 85. Crane, W. Murray. Letter, 6/19/1900, re: approval of WFW on bill veto. [F. 24] 86. Crosby, Howard. [F. 25]

a. Letter, 4/14/1882, receipt of BU yearbook. b. Letter, 5/3/1882, re: KEY TO ANCIENT COSMOLOGIES.

87. Curtis, George William. [F. 26] a. Letter, 2/16/1875. b. Letter, 3/10/1890, re: recommendation of Prof. Comfort to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws. c. Letter, 10/29/1901, receipt of THE STORY OF GOTTLIEB and BABYLONIAN AND PRE- BABYLONIAN COSMOLOGY.

88. Curtius, Georg. [F. 27] a. Letter, 5/7/1882, receipt of BU Yearbook. In German. b. Letter, 5/7/1883, receipt of “Homer’s Abode of the Dead.” In German.

89. Cushing, Charles W. Letter, 5/10/1882(?), receipt of yearbook. [F. 28] 90. Cutler, Carroll (Adelbert College at Western Reserve University). Letter, 1/25/1888, 4 women in senior class will seek admission to BU, women being now barred from Adelbert. [F. 29] 91. Dana, C.A. Letter, 4/15/1893, request for WFW to sign for formation of “The National Continental Union League.” [F. 30] 92. Dana, Richard Henry. [F. 31]

a. Letter, 7/23/1891, asking suggestions for clergymen to conduct daily prayers at the Conservatory. b. Letter, 6/7/1894, request for WFW to lead an opening prayer at the Conservatory Trustees meeting. c. Letter, 6/18/1897, state of the Conservatory. d. Letter, 5/6/1898. e. Letter, 5/17/1898, notes on new leadership of the Conservatory.

93. Day, James Roscoe . Letter, 12/6/1893. [F. 32] 94. de Groot, J.J.M. Letter, includes typescript of letter from WFW, 11/3/1910, note of receipt of THE EARLIEST COSMOLOGIES. [F. 33] 95. de Normandie, James. [F. 34]


a. Letter, 3/4/1901, response to note. b. Letter, 7/30/1901.

96. Dexter, Henry Morton. Letter, 1880 response to note. [F. 35] 97. Dickerman, Lysander. Letter, 5/29/1891, information from Egypt. [F. 36] 98. Diessmann, Adolf (Universal Christian Conference on Life and Work). Letter, 2/24/1928, 95th birthday greeting. [F. 37] 99. Dillaway, C.K. Letter, 10/12/1880. [F. 38] 100. Dole, Charles F. [F. 39]

a. Letter, 5/30/1889, re: request to attend Commencement. b. Letter, 4/15/1891, request to assist with book preface.

101. Donald, Elizah Winchester. Letter, 5/11/1898, acceptance of duty for an event. [F. 40] 102. Dorchester, Daniel. Letter, 3/11/1928, remembrance of sermons by WFW. [F. 41] 103. Douglas, Robert K. Letter, 11/22/1882. [F. 42] 104. Drisler, H. Letter, 3/4/1889, sending a copy of the Columbia College President’s report to WFW. [F. 43] 105. Durrant, Henry F. (Wellesley College). Includes transcriptions. [F. 44]

a. Letter, 9/3/1875, request to preach at Wellesley. b. Letter, 9/13/1875, thanks for preaching at Wellesley. c. Letter, 5/23/1880, request to give sermon at the laying of corner stone for new chapel.

106. Durrant, Pauline A. Includes transcriptions. [F. 45] a. Letter, 2/19/1894, state of Wellesley with new trustees and request for prayers. b. Letter, 9/23/1895, announcement of special meeting of trustees.

107. Durbin, J.P. Letter, 10/7/1869, re: request for Board Reports. [F. 46] 108. Duryea, Joseph J. Letter, 11/8/1888, note on leaving the University. [F. 47] 109. Dwight, Theodore. Letter, 1/23/1877. [F. 48] 110. Dwight, Timothy (Yale University). [F. 49]

a. Letter, 11/20/1891. b. Letter, 5/4/1898 . c. Letter, 5/9/1898.

111. Edwards, Amelia Ann Blandford. [F. 50] a. Letter, 3/13/1885, receipt for donation to Egypt Exploration Fund.


b. Letter, 11/28/1889, re: request to give a lecture at BU.

112. Ehrenreich, Paul. Includes copies of WFW's response letters. [F. 51]

a. Letter, 5/4/1911, postcard telling he received book sent. b. Letter, 2/11/1911 notes on book sent (see earlier letter).

113. Eisler, Robert. Includes enclosures and response letters. [F. 52]

a. Copies of 6 letters from WFW to Eisler as well as a copy of a recommendation of Eisler from University of Pennsylvania sent to WFW. b. Letter, 1/1/1911, book sent in September was not received. c. Letter, 1/3/1911, received EARLIEST COSMOLOGIES after it was lost in post. d. Letter, 1/26/1911, receipt of second book and notes about Eisler’s studies. e. Letter, 3/1/1911, note of thanks for WFW’s possible help in finding Eisler a position. f. Letter, 5/16/11, discussion of future plans g. Review of THE EARLIEST COSMOLOGIES by Eisler in The Quest.

114. Eliot, Charles W. (Harvard University). [F. 53] a. Letter, 12/21/1875, notes on tax exemption issue. b. Letter, 1/20/1876, information on the tax exemption of church property. c. Letter, 5/30/1877, note of attendance at BU’s commencement. d. Letter, 11/1/1878. e. Letter, 1/22/1880. f. Letter, 11/6/1880. g. Letter, 12/3/1896, acceptance of invitation to attend dedication of Rich Hall. h. Letter, 1/12/1897, comments on the dedication of Rich Hall and the speech by Judge Holmes [O.W. Holmes, Jr.] i. Letter, 6/4/1898 request to reprint address Eliot made at BU.

115. Eliot, Samuel A. Letter, 2/26/1902. [F. 54] 116. Eliot, W.G. Letter, 5/31/1884, receipt of copies of address. [F. 55] 117. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Includes folder of copies. [F. 56]

a. Letter, 10/15/n.y., responding to request for a paper sent to The Dial.


b. Letter, 12/21/1875, responding to request for The Dial contribution.

118. Everett, L.L. [F. 57] a. Letter, 5/1/1883, receipt of “Homer’s Abode of the Dead.” b. Letter, 10/9/1895, discussion of difficulties in research.

119. Ewing, E.L. [F. 58] a. Letter, 3/11/1884, request for further information from WFW. b. Letter, 3/15/1884, note of thanks regarding documents sent from WFW.

120. Fairbairn, A.M. Letter, 1/7/1904. [F. 59] 121. Fenn, Sean. Letter, 2/27/1915, note on “The Morning After.” [F. 60] 122. Ferguson, John Calvin. Letter, 5/31/1898. [F. 61] 123. Fields, James. [F. 62]

a. Letter, 2/18/1875. b. Letter, 11/15/1875. c. Letter, 12/14/1875. d. Letter, 12/20/1875. e. Letter, 3/22/1881. f. Letter, 2/10/n.y.

124. Fisher, George P. (Yale University). Letter, 11/15/1896, receipt of copy of Annual Report. [F. 63] 125. Fisk, Clinton Bowen. Letter, 5/15/1880, creation of a memorial fund(?). [F. 64] 126. Foote, Henry W. [F. 65]

a. Letter, 5/14/1884, receipt of BU Yearbook. b. Letter, 12/15/1898.

Box 3 127. Fortescue, George K. Letter, 12/19/1903, information about location of an article. [F. 1]

128. Foss, Cyruss D. (Wesleyan University, CT). [F. 2] a. Letter, 5/19/1870. b. Letter, 2/25/1876. c. Letter, 12/2/1885.

129. Foster, Randolph S. [F. 3] a. Letter, 12/14/1889, acceptance of lecture invitation. b. Letter, 1/20/1890, details of lectures .

130. Fowler, Charles Henry. Letter, 5/13/1895. [F. 4] 131. Fradenburgh, J.N. Letter, 8/6/1888, note on confirmation of WFW’s theories as seen in PARADISE FOUND. [F. 5] 132. Furness, Horace Howard. Letter, 6/22/1881, request for copy of BU yearbook. [F. 6] 133. Galloway, Charles Betts. Letter, 10/22/1896. [F. 7]


134. Gammell, William. Letter, 4/14/1882, receipt of BU yearbook. [F. 8] 135. Garrison, William Lloyd. Letter, 1/11/1898, invitation to dinner for Mass. Single Tax League. [F. 9] 136. Gildersleeve, Basil Lanneau. [F. 10]

a. Letter, 3/15/1882. b. Letter, 3/29/1883. c. Letter, 4/25/1884, receipt of BU yearbook.

137. Gilman, Daniel Coit (Johns Hopkins University). [F. 11] a. Letter, 5/6/1878. b. Letter, 12/23/1898. c. Letter, 1/30/1899. d. Letter, 6/2/1899. e. Letter, 6/9/1899. f. Letter, n.d. g. Letter, 9/29/n.y.

