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William Torrey Harris papers 0184
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William Torrey Harris papers 0184 1 0184 Title: William Torrey Harris papers Collection number: 0184 Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 1.88 Linear feet5 boxes Date (inclusive): 1857-1909 Abstract: The William Torrey Harris papers, 1857-1909, consists of letters, manuscripts, typescripts, notes, and leaflets collected and created by noted 19th century educator, philosopher and lexicographer William Torrey Harris. In addition to letters from major philosophers of the period, including John Dewey, Josiah Royce, William James, and George H. Howison, the collection also contains manuscripts and notes penned by Harris and material related to the Philosophical Union of the University of California. Harris (1835-1910) was the editor of the Journal of Speculative Philosophy, and one of the founders of both the "St. Louis Movement" and the Concord School of Philosophy. A prolific author, he also edited and published early work by William James, Josiah Royce, and John Dewey, and introduced Hegel to the American intellectual scene. creator: Abbot, Francis Ellingwood, 1836-1903 creator: Cabot, James Elliot, 1821-1903 creator: Caird, Edward, 1835-1908 creator: d'Alfanso, Nicolo creator: Dewey, John creator: Eucken, Rudolf, 1846-1926 creator: Everett, Charles Carroll, 1829-1900 creator: Gilman, Daniel C., (Daniel Coit), 1831-1908 creator: Hall, G. Stanley, (Granville Stanley), 1844-1924 creator: Harris, William Torrey, 1835-1909 creator: Hedge, Frederic H., (Frederic Henry), 1831-1918 creator: Hegel, Karl, 1813-1901 creator: Henry, C. S., (Caleb Sprague), 1804-1884 creator: Hodgson, Shadworth Hollway, 1832-1912 creator: Holden, Edward S., (Edward Singleton), 1846-1914 creator: Hough, Williston S., (Williston Samuel), 1860-1912 creator: Howison, George Holmes, 1834-1917 creator: James, William, 1842-1910 creator: Morris, George Sylvester, 1840-1889 creator: Peirce, Charles S., (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914 creator: Royce, Josiah, 1855-1916 creator: Simon, Thomas Collins creator: Stirling, James Hutchison, 1820-1909 creator: Wasson, David Atwood, 1823-1887 creator: Watson, John, 1847-1939 Preferred Citation [Box/folder# or item name], William Torrey Harris papers, Collection no. 0184, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Acquisition Gift of Edith Davidson Harris, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1967. Biographical note William Torrey Harris (1835-1909) was an American educator, lexicographer, and philosopher. Born in Connecticut, Harris graduated from Phillips Andover Academy and enrolled at Yale University, but left in his junior year. He moved to St. Louis, where he accepted a position as a teacher of shorthand in the St. Louis public school system. He eventually rose to become the superintendent of schools in that city, a post he held from 1867 to 1880. Shortly after his arrival in St. Louis, Harris became interested in modern German philosophy, specifically the work of Hegel. From 1867 to 1893, Harris edited the
William Torrey Harris papers 0184 2 0184 Journal of Speculative Philosophy, the quarterly publication of the St. Louis Philosophical Society (of which he was co-founder) and the first such journal to be published in the United States and in English. In 1873, Harris, with Susan E. Blow, founded the first permanent public school kindergarten in St. Louis. In 1880, Harris moved to Concord, MA where he helped establish the Concord School of Philosophy; he lectured at the School until 1889, when he accepted the position of United States Commissioner of Education, a post he held until 1906. In 1906, he was awarded the first meritorious award by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He published many books on both education and philosophy, including "The Psychological Foundations of Education" (1898). Custodial History Originally housed in the USC Hoose Library of Philosophy; transferred to Special Collections in late 1990s. Related Archival Materials See: University of Southern California School of Philosophy records, 1889-1978, 1988, Collection no. 5095, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Southern California Conditions Governing Access Advance