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Oliver Wendell Holmes Manuscript

An inventory of his item at Syracuse University

Finding aid created by: SEH
Date: Dec 1993

Revision history:
19 Nov 2008	converted to EAD (LDC)

Biographical History

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) was an American author and educator and was father to Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935). The former is the author of numerous essays on medical, civic, literary, and academic subjects as well as the inventor of the hand stereoscope.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Oliver Wendell Holmes Manuscript is a one page signed holograph poem, "Army Hymn," by the American author and professor of anatomy (1809-1894).

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

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Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Subject Headings

Persons

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894.

Subjects

Authors, American.
Educators -- United States.
Inventors -- United States.

Genres and Forms

Poems.

Occupations

Authors.
Educators.
Inventors.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Oliver Wendell Holmes Manuscript
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of George and Lena Arents.

Table of Contents

Writings

Inventory