138. Ginzel, Friederick C. Includes 3 letters (copies) from WFW. [F. 12]

a. Postcard, 3/15/1911. b. Postcard, 10/29/1911. c. Postcard, 2/17/1912.

139. Gladstone, William Ewart. Letter, 9/20/1881. [F. 13] 140. Green, Samuel Abbott . Letter, possibly to William Claflin, 12/5/1882, Green is unable to attend dedication of Jacob Sleeper Hall. [F. 14] 141. Griffis, William Elliott. [F. 15] a. Letter, 2/20/1890, re: cannot accept position to teach Japanese at BU.

b. Letter, 1/3/1893, re: cannot be a guest of WFW. 142. Goodell, Charles Le Roy. Letter, 3/25/1929, birthday greeting. [F. 16] 143. Goodell, Henry Hill. Letter, 4/24/1882, re: student recommended to BU. [F. 17] 144. Goodsell, Daniel Ayres. [F. 18]

a. Letter, 6/7/1888, re: previous letter. b. Letter, 8/12/1898.

145. Goodwin, Frank. [F. 19] a. Letter, 5/16/1883, re: receipt of letter. b. Letter, 12/23/1891, acceptance of appointment as a professor.

146. Gorden, A.J. Letter, 2/23/1881. [F. 20] 147. Gorden, George A. [F. 21]

a. Letter, 1/2/1893, unable to present at meeting. b. Letter, 6/4/1894, unable to attend . c. Letter, 2/14/1898, re: receipt of letter. d. Letter, 1/31/1901, unable to attend meeting.


e. Letter, 10/2/1905 r e: receipt of note. f. Letter, 7/21/1922, information about Old South. g. Letter, 3/14/1929, note for WFW’s birthday.

148. Gray, George (Episcopal Theological Seminary). [F. 22] a. Letter, 5/28/1880, cannot attend commencement. b. Letter, 5/12/1883, note on writing by WFW. c. Letter, 5.23/1885, invitation. d. Letter, 5/27/1885, cannot attend commencement.

149. Greely, Adolphus (U.S. War Department). Letter, 2/4/1888, answers to questions by WFW on polar expeditions; folder contains handwritten copy of questions WFW sent to Adolphus. [F. 23] 150. Gunsaulus, F. Letter, 7/14/1879, thanks to WFW for commenting on book. [F. 24] 151. Hadley, Arthur (Yale University). [F. 25]

a. Letter, 1/23/1900, re: cannot attend event. b. Letter, 7/25/1901, cannot give a speech.

152. Hale, Edward Everett. [F. 26] a. Letter, 6/21/1874 . b. Letter, 11/26/1875, re: receipt of circular. c. Letter, 4/26/1883 . d. Letter, 2/23/1889, request for introduction for a law student. e. Letter, 3/14/1892, note on helping a female journalist find a position. f. Letter, 4/17/1892, re: receipt of note. g. Letter, 7/24/1893, request to meet with other clergymen. h. Letter, 1/28/1895, note on polar expeditions. i. Letter, 1/29/1895, note on Bible historians visiting WFW. j. Letter, 12/25/1895, re: receipt of newspaper. k. Letter, 5/26/1899, re: unable to attend commencement. l. Letter, 5/29/1902, re: acceptance of service(?). m. Letter, n.d. (marked only as Tuesday morning), apology for forgetting commencement.

153. Hall, Fitz. Letter, 7/16/1883, re: receipt of Yearbook. [F. 27] 154. Hall, G. Stanley (Clark University). [F. 28]

a. Letter, 8/22/1891, invitation for WFW to attend opening exercises.

b. Letter, 11/7/1891, re: acceptance of invitation to join New England Association.

155. Harper, J.W. (Harper and Brothers Publishers). Letter, 8/3/1881, not accepting MS of THE TRUE KEY TO


ANCIENT COSMOLOGY, suggests proper path to get book published. [F. 29] 156. Harper, William (University of Chicago). Letter, 2/3/1902, receipt of article “Beginnings of Hebrew Monotheism— The Ineffable Name.” [F. 30] 157. Harrington, C. S. (Wesleyan University). Letter, 4/10/1885, request for address given by WFW at funeral of Dean L[?]. [F. 31] 158. Harris, W.T. (Commissioner of Bureau of Education). [F. 32]

a. Letter, 9/29/1882, re: request by WFW to look into readings on education. b. Letter, 10/12/1882, list of educational works mentioned in previous letter. c. Letter, 12/17/1884, condolences for loss of Dean L[?]. d. Letter, 3/14/1898, cannot attend exercises at BU. e. Letter, 3/18/1898, will attend BU Quarter Centennial celebration.

159. Harrison, Benjamin. Letter, 2/14/1898, declining invitation to Quarter Centennial. [F. 33] 160. Haupt, Paul (Johns Hopkins Univ. [letterhead]). Letter, 4/25/1884. In German. [F. 34] 161. Havermale, Lewis. Letter, 2/6/1928, birthday wish. [F. 35] 162. Hardy, Alpheus. Letter, 5/31/1880, unable to attend trustees meeting. [F. 36] 163. Haven, Erastus Otis. [F. 37]

a. Letter (University of Michigan), 12/13/1867, re: receipt of note and information on Seminary. b. Letter (Northwest University), 12/9/1869, re: postponing lectures. c. Letter (Syracuse University) to W.A. Wright (BU), 9/29/1879, sending money to BU.

164. Haven, Gilbert. [F. 38] a. Letter, 8/11/187(?), pertains to Isaac Rich. b. Letter, 10/19/1879.

165. Haven, William. Letter, 2/9/1893. [F. 39] 166. Hayman, Henry. [F. 40]

a. Letter, 5/31/1882, re: THE KEY TO ANCIENT COSMOLOGY. b. Letter, 7/6/1882, introduction of WFW to a Prof. Blackie. c. Letter, 7/7/1882, tells WFW of introduction to Blackie. d. Letter, 7/7/1883, re: receipt of BU Yearbook.


167. Hazard, Caroline. Letter, 6/5/n.y., re: cannot attend exercises. [F. 41] 168. Hazen, A. W. Letter, 7/2/1894 note of appreciation of THE STORY OF GOTTLIEB. [F. 42] 169. Hendrix, E.R. [F. 43]

a. Letter, 1/24/1917, re: information form Joint Commission on the Reorg. and Unification of Methodism. b. Letter, 2/2/1917, re: notice by WFW in book by Hendrix.

170. Herrick, S.E. [F. 44] a. Letter, 1/14/1895, acceptance of invitation to visit university. b. Letter, 1/29/1901, cannot attend The Minister’s Club.

171. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth. [F. 45] a. Letter, 3/30/1877, plan to give books to BU library once formed. b. Letter, 6/3/1879, accepting invitation to commencement. c. Letter, 5/15/1883, re: receipt of report. d. Letter, 8/16/n.y., needs replacement Yearbook (current year).

172. Hillard, G.S. Letter, 8/28/1877, introduction of Gamaliel Bradford to WFW. [F. 46] 173. Himes, John A. [Illegible; ink has almost entirely disappeared, no information can be read.] [F. 47] 174. Hoar, Geo. F. [F. 48]

a. Letter, 12/12/1887, re: receipt of petitions from BU faculty. b. Letter, 4/13/1897, re: wishes of WFW will be carried out.

175. Hodges, George. [F. 49] a. Letter, 9/27/189[0], re: note of sympathy from WFW. b. Letter, [1]/12/1898, re: receipt of Zion’s Herald. c. Letter, 1/31/1901, cannot attend club meeting. d. Letter, 9/14/1901, acceptance of invitation to commencement.

176. Hoey, W. Letter, (?)/26/1882, information about Hoey’s wedding. [F. 50] 177. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. [F. 51]

a. Letter, 6/21/1879, invitation for WFW to attend ΘΒΚ dinner. b. Letter, 5/25/1881, re: cannot attend commencement. c. Letter, 4/18/1882, re: receipt of Yearbook.


d. Letter, 4/20/1884, re: receipt of BU catalogue. 178. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [F. 52]

a. Letter, 10/22/1894. b. Letter, 1/21/1897. c. Letter, 1/15/1897 . d. Letter, 2/11/1897, re: receipt of copies of speech. e. Letter, 3/25/1897 . f. Letter, 7/31/1899.

179. Hommel, Fritz. [F. 53] a. Letter, 3/11/1904. In German. b. Letter, 1/15/1910. In German; contains cosmological sketches .

180. Hopkins, E.W. (American Oriental Society). [F. 54] a. .Letter, 10/3/1901, re: reprints of articles by WFW. b. Letter, (?)/19/1902, re: receipt of note.