notice required for access. Scope and Content The William Torrey Harris papers consists of letters, manuscripts, typescripts, notes, and leaflets collected and created by William Torrey Harris, 1857-1909. In addition to letters from major philosophers of the period, including John Dewey, Josiah Royce, William James, and George H. Howison, the collection also contains manuscripts and notes penned by Harris and material related to the Philosophical Union of the University of California. Conditions Governing Use All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Subjects and Indexing Terms Abbot, Francis Ellingwood, 1836-1903 -- Correspondence Cabot, James Elliot, 1821-1903 -- Correspondence Caird, Edward, 1835-1908 -- Correspondence d'Alfanso, Nicolo -- Correspondence Dewey, John -- Correspondence Eucken, Rudolf, 1846-1926 -- Correspondence Everett, Charles Carroll, 1829-1900 -- Correspondence Gilman, Daniel C., (Daniel Coit), 1831-1908 -- Correspondence Hall, G. Stanley, (Granville Stanley), 1844-1924 -- Correspondence Harris, William Torrey, 1835-1909 -- Archives Harris, William Torrey, 1835-1909 -- Correspondence Hedge, Frederic H., (Frederic Henry), 1831-1918 -- Correspondence Hegel, Karl, 1813-1901 -- Correspondence Henry, C. S., (Caleb Sprague), 1804-1884 -- Correspondence Hodgson, Shadworth Hollway, 1832-1912 -- Correspondence Holden, Edward S., (Edward Singleton), 1846-1914 -- Correspondence Hough, Williston S., (Williston Samuel), 1860-1912 -- Correspondence Howison, George Holmes, 1834-1917 -- Correspondence James, William, 1842-1910 -- Correspondence Morris, George Sylvester, 1840-1889 -- Correspondence Peirce, Charles S., (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914 -- Correspondence Philosophical Union of the University of California. -- Archives Royce, Josiah, 1855-1916 -- Correspondence Simon, Thomas Collins -- Correspondence Stirling, James Hutchison, 1820-1909 -- Correspondence
William Torrey Harris papers 0184 3 0184 Wasson, David Atwood, 1823-1887 -- Correspondence Watson, John, 1847-1939 -- Correspondence Correspondence Manuscripts Notes Philosophers--United States--19th century--Archival resources Philosophy--Study and teaching--United States--Archival resources Typescripts
Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 1 Abbot, Francis Ellingwood 1867-1903 Physical Description: 16 letters, 11 postcards.
Box 1, Folder 2 Adams, Henry B. 1875 Physical Description: 1 letter, 1 envelope.
Box 1, Folder 3 Appleton, C. E. 1876 October-November Physical Description: 2 letters.
Box 1, Folder 4 Bailey, P.T., Jr. 1897 March 19 Physical Description: 1 letter from Harris to Bailey, typed and signed carbon.
Box 1, Folder 5 Barzelloti, Giacomo 1870-1873 Physical Description: 3 letters, one each in German, Italian and English.
Box 1, Folder 6 Bosanquet, Bernard 1898 May 13 Physical Description: 1 letter.
Box 1, Folder 7 Boulting, William 1887, 1890 Physical Description: 2 letters.
Box 1, Folder 8 Bower, George Spencer 1879-1880 Physical Description: 4 letters.
Box 1, Folder 9 Bowne, Bordeu P. 1886-1908 Physical Description: 7 letters.
Box 1, Folder 10 Brereton, Cloudesley 1900-1908 Physical Description: 4 letters.
Box 1, Folder 11 Buisson, Ferdinand 1878-1892 Physical Description: 2 letters, 1 telegram with shorthand, 1 business card.
Box 1, Folder 12 Buls, Charles 1883, 1908 Physical Description: 2 letters, in French.
Box 1, Folder 13 Burns-Gibson, J. 1881-1898 Physical Description: 7 letters, 10 postcards, 1 handwritten announcement. Includes typed carbon of a letter from Harris to Burns-Gibson.
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Box 1, Folder 14 Burrows, Herbert 1880 Physical Description: 4 letters, 2 leaflets.
Box 1, Folder 15 Cabot, James Elliot 1865-1883 Physical Description: 44 letters, 2 postcards.
Box 1, Folder 16 Caird, Edward 1879-1898 Physical Description: 9 letters.
Box 1, Folder 17 Chatterji, Mohini M. 1886-1887 Physical Description: 4 letters.
Box 1, Folder 18 Clarke, William 1881-1886 Physical Description: 1 letter, 4 postcards, In Memoriam pamphlet.
Box 1, Folder 19 Compayre, Gabriel 1890, 1896 Physical Description: 1 letter, 1 notecard.
Box 1, Folder 20 Conta, B. 1877 May 15 Physical Description: 1 letter, in French.
Box 1, Folder 21 Cowell, Peter 1881-1907 Physical Description: 2 letters, 2 engravings, 1 certificate.