181. Hopkins, Mark. 1 autograph. [F. 55] 182. Horton, Mary E. Letter, 3/11/1885, re: receipt of BU President’s report. [F. 56] 183. Hoskins, R. Letter, 10/15/1881, corrections to WFW’s impressions of Hindu cosmology. [F. 57] 184. Hovey, Alvah (Newton Theological Institution). Letter, 6/2/1879, Hovey will attempt to attend Anniversary celebration. [F. 58] 185. Howells, William Dean. Letter, 10/18/1875, to Mrs. Warren, re: secretary of a society. [F. 59] 186. Hoyt, Francis S. Letter, 4/26/1881, re: receipt of letter and promise for notice of “Homer’s Abode of the Dead.”[F. 60] 187. Humphreys, E.R. [F. 61]

a. Letter, 4/12/1878, re: receipt of BU Yearbook. b. Letter, 4/21/1884, re: receipt of BU Yearbook.

188. Hurst, John F. (American University). [F. 62] a. Letter, 6/2/1891, invitation to meet about plans for American University. b. Letter, 3/8/1892, invitation to speak to the interests of American in Omaha. c. Letter, 4/28/1898, re: receipt of invitation to Quarter Centennial. d. Letter, 4/18/1901, re: note of remembrance from WFW.

189. Hyatt, Alpheus (Boston Society of Natural History). [F. 63] a. Letter, 2/(?)/1884, note on book having been read. b. Letter, 5/23/1901, acceptance of collection of specimens from Arizona.

190. Hyde, A.B. (Allegheny College). [F. 64] a. Letter, 5/17/188[3], appreciation for WFW’s Homeric cosmology.


b. Letter, 2/16/1884, re: receipt of Annual Report of BU. c. Letter, 4/16/1884, re: receipt of University Annual.

191. Hyde, W.D. (Bowdoin College). [F. 65] a. Letter, 11/27/1889, re: receipt of yearbooks. b. Letter, 5/7/1901, re: receipt of check. c. Letter, 5/9/1901, re: invitation to visit home of WFW. d. Letter,6/10/1907, re: invitation to Commencement.

Box 4 192. Ingersoll, R. Letter, 4/11/1880, re: receipt of Yearbook. [F. 1]

193. Jackson, Henry. Letter, 6/19/1883, re: receipt of Yearbook. [F. 2] 194. Jacobi, Hermann. [F. 3]

a. Letter, 6/19/1910, re: receipt of work on ancient cosmology. b. Letter from WFW, 6/29/1910, clipping sent and discussion of ancient relations between India and Babylonia. c. Letter, 7/24/1910, re: receipt of letter and notice of a book in cosmology. d. Letter, from WFW, 2/23/1912, asks questions of Jacobi’s text on Indian cosmology. e. Letter, 3/7/1912, information regarding the (?) culture that regarded the earth as flat, in response to above letter.

195. James, E.S. [F. 4] a. Letter, 9/17/1866, note for WFW to transfer geographic conferences of the ME church. b. Letter, 1/[2]/1870, has not attended to library. c. Letter, 11/24/1870, cannot visit Boston until third week of December.

196. Jefts, Luman T. Letter, 1/31/1889 accepting position on BU Board of Trustees. [F. 5] 197. Jenkins, E.E. Letter, 7/17/1883, appreciation of a sermon. [F. 6] 198. Jevons, F.B. Letter, 7/20/1897 re: WFW’s request for him to visit BU. [F. 7] 199. John, John P.D. (DePauw University). [F. 8]

a. Letter, 3/22/1889, re: receipt of answer to question. b. Letter, 7/9/1891, acceptance of invitation to give speech. c. Letter, 9/4/1891, recommendation of a student entering BU School of Theology.

200. Johns, C.H.W. (Queen’s College, Cambridge). [F. 9] a. Letter, n.d., change in meeting.


b. Letter, n.d., invitation to dinner. 201. Keane, A. H. Letter, 11/3/1903, note on receipt of paper by WFW; enclosed is a paper by Keane on a similar topic. [F.10] 202. Keener, John Christian. Letter, 5/24/1889, appreciation of work by WFW from college classmate. [F. 11] 203. Kelley, William V. [F. 12]

a. Letter, 5/15/1893, response. b. Letter, 1/15/1895, notes on Methodist Review. c. Letter, 12/5/1926, update on health and ministry. d. Letter, 12/16/1926, re: Christmas greeting. e. Letter, 1/22/1927, short note/prayer.

204. King, Florence L. Letter to Mary Herrick (CLA Librarian), 4/14/1950; discussion between King (Wellesley) and Herrick (BU CLA) about allowing copies of letters between WFW and Wellesley founder Durant to be sent to Wellesley archives. [F. 13] 205 King, Willis J. (Gammon Theological Seminary). Letter, 3/11/1928, birthday greeting from former student. [F. 14] 206. Knight, H.G. Letter, 11/26/1875, information about the possibility of WFW giving sermon at viewing of US Vice President's remains. [F. 15] 207. Knox, Charles S. [F. 16]

a. Letter, 10/15/1890, expressing interest in establishing a Clerical School in Rome. b. Letter, 10/22/1890, re: receipt of report requested in above letter.

208. Knudson, Albert C. (Allegheny College). [F. 17] a. Letter, 4/14/1906, opinion on Knudson’s election and invitation to speak at a convention. b. Letter, 3/12/1929, birthday greeting.

209. König, Ed. Letter, 9/7/1922, in German; contains 2 copies of a sermon by WFW. [F. 18] 210. Lang, A. Letter, 7/30/[1898]. [F. 19] 211. Lanman, Charles R. (Harvard University). [F. 20]

a. Letter, 8/4/1881, promise to send article on Homer. b. Letter, 11/27/1881, notes on THE KEY TO ANCIENT COSMOLOGY. c. Letter, 4/25/1882, re: receipt of Yearbook. d. Letter, 5/3/1882, request to not be quoted as an authority. e. Letter, 4/24/1883, re: receipt of essay and comments on it. f. Letter, 4/3/1899, request for a donation by WFW for supplies for a ship [of missionaries?].


g. Letter, 4/6/1899, [business completions?] likely reference to previous letter. h. Letter, n.d., re: receipt of Yearbook.

212. Lassuperre, Fernin de. Letter, 8/23/1882, setting up meeting. [F. 21] 213. Lawrence, William. [F. 22]

a. Letter, 1/19/1879 . b. Letter, 10/29/1889. c. Letter, 5/13/1893. d. Letter, 9/22/1893, invitation to consecration. e. Letter, 1/16/1894 . f. Letter, 5/6/1925.

214. Lawton, William C. [F. 23] a. Letter, 6/23/1889. b. Letter, 10/2/1889, request to arrange talk. c. Biographical / academic sketch.

215. Lea, John W. Letter, 7/(?)/1922. [F. 24] 216. Legge, James. [F. 25]

a. Letter, 10/8/1880. b. Letter, 7/2/1882.

217. Leonard, C.H. (Tufts College). [F. 26] a. Letter, 5/24/n.y. b. Letter, 2/4/1886, re: regrets.

218. Leumann, Ernest. Small card, 2/15/1909, information regarding Sanskrit translation. [F. 27] 219. Lincoln, Robert Todd. Letter, 11/28/1901, re: cannot attend event. [F. 28] 220. Lindsay, J.W. Letter, 5/13/1898, re: declining invitation. [F. 29] 221. Livermore, Mary A. [F. 30]

a. Letter, 4/29/n.y., re: thanks for sending Yearbook. b. Letter, 6/2/1879, note telling Trustees she hopes to attend Commencement. c. Letter to R.F. Martineau, 5/16/1862, introducing WFW.

222. Lodge, Henry Cabot. Letter, 1/21/1897, re: letter from WFW on Arbitration Treaty. [F. 31] 223. Long, John D. [F. 32]

a. Letter, 6/4/1898. b. Letter, 6/2/1879.

224. Lorimer, George Claude. Letter, 4/6/1896, invitation to dedication. [F. 33] 225. Loring, Charles Greely. Letter, 10/30/n.y., admission for BU students to the Museum of Fine Arts. [F. 34] 226. Lothrop, J. K. Letter, 10/(?)/1883. [F. 35] 227. Low, Seth. Letter, 11/9/1889, re: letter from WFW. [F. 36]


228. Lowell, John. Letter, 9/19/1877. [F. 37] 229. Lyon, D. Letter, 5/13/1898, cannot attend Commencement as planned. [F. 38] 230. Magee, J. Ralph. Letter, 3/15/1928, birthday greetings. [F. 39] 231. Magill, Edward H. (Swarthmore College). [F. 40]

a. Letter, 5/19/1879, looking for teaching position for daughter. b. Letter, 3/22/1887, announcing new school run by daughter. c. Letter, n.d., re: letter on the admission of girls to the Latin School.

232. Magill, Helen. Letter, 6/15/1878, re: article by WFW in education in England. [F. 41] 233. Magrath, John Richard (Queen’s College). Letter, 12/23/1903, invitation to meet. [F. 42] 234. Maspero, Sir Gaston Camille Charles. Letter, 12/20/1882, n French. [F. 43] 235. Macdonald, Duncan B. Letter, 3/3/12, will write notice on book. [F. 44] 236. Macdonnel, A.A. [F. 45]

a. Letter, 12/13/1903, setting up meeting. b. Letter, 1/7/1904, accepting invitation to meet.

237. Malden, John M. Letter, 4/7/1902 response to request to meet. [F. 46] 238. Mallalieu, W.F. [F. 47]

a. Letter, 5/11/1897, acceptance of offer to talk to class. b. Letter, 12/28/1883.

239. Manning, J.V. [F. 48] a. Letter, 12/9/1878, unable to attend club meeting. b. Letter, 5/30/1879, will attend commencement.

240. Marazzi, G. Letter, 4/12/1895, re: receipt of letter and Yearbook. [F. 49] 241. May, Abby W. Letter, 4/10/1885, request to meet with Board of Managers. [F. 50] 242. McCosh, James (College of New Jersey). [F. 51]

a. Letter, 1/27/1885, request for reference. b. Letter, 12/23/1887, re: receipt of letter and periodical.

243. McKenzie, Alexander. [F. 51] a. Letter, 2/4/1885, cannot meet WFW at Club. b. Letter, 2/22/1885, thanks for standing in place. c. Letter, 1/3/1890, might attend club meeting.

244. Melle, F.H. Otto. [F. 52]


a. Letter from Mary Ayars to E.F. Allen, 3/31/1936, asking for $1000 check to be sent to Melle/ Sutherland. b. Letter from George S. Sutherland to Melle, 3/25/1936, funds available for the L.S. Jacoby Chair. c. Letter, 4/30/1930, promise of Mary Ayars to provide $1000 to Melle to finish amount needed to fund Chair. d. Letter to Mary Ayars, 4/3/1936, regarding state of fund for the Chair position. e. Letter to Mary Ayars, 5/14/1936, note on returned letter. f. Letter, 3/25/1930, re: receipt of WFW’s watch. g. Letter, includes receipt dated 6/24/1936 for $1000 donation to fund for Jacoby Chair.

245. Mendenhall, J.W. Letter, 5/20/1891, points on receipt of articles and information about conference. [F. 53] 246. Merrick, Frederick (Ohio Wesleyan University). [F. 54]

a. Letter, 11/7/1885, thoughts on PARADISE FOUND. b. Letter, 4/18/1891, re: note on WFW’s article in The Christian Advocate.

247. Merrill, John W. [F. 55] a. Letter, 9/23/1898. b. Letter, 3/31/1890, re: receipt of letter.

248. Merwin, Elias. Letter, 1/9/1886, acceptance of professorship in Law School. [F. 56] 249. Miller, William. [F. 57]

a. Letter, 6/26/1883, on WFW’s work on location of Eden. b. Letter, 4/28/1884, re: receipt of Yearbook and note.

250. Mills, Steven H. [F. 58] a. Letter, 12/2/1903. b. Letter, 12/5/[1903]. c. Letter, 12/24/1903. d. Letter, 1/5/[1894].

251. Minturn, Eliza T. Letter, 4/5/1882, on an association for the formation of higher education for women in New York; with a transcription; originally included a letter of introduction from Pres. Barnard of Columbia College. [F. 59] 252. Mitchell, Hinckley Gilbert Thomas. [F. 60]

a. Letter, 9/3/1901. b. Letter, nd.


253. Moody, D.L. Letter, 10/5/1893, re: World’s Fair Evangelistic Campaign. [F. 61] 254. Miner, A.A. [F. 62]

a. Letter, 6/2/1879 acceptance of invitation to Commencement. b. Letter, 1/27/1893, invitation to meeting.

255. Monro, D.B. (Oriel College). Letter, 10/22/1903, has not yet received annual address. [F. 63] 256. Moulton, R.G. [F. 64]

a. Letter, 1/19/1891, re: receipt of “new ticket” and discussion of lecture. b. Letter, 1/30/1900, cannot accept request to deliver Commencement address. c. Letter, 3/19/1901, re: thanks for letter on new book.

257. Moore, George F. Letter, 10/16/1915, information on forthcoming book. [F. 65] 258. Maxorn, Philip S. Letter, 8/18/1890, invitation to anniversary of First Baptist Church. [F. 66] 259. "Mudge." Letter from WFW to "Mudge", 5/11/1911, on editing the latter’s book. [F. 67]

Box 5 260. Müller, Max. [F. 1] a. Letter, 9/3/1903 . b. Letter, 11/7/1903 . c. Letter, 5/2/1887. d. invitation card for August 4, n.y.

261. Münsterberg, Hugo. [F. 2] a. Letter, 3/4/1899, thanks for words and gift. b. Letter, 5/29/1899, cannot accept invitation to Commencement.

262. Murlin, Lemuel Herbert. Letter, 2/21/1929, early birthday note; with enclosure. [F. 3] 263. Murray, J. Clark (McGill College). Letter, 2/7/1888, requesting information about coeducation, includes clipping about Adelbert College. [F. 4] 264. Nanjio, Benjamin. [F. 5]

a. Letter, 9/15/1882, thanks for copy of yearbook . b. Letter, 5/15/1883, thanks for note and copy of Yearbook. c. Letter, 3/3/1884, thanks for copy of Annual Report .

265. Nast, Albert J. Letter, 3/11/1928, birthday greeting and note on service to German mission. [F. 6] 266. Nast, William. Letter, 5/20/1879. [F. 7] 267. Nash, W.L. Letter, 6/20/1904, prices of publications by The Society of Biblical Archeology. [F. 8] 268. "Nicholson." Letter, 9/21/1882, thanks for copies of Yearbook. [F. 9]


269. Niles, W.H. Letter, 12/19/1885. [F. 10] 270. Ninde, William Xavier. Letter, 6/15/1895. [F. 11] 271. Nippert, Alfred K. Letter, 3/10/1928, birthday greeting. [F. 12] 272. Niven, Robert. Letter, 1/15/1890, invitation/tickets. [F. 13] 273. Nuelsen, John L. Letter, 2/25/1928, birthday greeting. [F. 14] 274. Nutter, Charles S. Letter, 3/12/1928 re: return of check. [F. 15] 275. Olsen, T.A. Letter, 4/16/1929, birthday greeting. [F. 16] 276. Olson, Edward (University of Dakota). Letter, 2/28/1889, thanks for annual report. [F. 17] 277. O’Neill, John. Letter, 3/17/1924. [F. 18] 278. Ordronaux, John. [F. 19]

a. Letter, 4/18/1884, thanks for Yearbook. b. Letter, 5/13/1889, thanks for Yearbook.

279. Orr, James. Letter, 10/15/1909, request for assistance on book. [F. 20] 280. Osborn, T.G. Letter, 7/31/1882, letter of introduction of WFW to an Orientalist at Cambridge while WFW was visiting. [F. 21] 281. Ott, Fred. Letter, 5/23/1927, information about price of German book; includes a note in German about the International Book Depot. [F. 22] 282. Packard, Lewis R. (Yale University). [F. 23]

a. Letter, 4/18/1881, note on WFW’s Homeric cosmology. b. Letter, 7/8/1881, information on forthcoming trip. c. Letter, 8/2/1881, re: will send WFW requested information. d. Letter, 9/15/1882, note sending WFW a copy of his forthcoming letter. e. Letter, 10/19/1882, note on a published letter by WFW.

283. Packard, William A. Letter to "Genne"(?) and "Heath," 6/17/1882, re: receipt of WFW’s KEY TO ANCIENT COSMOLOGY and another book for teaching purposes. [F. 24] 284. Paddock, Benjamin Henry. Letter, 6/16/1890, acceptance of invitation. [F. 25] 285. Paine, T.O. Letter, 5/4/1883, thanks for information regarding theories. [F. 26] 286. Palmer, Alice F. Letter, 3/1/1888, information about meeting. [F. 27]


287. Palmer, G.H. Letter to William Claflin, 2/9/1891, declining lecture. [F. 28] 288. Parker, E.W. Letter, 7/14/1870, answering WFW’s request for information on appointing missionaries. [F. 29] 289. Parkhurst, Charles. [F. 30]

a. Letter, 2/14/1888, re: note of congratulations. b. Letter, 11/14/1899.

290. Parks, Leighton. Letter, 1/4/1893, will be absent from Club meeting. [F. 31] 291. Peabody, A.P. and Elizabeth P. [F. 32]

a. Letter, 4/24/1883, note on "Homer’s Abode of the Dead." b. Letter, 5/18/n.y., invitation to attend a graduation. c. Letter, 9/6/n.y. d. Letter, 9/(?)/1873, information on a potential scholarship candidate for BU. e. Letter, n.d., was unable to attend lecture.

292. Peabody, Francis. Letter, 4/2/1890, request to preach at Harvard College. [F. 33] 293. Peary, Robert Edwin. Letter, 5/10/1893, expecting receipt of book from WFW. [F. 34] 294. Peet, S.P. [F. 35]

a. Letter, 9/14/1882, note on pamphlet on ancient cosmology. b. Letter, n.d., note on receipt of article by WFW.

295. Pendleton, Ellen Fitz (Wellesley College). Letter, 9/28/1922, invitation to reception for new faculty. [F. 36] 296. Perrin, Marshall L. Letter, 6/23/1930, to Mary Ayars re: conversation on death of WFW with a former acquaintance in Germany. [F. 37] 297. Perrin, Noah. Letter, 5/14/1888 request for position for son(?). [F. 38] 298. Perrin, Willard T. Letter, 3/17/1929, birthday greeting. [F. 39] 299. Perry, Edward D. Letter, 5/7/1884, requested criticism on article from BU Yearbook. [F. 40] 300. Phelps, Austin. [F. 41]

a. Letter, 5/27/1880, unable to attend Commencement. b. Letter, 6/1/1885, unable to accept invitation. c. Letter, 12/10/1885, request for help with a question on John Wesley. d. Letter, 12/15/1885, response to answer of above question. e. Letter, 5/27/1887, unable to attend Commencement.

301. Phillips, Wendell [F. 42] a. Letter, 12/5/1882, cannot attend meeting.


b. Letter, 7/16/1883, thanks for sending Yearbook. 302. Porter, N. (Yale College). [F. 43]

a. Letter, 10/13/1876 . b. Letter, 9/11/1880 . c. Letter, 10/13/1881, returning essay.

303. Post, Edwin (Indiana Asbury University). Letter, 3/11/1884, request for copy of annual report. [F. 44] 304. Powell, E.E. (Miami University, Ohio). Letter, 3/12/1928, birthday greetings. [F. 45] 305. Pratt, Bilah. Letter, 9/27/1905, providing addresses. [F. 46] 306. Prediger Seminar (Prediger Methodist Seminary). Letter, 3/1/1929, birthday greetings. [F. 47] 307. Prince, Frederick, O. Letter, 5/31/1881, declining invitation to annual reception. [F. 48] 308. Prichett, Henry S. [F. 49]

a. Letter, 4/21/1900, thanks for note. b. Letter, 7/28/1900, thanks for note and plan to meet when in Boston.

309. Pyncheon, Thomas R. (Trinity College). [F. 50] a. Letter, 9/28/1880 . b. Letter, 4/18/1884, thanks for Yearbook.

310. Ragazin, [L]. Letter, 6/2/1896, notes on upcoming work. [F. 51] 311. Reed, George Edward (Dickinson College). Letter, 11/20/1897, thanks for note. [F. 52] 312. Reod, Charles F. Letter, 3/27/1905, request for WFW to join The Bostonian Society. [F. 53] 313. Rhys, John and Elizabeth. [F. 54]

a. Letter, 11/4/1903, invitation to lunch. b. Letter, 12/17/1903, invitation to lunch.

314. Rogers, Henry F. (Northwestern University). Letter, 6/2/1891, request for information on potential faculty member. [F. 55] 315. Rogers, William B. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). [F. 56] a. Letter, 5/10/1879, requesting information for corporation.

b. Letter, 5/15/1879, proposition accepted by Board of Trustees . c. Letter, 6/1/1881, was unable to attend Commencement.

316. Rolfe, W.T. Letter, n.d., thanks for Yearbook. [F. 57] 317. Root, T.N. [F. 58]

a. Letter, 6/27/1906, sending copy of work. b. Letter, 4/4/1907, re: receipt of letter.


318. Ropes, W.L. Letter, 9/15/1880, name of German article requested by WFW. [F. 59] 319. Russell, William Eustis. [F. 60]

a. Letter, 11/15/1890, thanks for previous note. b. Letter, 3/11/1891, accepting position as Trustee of BU. c. Letter, 1/6/1893, thanks for previous letter. d. Letter, 6/22/1894, unable to attend trustees meeting.

320. Salisbury, Stephen. [F. 61] a. Letter, 5/11/1890, invitation to deliver Commencement address at the Worcester County Free Institute of Industrial Sciences. b. Letter, 3/24/1893, invitation to deliver Commencement address again. c. Letter, 4/19/[1876?], thanks for BU Yearbook.

321. Sargent, John T. Card, 4/17/n.y., for next club meeting. [F. 62] 322. Sauver, L. [F. 63]

a. Letter, 1/27/1880. In French. b. Note, 2/17/1889, on sending address to Language Institute.

323. Sayce, A.H. [F. 64] a. Letter, 10/15/1903, unable to see WFW in Oxford. b. Letter, 9/5/1903, may be in Oxford while WFW is there. c. Letter, 11/13/1880, information on translation. d. Letter, 5/6/1884, in appreciation of WFW’s research. e. Letter, 5/9/1883, thanks for note and Yearbook. f. Letter, 10/12/1881,discussion of recent article. g. Letter, 3/19/1882, answer to previous letter. h. Letter, 11/3/1882, thanks for KEY…

324. Schaff, Philip. [F. 65] a. Note, 5/2/1870, on program sent to WFW. b. Letter, 3/12/1872, request for opinion of WFW on Bible Revision movement. c. Autograph.

325. Schliemann, Heinrich. Letter, 5/11/1881, unable to assist WFW in further understanding Homer. [F. 66] 326. "Schurman." Photocopy of letter, 5/20/1880; includes printed background information. [F. 67] 327. Schribner, Hilton. Letter, 3/27/1884, request for copy of lecture on the origins of early man. [F. 68] 328. Seelye, Julius H. (Amherst College). [F. 69]

a. Letter, 2/17/1879.


b. Letter, 4/9/1885, requesting location of Circular to Harvard Overseer.

329. Seymour, J.D. (Yale College). [F. 70] a. Letter, 3/14/n.y., thanks for sending 11th Annual Report. b. Letter, 9/14/n.y., receipt of KEY TO ANCIENT COSMOLOGY and notes on the book.

330. Shafer, Helen T. (Wellesley College). Letter, 6/15/1892, invitation to attend Commencement. [F. 71] 331. Sharp, Dallas Lore. Letter, 8/18/1922, thanks for reading book and information on Alcott. [F. 72] 332. Sheldon, N.L. [F. 73]

a. Letter to "Hattie", 3/28/1887, asking for an address. b. Letter, 12/19/1888, thanks for present . c. Letter to Sheldon from "Browne,",n.d.

Box 6 333. Simpson, John W. (Marietta College). [F. 1] a. Letter, 8/27/1869. b. Letter, 3/22/1876. c. Letter, 9/20/1882. d. Letter, 11/29/1892 .

334. Sims, Charles N. Letter, 12/4/1880, thanks for congratulation from WFW. [F. 2] 335. Skelton, Alexander. [F. 3] a. Letter, 3/17/1884; includes clippings on author’s feeling of North Pole being home of man and request for copy of lecture by WFW. B. Letter, 3/29/1884, answers to questions posed by WFW regarding Skelton’s theory. 336. Sleeper, J. Mary. Letter, 5/31/1889, information about portrait of Sleeper bequeathed to BU. [F. 4] 337. Smith, G.W. [F. 5]

a. Letter, 11/14/1883, acknowledgement of courtesy during Boston visit. b. Letter, 10/17/1888, invitation to the meeting of the Association of New England Colleges. c. Letter, 10/31/1891, request for WFW to address students.

338. Smyth, C.P. [F. 6] a. Letter, 10/27/1883, answer to question from WFW. b. Letter, 8/4/1882, thanks for Yearbook. c. Letter, 4/3/1884, thanks for Yearbook.

339. Smyth, Egbert C. [F. 7] a. Letter, 9/4/1880, information on upcoming publication. b. Letter, 1/7/1881.

340. Speare, Alden. Letter, 10/29/1894. [F. 8]


341. Speer, Robert C. [F. 9] a. Letter, 12/13/1915, response to questions by WFW about references. b. Letter, 3/9/1916, reply to missing information in above letter.

342. Spiegelberg, W. Letter, 3/5/1904. In German. [F. 10] 343. Sprague, Homer Baxter. [F. 11]

a. Letter, 4/26/1882, receipt of Yearbook. b. Letter, 2/15/1884, invitation to meeting.

344. Stackpole, Charles H. Letter, 3/13/1929, birthday greeting. [F. 12] 345. Stangnowski, J. Letter, 5/2/1884. In German. [F. 13] 346. Steele, W.T. Letter, 6/18/1894, information on minister coming from Australia. [F. 14] 347. Steere, Charles. Letter, 2/17/1886, acceptance of election to Board of Trustees. [F. 15] 348. Stevens, Abel. Letter, 3/26/1872, re: annual report. [F. 16] 349. Stewart, Alex O. (Ole Miss). Note, (?)/27/1882, on admittance of women to the University. [F. 17] 350. Stockbridge, S. (Massachusetts Agricultural College). [F. 18]

a. Letter, 4/10/1880, re: previous note. b. Letter, 10/7/1881, money will be sent to BU.

351. Stone, Lucy. Letter, 4/12/1892, request for copy of speech on women’s suffrage by Sen. Hoar . [F. 19] 352. Stratton, C.C. (University of the Pacific). Letter, 12/9/1885, request names of students sent from his university to BU. [F. 20] 353. Strong, Janis. Letter, 2/20/1881. [F. 21] 354. Sutherland, J.P. Letter, 6/1/1898, congratulations on success of Quarter Centennial celebration. [F. 22] 355. Sweet, W.H. (Baker University). Letter, 12/7/1885, sending WFW university catalog. [F. 23] 356. Talbot, Marion and Emily. [F. 24]

a. Letter, 1/30/1889, acceptance of election to Board of Trustees. b. Letter, 6/6/1898, news of children.

357. Taylor. Joseph Richard. [F. 25] a. Letter, 3/15/1922, birthday greetings; with enclosure of address given in honor of WFW’s birthday to Epsilon. b. Letter, 3/13/1928, congratulations (birthday?).

358. Thayer, J. Henry. [F. 26] a. Letter, 3/3/1891, thanks for copy of Annual Report. b. Letter, 4/28/1890, receipt of Yearbook. c. Letter, 11/16/1899, thanks for lesson.


d. Letter, 4/16/1883, advance thanks for copy of paper by WFW. e. Letter, 4/25/1891, receipt of Yearbook. f. Letter, 4/13/1882, interest in KEY… (ink is very faint).

359. Thomas, R. Letter, 1/29/1907, cannot attend meeting of minister club. [F. 27] 360. Thoburn, Bishop J.M. [F. 28]

a. Letter, 5/22/1894, request a copy of paper or speech on missionaries. b. Letter, 2/6/1902.

361. Thomas, M. Carey (Bryn Mawr College). Letter, 2/27/1895, receipt of recommendation for a Fellowship. [F. 29] 362. Thomson, E. Letter, 1/6/1868, acceptance of invitation to lecture. [F. 30] 363. Thuring, Charles Franklin (Adelbert College). Letter, 11/18/1891, receipt of note of thanks. [F. 31] 364. Tiele, Cornelius Petrus. [F. 32]

a. Letter, 6/29/1884, receipt of Yearbook and discussion of WFW article. b. Letter, 5/2/1883, receipt of Yearbook. c. Letter, 11/19/1882, notes on paper sent. d. Letter, 2/23/1882, thoughts on paper.

365. Tilak, Bal Gangaghar. Letter, 8/14/1903, copy of new book sent to WFW. [F. 33] 366. Tissot, James. Letter, 2/21/n.y., book requested by WFW will be sent. [F. 34] 367. Topographos, D.T. Letter, 6/14/1883, re: receipt of Yearbook. [F. 35] 368. Toy, Crawford Howell. [F. 36]

a. Letter, 5/11/n.y., re: receipt of Yearbook. b. Letter, 5/10/1884, re: receipt of Yearbook.

369. Trumbull, Henry Clay. Letter, 12/21/1885, inquiry about an artifact being given to BU. [F. 37] 370. Tudor, Fenno. [F. 38]

a. Letter, 6/5/1879, unable to attend Commencement. b. Letter, 2/9/1884.

371. Turner, Samuel Epes. Letter, 5/28/1889, proposal for professorship(?). [F. 39] 372. Twining, Kinsley. Letter, 5/11/1870, request to join minister club. [F. 40] 373. Twornbly, B.D. Letter, 6/2/1898, was unable to attend Quarter Centennial celebration due to illness. [F. 41] 374. Tyler, W.S. Letter, 6/8/1882, thanks for copy of KEY… [F. 42]


375. Tylor, Sir Edward Burnett. Letter, 1/4/1904, unable to attend party. [F. 43] 376. Vail, Milton S. [F. 44]

a. Letter, 8/1/1883. b. Letter, 8/2/1883, recommending student to BU.

377. Van Benschoten, J.C. [F. 45] a. Letter, 3/21/1882, request for copy of article. b. Letter, 4/(?)/1885, receipt of Annual Report.

378. Van Dyke, Benjamin R. Letter, 1/16/1918, thesis proposal. [F. 46] 379. Van Vleck, J.M. [F. 47]

a. Letter, 10/11/1883, re: questions from WFW about twilight. b. Letter, 10/16/1883, further discussion of the atmosphere.

380. Vincent, J.H. [F. 48] a. Letter, 5/(?)/1888, re: congratulation note from WFW. b. Letter, 3/15/1894, note on preface. c. Letter, 1/21/1870, rescheduling a lecture. d. Autograph.

381. Walker, Francis Amasa. [F. 49] a. Letter, 2/26/1890, will present issue to faculty. b. Letter, 3/11/1891, will mail catalog to WFW.

382. Ward, Elizabeth Stuart (Phelps). [F. 50] a. Letter, 4/13/1882, thanks for sending Yearbook. b. Letter, 9/25/1883, introduction for her brother.

383. Ward, William Hoover. [F. 51] a. Letter, 8/24/1881, notes on article by WFW. b. Letter, 1/29/1883, notes on article. c. Letter, 6/21/1898, request for note of support on new director of Census. d. Letter, 3/10/1896, request for an article

384. Wark, Homer E. (West Virginia Wesleyan College). Letter, 3/6/1928, birthday greeting. [F. 52] 385. Wells, Kane G. [F. 53]

a. Letter, 3/25/n.y., return of loaned letter. b. Note, n.d. on a donation to Professorship fund. c. Letter, n.d., request to address club. d. Letter, n.y., request to meet.

386. Wenckebach, Carla. Letter, 6/18/1890, thanks for previous note. [F. 54] 387. Wharton, Francis. [F. 55]

a. Letter, 3/12/1879, response to previous note. b. Letter, 1/30/1889, response to previous letter.


388. Wheden, J.L. Letter, 2/12/1884, thanks for Yearbook and appreciation of book. [F. 56] 389. Whedon, Daniel Denison. [F. 57]

a. Letter, 7/30/1880, note on book. b. Letter, 12/6/1869, note on scholarship.

390. White, John Williams. [F. 58] a. Letter, 3/8/1898, thanks for support. b. Note, 11/2/1882, on work. c. Letter, 3/28/1881, invitation to play. d. Letter, 4/12/1884, thanks for Yearbook. e. Tickets to play, 4/8/1881. f. Letter, 11/30/n.y.

391. Whitney, W.D. [F. 59] a. Note, 6/13/1877, on proposal for election to Oriental Society. b. Note, 4/25/1883, on proposal by WFW to speak. c. Note, 5/9/1882, on WFW’s conception of the cosmos. d. Notes, 2/2/1882, on WFW’s theories about antiquity.

392. Whittemore, George H. Note, 4/10/1883, on election for membership of Harvard Biblical Club. [F. 60] 393. Wickremasinghe, Martinode Zilva. Letter to Prof. Kuhn, 1/11/1904, introducing WFW. [F. 61] 394. Williams, Monier. Letter, 7/28/1882, unable to meet with WFW. [F. 62] 395. Winchell, Alexander. [F. 63]

a. Letter, 3/19/1881, reply to previous note. b. Notes, 2/23/1884, on the Pole as the location of Eden.

396. Winsor, Justin. [F. 64] a. Letter, 4/12/1882, thanks for HOMERIC COSMOLOGY. b. Letter, 11/13/1883.

397. Winthrop, Robert. [F. 65] a. Letter, 6/3/1879, unable to attend commencement. b. Letter, 5/29/1890, thanks for tickets to Commencement. c. Letter, 4/20/1893, thanks for copy of report.

398. Wolcott, Roger. [F. 66] a. Letter, 11/4/1896, note of thanks. b. Letter, 4/12/1898, unable to attend memorial for Dean Bennett. c. Letter, 3/26/1883, request for more information. d. Letter, 12/9/1898, thanks for Quarter Centennial report.


399. Wood, Thomas B. Letter, 12/18/1891, response to previous letter. [F. 67] 400. Woolsey, Theodore. [F. 68]

a. Letter, 12/8/1882 . b. Letter, 12/15/1870. c. Letter, 2/25/1875. d. Notes, 1/4/1872, on lecture. e. Notes, 10/5/1872, on committee meeting.

401. Woolson, Abba Gould. [F. 69] a. Notice, 2/7/1879, of lecture on women’s education. b. Letter, 3/23/1879.

402. Wriston, Henry L. Letter, 3/13/1929, birthday greeting. [F. 70] 403. Young, Edward J. Letter, 4/17/1883, thanks for Yearbook and work. [F. 71] 404. Unknown author. [F. 72]

a. Letter, 5/8/1883. In German. b. Letter, 5/5/1883, unable to accept invitation. c. Letter, 5/7/1882. In German. d. Letter, 12/3/1881. e. Letter, n.d., thanks for Yearbook. f. Letter, 6/20/n.y. g. Letter, 8/1/n.y., thanks for Yearbook. h. Letter, 6/30/n.y., introduction of WFW to Smith. i. Letter, 11/19/1883, thanks for Yearbook. In German. j. Letter, 6/14/1878, introduction of Melville Madison Bigelow to WFW.

B. Letter from WFW to Prof. Edgar S. Brightman, re: THE STORY OF GOTTLIEB. [F. 73] C. Letter from WFW, 12/11/1901, to C.B. Fillebrown, unable to attend League dinner; includes copy of 9/25/1958 letter from Paul C. Richards to Robert E. Moody re: 1901 letter. [F. 74] D. Invitation to dedication of Law School, with personal note from WFW, n.d. E. Note card from WFW to secretaries, n.d. F. Letter, 11/12/1923. G. Warren, William Marshall. Letter, 6/21/1923, with note on enclosures (not in folder). [F. 75]

Box 7 H. Warren Family correspondence. 1. WFW. [F. 1]

a. Letter from WFW to "Dr. Marcy," 8/24/1920. b. Letter, 9/13/1887, certifies that degrees were conferred upon Rev. John Dean.


c. Letter from James Latimer to WFW, 5/25/1882, requesting above certification of Dean. d. Excerpt from a letter from Walter [Maunder], Greenwich Observatory, n.d. e. Timeline of WFW travels and activities. f. Tribute to WFW from Germany, TS. g. Clipped fragment from letter from William M. Warren to WFW (see note by Moody). h. Letter from WFW to Woodrow Wilson, 3/13/n.y., regarding state of University Presidency. i. Letter from WFW to Lemuel H. Murlin, 4/12/1918, sending article. j. Letter, 12/25/1900, notice of receipt of a manuscript. k. Letter from WFW to Lemuel H. Murlin, 10/23/192[3], thanks for meeting. l. Letter from Mabel F. Barnum to WFW, 5/12/1921, re: works by WFW in the CLA library. m. Letter from WFW to R.M. Morse Jr., 12/31/1887, recommending H.M. Ayars. n. Letter from Parker Cadman to WFW, 1/1/1927, request for advice for the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America.

2. Mary Warren Ayars. [F. 2] a. Sheet music for “Creator! Thy Will!” holograph.

b. Logbook of Privateer Number 114; entries date from August 1926; TS.

c. Letter from C.L. Goodsell. d. Letter from C.L. Goodsell to Mary W. Ayars, 9/22/1927, sending above letter from the Dead Letter Office. e. Sales figures for books by WFW published by The Methodist Book Concern, 3/5/1929. f. Letter from C.L. Goodsell to Mary Ayars, 8/17/1931 . g. Letter from Sarah C. Legg ,7/24/1918, re: Women’s Foreign Missionary Society. h. Letter from James Joy, 1/27/1934, returning letters from Dr. Kelley to WFW. i. Condolence note from Ellen Pendleton (Wellesley College), 1/7/1930. j. Note from Daniel Marsh, 4/11/1930, re: official resolution on WFW’s death. k. Note (New England Conservatory), 3/8/1930, re: resolution on WFW’s death.


l. Note from Otto Melle, 1/6/1930, condolence from Prediger-Seminar. m. Official resolution from Wellesley on WFW’s death (enclosed with short note from Pendleton), 5/22/1930. n. Two holograph drafts on versi of advertisements; one appears to be note sent to Pendelton of Wellesley College. o. Telegram from Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nicholson, 12/11/1929, on WFW’s death. p. Official letter and resolution on WFW’s death from BU College of Practical Arts and Letters, 12/17/1929. q. Resolution from the BU Women’s Council, 12/16/1929. r. Letter from Warren Memorial Fund with names of contributors (not included), 4/2/1928.

3. Harriett C. M. Warren; all letters appear to be from Hattie sent to her parents (mainly her father) while she was living in Germany in the 1860s. [F. 3]

a. Letter, 12/13/1860. b. Letter, 9/18/n.y.; references are made to the war as reported in Europe. c. Seven to eight loose pages that seem to be parts of two incomplete letters.

4. William Merrick (Harriett C.M. Warren's brother). [F. 4] a. Letter, 8/15/1862. b. Letter, 7/29/1862. c. Letter, 1/27/1866.

I. Professional correspondence of WFW, in bound volumes. Box 8 1. April 1888-June 1890.

2. September 1890-December 1892. 3. December 1892- November 1893. 4. November 1893- June 1896. 5. June 1896-November 1898. 6. March 1898-June 1899.

Box 9 7. June 1899-June 1900. 8. September 1900-May 1901. 9. May 1901-April 1902. 10. April 1902-December 1904; includes correspondence of William Edwards Huntington. 11. March 1903-April 1908; includes correspondence of William Edwards Huntington.

II. Miscellaneous.


A. Commonplace book, dated Oct. 1860; includes photograph and program. B. Notebook by L.P. Causey, student at the M. E. Theo. Seminary, taken from WFW’s “Lectures on Doctrinal Theology,” dated Oct. 1867.

III. Printed Material. Box 10 A. Items by various authors. [F. 1] B. Newspaper clippings, 1916-1917. [F. 2] C. Poems and prayers by WFW. [F. 3] D. “Is God Love?” 1861. [F. 4] E. “Missions - Anhalt in Bremen,” 1858. [F. 5] F. “The Ministry of Evil,” 1859 [F. 6] G. Illustrations. [F. 7] H. Notices on PARADISE FOUND. [F. 8] I. Notices on THE TRUE KEY TO ANCIENT COSMOLOGIES. [F. 9] J. Notices on EARLIEST COSMOLOGIES. [F. 10] K. Articles relating to PARADISE FOUND and other writings. [F. 11] L. Notices on THE UNIVERSE PICTURED IN MILTON’S PARADISE LOST. [F. 12] M. “Reinforcements from the Orient.” [F. 13] N. “A Discussion you Missed 50 Years Ago,” in The Christian Student. [F. 14] O. “The Mitchell Case,” pamphlet. [F. 15] P. "BU Yearbook and Baccalaureate Addresses by Rev. William F. Warren." [F. 16] Q. “American University Education,” 1913. [F. 17] R. “Taxation and Tax Exemption.” [F. 18] S. Proof of “The Republic of Germany,” ca. 1921. [F. 19] T. Page proof re: BU Law School. [F. 20] U. Re: Martins at Frankfurt, Germany. [F. 21] V. “The World Tree of the Teutons,” by WFW, in The Monist, 1907. [F. 22] W. Articles about WFW. [F. 23] X. Articles by WFW. [F. 24] Y. Contributions to religious and other journals by WFW. [F. 25] Z. Articles in Zion’s Herald by WFW. [F. 26] AA. Articles by WFW (continued). [F. 27] BB. Bostonia, 1903, 1916, 1919, 1922. [F. 28] CC. Articles by WFW in Methodist Review. [F. 29] DD. Re: “True Theory of Missionary Work,” 1869. [F. 30] EE. “Loyalty to the University,” Western Collegian, 1871. [F. 31] FF. THE TRUE KEY TO ANCIENT COSMOLOGIES, by WFW, 1869. [F. 32]

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GG. THE PERFECT AND UNIVERSAL RELIGION, by WFW, 1886. [F. 33] HH. "Babylonian and Pre-Babylonian Cosmology," by WFW, 1901. [F. 34] II. “Problems Still Unsolved in Indo-Aryan Cosmology,” 1905. [F. 35] JJ. Articles re: “reinforcements for our church from the Orient.” [F. 36] KK. "The Babylonian Universe Newly Interpreted." [F. 37] LL. Clippings re: Professor Van Riper. [F. 38] MM. "The Myth of Io." [F. 39] NN. Print of Bremen, n.d. [F. 40] OO. Boston University News, 1927. [F. 41] Box 11 PP. “The Earliest Traceable Astronomy.” [F. 1] QQ. UNFANGSGRÜNDE DER LOGIT, possible German translation of WFW's thesis. [F. 2] RR. THE STORY OF GOTTLIEB, by WFW. [F. 3] SS. Re: BU seal question, from Christian Science Monitor. [F. 4] TT. Annuario Scolastico. [F. 5] UU. ELEMENTARY SPANISH READER AND TRANSLATOR. [F. 6] VV. “Letter to Author,” from WFW, 1856-1857. [F. 7] WW. “Letter to Author,” from WFW, 1856. [F. 8] XX. "Letter to Author" in Zion’s Herald, 1857-1858. [F. 9] YY. "Letter to Author" in Christian Advocate, 1857. [F. 10] ZZ. President’s Report, 1903. [F. 11] AAA. “Report on the Bulgarian Mission.” [F. 12] BBB. "Personal Bibliography," 1897-1927. [F. 13] CCC. “Catalogue of W. F. Warren’s Library,” 1863. [F. 14] IV. Manuscripts. A. Manuscripts by WFW, n.d. [F. 15] B. “Remarks to preachers meeting.” [F. 16] C. “Warum machten…” [F. 17] D. “Yaveh…” [F. 18] E. Notes re: Islam, n.d. [F. 19] F. Re: H. Bronson Alcott. [F. 20] G. Various and unknown authors, n.d. [F. 21] H. WFW in Italy. [F. 22] I. WFW in Germany. [F. 23] J. “Deutsche Collegien.” [F. 24] K. "Religions of the World and World Religions." [F. 25] L. "Religions of the World and World Religions," with correspondence. [F. 26] M. Re. Reverend H. Arrigh, BU’s first Italian graduate. [F. 27] N. "Ecumenical Education." [F. 28]


O. "Latest News from the Philopamphylians." [F. 29] P. Essay, "Ambassadorial Qualifications." [F. 30] Q. "The Essential Ideas of a College of Liberal Arts." [F. 31] R. "Organic Law of the Methodist Church." [F. 32] S. "The Mandala Oblation." [F. 33] T. "The Holy Places." [F. 34] U. "Indo Iranian Cosmology." [F. 35] V. "Interpersonal Life, a study in spiritual archaeology ." [F. 36] W. "The Myth of Io." [F. 37] X. "Why does Plutarch describe the moon…" [F. 38] Y. "What are the limits of legitimate state action…" [F. 39] Z. WFW’s appeal for a Latin American federation. [F. 40] AA. "The Greek Church." [F. 41] BB. Re: Girls Latin Schools. [F. 42] CC. "Improvement of our Conference Seminaries." [F. 43] DD. "Myth of Kronos." [F. 44] EE. "Some recent voices on the interracial problems." [F. 45] FF. Addresses by WFW. [F. 46] GG. "Sunday Discourse." [F. 47] HH. Address, "Philips Brooks and Education." [F. 48] II. "Joint and Disjoint Education." [F. 49] JJ. Speech from Theological School Annual Conferences. [F. 50] KK. Baccalaureate address, “The Life That Is Life Indeed.” [F. 51] LL. "John Milton Theologian and Moralist." [F. 52] MM. Address, "Art Thou Human Being." [F. 53] NN. Address, "Relation of the Public School to the University." [F. 54] OO. Sermons. [F. 55] PP. "Good Bye." [F. 56] QQ. Sermon, “Centennial 1866-1867.” [F. 57] RR. Sermon, “Lift Up Your Heads.” [F. 58] SS. Sermon, "Malden Methodist Education." [F. 59] TT. Sermon, "Memorial Address at Wellesley for Henry F. Durant."

[F. 60] UU. Sermon, “My Church” [F. 61] VV. William Claflin memorial address. [F. 62] WW. Sermon (?), “Views of Christ’s Saving Work.” [F. 63] XX. Untitled, possibly a sermon. [F. 64] YY. WFW’s thoughts on secession. [F. 65]

V. Diaries and Journals. Box 12 A. Harriet C.M. Warren. 1. 1860-1863. [F. 1] 2. 1864, 1866, 1867, 1869, 1870. [F. 2] 3. 1875-1878. [F .3] 4. 1879-1881. [F. 4] 5. 1882. [F. 5]


6. 1883-1886. [F. 6] 7. 1887-1889. [F. 7] B. WFW. 1. 1854, 1857-1858, 1858, 1859-1860. [F. 8] 2. 1861, 1868, 1869. [F. 9] 3. 1870-1873. [F. 10] 4. 1874, 1875, 1877, 1878. [F. 11] 5. 1879-1882. [F. 12] 6. 1883, 1885, 1886, 1887. [F. 13] 7. 1888-1891 (?). [F. 14] 8. 1892-1895. [F. 15] 9. 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900. [F. 16] 10. 1903-1904 (travels). [F. 17] 11. 1905, 1906, 1911, 1912. [F. 18] 12. 1913, 1914, 1915-1919. [F. 19] 13. 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920-1924, 1926. [F. 20] C. William Merrick, 1 journal, 1860. [F. 21] D. German Vergissmeinnicht or “Forget Me Not” book . [F. 22] E. “Notes,” containing receipts, etc., from time in Germany. F. Address book of John M. Barker; n.d. VI. Legal Material. Box 13 A. WFW passport, issued Feb. 20, 1857; folder contains copy of internal passport certificate (extremely fragile). [F. 1] B. Copyrights and contracts. [F. 2] VII. Photographs. A. Various items, mainly official photographs of WFW as Professor, Dean, and President; some are from his younger days in Germany with Hattie and the children. [Also see Box 14.] [F. 3] VIII. Miscellaneous (continued). A. Ephemera; notable contents include WFW's certificate on becoming a Methodist elder and the program from his college graduation . [F. 4] Box 14 C. Possible research material. [F. 1] D. Listings of book sales/gifts. [F. 2] E. Notes on collection. [F. 3] F. Compiled biographical material. [F. 4-5] IX. Photographs (continued). A. Oversize and mounted photographs.

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I. Printed Materials. A. Files; may include manuscripts. Box 15 1. “Newspaper Clippings” re: Birthdays and Death of WFW, 1900-

1958. [F. 1] 2. “Official Year Book,” 1898. [F. 2] 3. “Writings On,” 1912-1973. [F. 3-4]

B. 6 booklets, 1869-1919. [F. 5] C. 2 programs re: Memorial Convocation Program for WFW, 1930. D. 3 newspapers, 1924-1925. E. “The Song of the Iliad,” musical score, 1903. II. Manuscripts. A. Files.

1. “A Documentary History of the Earliest Experiment in University Reciprocity on an International Scale,” n.d. [F. 6]

2. “HOW TO BECOME A HAKIM (by President Wm. F. Warren) 1901(?).”

III. Professional Materials. A. “Fifteenth Annual Report of the President,” report, 1890 (2 copies). [F. 7] IV. Correspondence. A. Files; may include printed material. 1. Re: clippings on Church committees, 1900. [F. 8]

2. Re: eleventh anniversary of the Methodist General Biblical Institute program, 1857-1966; includes notable:

a. Moody, Robert. ANS to WFW, n.d. B. Professional, 1890. V. Memorabilia. A. Certificate re: WFW as Deacon, 1859. [F. 9]

B. Invitations re: Dedication of the Statue of Marechal de Rochambeau, 1902.

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Added to Box 15 I. Correspondence. A. Files. 1. “Apollonius,” 1911-1921. [F. 10] 2. “Letter about Jo Article,” 1919. [F. 11] 3. “Letters from Mr. Rankin who Used to Write and Send Clippings

About Matters Connected with Paradise Found,” 1909-1911. [F. 12-13]

4. Re: Church unity, 1889-1890. [F. 14] 5. Re: Cosmology studies. a. 1856-1879, n.d. [F. 15] b. 1881-1889. [F. 16] c. 1890-1899. [F. 17] d. 1900-1904. [F. 18] e. 1905-1909. [F. 19] f. 1910-1919. [F. 20] g. 1920-1925. [F. 21] 6. Re: Professor Clark, “Earliest Cosmologies,” 1919-1921. [F. 22] 7. Re: John O’Neill, 1889-1895. [F. 23] 8. Re: notes on “The Universe as Pictured in Milton’s Paradise Lost,” 1915-1916. [F. 24] 9. Re: “The Astronomy of ‘Paradise Lost’ by Thomas N. Orchard,” 1914-1915. [F. 25] 10. Re: Paradise Found. a. 1880-1884. [F. 26] b. 1885 June-Aug. [F. 27] c. 1885 Jan-May. [F. 28] d. 1885 Sep-Dec. [F. 29] e. 1886. [F. 30] f. 1887-1889. [F. 31] g. 1890-1899. [F. 32] h. 1900-1912. [F. 33] 11. Re: P(atri) C(osmographo) Salutem, n.d. [F. 34] 12. Re: publications. [F. 35]

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I. Photographs. Box 16 A. 1 black and white print of Mary Christine Warren Ayars as a young woman, Boston, n.d. [Env. 1] B. 6 carte de visite photographs of Marcy Christine Warren Ayars as a baby and a young woman, 1865-1890. [Env. 2] II. Correspondence. A. Professional. 1. Reiser, Harry F. TLS to WFW re: Warren Fund and Methodist books, Apr. 16, 1929; includes financial material. [F. 1] B. Personal. 1. WFW. ANS to Harriet Cornelia Merrick Warren re: birth of Mary Christine Warren Ayars, July 24, 1864. In German. 2. Warren, Harriet Cornelia Merrick. ALS to Mary Christine Warren Ayars, n.d. 3. Marcy, Henry O., M.D. ALS to Mary Christine Warren Ayars re: prescription, Aug. 11, 1894; includes medical material. 4. WFW. ALS to Mary Christine Warren Ayars re: steamer letter, 1912. 5. Provan, Harriet Garfield. TLS to Mary Christine Warren Ayars re: grandparents, Jan. 23, 1930. III. Printed Material. A. “The Warren Professorship at Frankfort (sic), Germany,” pamphlet, 1920. IV. Journals and Diaries. A. Massachusetts Lawyer’s Diary, Henry Morton Ayars; includes correspondence; calendars, 1892. [Env. 3]

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Added to Box 16 I. Printed Material. A. Booklets. 1. “Sixth Annual Report of the President of Boston University,” fragments, p. 9-43, n.d. [F. 8] 2. “Statutes of Boston University: College of Music,” 3 p., 1872. 3. “The Twenty Years of Boston University, 1869-1889: Fifteenth Annual Report of the President,” 66 p., 1890. II. Financial Materials. A. “From Treasurer’s Annual Report,” 1 p., 1888-1889.

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