Box 5, Folder 1 D'Alfonso, Nicolo 1882-1899 Physical Description: 18 letters, 5 postcards, 4 envelopes (one with W.T.H.'s shorthand note).
Box 1, Dewey, John 1881-1904 Folder 22-23 Physical Description: 17 letters from Dewey, 4 postcards, 3 letters from Alice Dewey, 1 typed carbon of a reply from Harris. Folder 22 contains the originals, folder 23 contains photocopies.
Box 1, Folder 24 Dini, Francesco 1879 November 6 Physical Description: 1 letter, in French.
Box 1, Folder 25 D'Orelli, A. 1885, 1886 Physical Description: 2 letters.
Box 1, Folder 26 Eucken, Rudolf 1885-1909 Physical Description: 7 letters, 1 notecard, 4 postcards. Primarily in German.
Box 1, Folder 27 Everett, Charles Carrol 1867-1899 Physical Description: 21 letters, 3 postcards, 3 carbon typescripts and 1 typed copy of letters to Everett, and 1 letter fragment.
Box 1, Folder 28 Ferri, Luigi 1871 February 17 Physical Description: 1 letter, in French.
Box 1, Folder 29 Franke, Kuno 1888-1889 Physical Description: 11 letters, 1 course description in German.
Box 1, Folder 30 Friedlaender, Ludwig 1878 February 6 Physical Description: 1 letter, in German; 1 envelope.
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Box 1, Folder 31 Frohschamer, T. 1883 March 4 Physical Description: 1 letter, in German.
Box 5, Folder 2 Gardner, Henry Norman 1894-1909 Physical Description: 22 letters, 1 typed carbon of letter from Harris.
Box 1, Folder 32 Gibbons, J. Cardinal 1892 March 26 Physical Description: 1 letter, 1 envelope.
Box 1, Folder 33 Gilman, Daniel C. 1874-1896 Physical Description: 13 letters, 1 telegram.
Box 1, Folder 34 Giner de los Rios, Francisco 1891, 1892 Physical Description: 2 letters, one in English, one in Spanish; 2 envelopes.
Box 1, Folder 35 Gordon, James (Royal Society of Edinburgh) 1881-1882 Physical Description: 2 letters.
Box 1, Folder 36 Grasby, William Catton 1890-1904 Physical Description: 5 letters; 2 envelopes (1 in W.T.H.'s hand).
Box 1, Folder 37 Hall, G. Stanley 1871-1901 Physical Description: 21 letters, 2 postcards, 1 typed copy or a letter from Harris.
Box 2, Folder 1 Hedge, Frederic H. 1865-1886 Physical Description: 14 letters, 1 notecard.
Box 2, Folder 2 Hegel, Karl 1879-1887 Physical Description: 3 postcards, in German.
Box 2, Folder 3 Henry, C.S. 1867-1868 Physical Description: 8 letters, 1 postcard.
Box 2, Folder 4 Henry, Francis A. 1867-1898 Physical Description: 25 letters, 4 postcards.
Box 2, Folder 5 Hodgson, Shadworth Hollway 1870-1891 Physical Description: 8 letters.
Box 5, Folder 3 Hoffmann, Franz 1870-1880 Physical Description: 4 letters in German, 1 translation.
Box 2, Folder 6 Holden, Edward S. 1884-1909 Physical Description: 24 letters, 2 notecards, clipping.
Box 2, Folder 7 Hoose, James H. 1906 May 8 Physical Description: 1 typed carbon copy from Harris to Hoose.
Box 2, Folder 8 Horne, Herman H. 1904, 1906 Physical Description: 2 letters.
Box 5, Folder 4 Hough, Williston S. 1885-1893 Physical Description: 13 letters, 1 annotated prospectus.
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Box 2, Folder 9 Howells, William Dean 1876 June 10 Physical Description: 1 letter, 1 envelope.
Box 2, Howison, George H. 1866-1908 Folder 10-14 Physical Description: Folder 10: 1866-1878, 28 letters, 1 note. Folder 11: 1878-1889, 27 letters, 8 postcards, 2 typed carbon copies of letters from Harris, 1 typescript. Folder 12: 1889-1895, 17 letters, 1 flyer. Folder 13: 1896 March-November, 13 letters, 2 offprints. Folder 14: 1897-1908, 22 letters, 2 typed carbon copies of letters from Harris, 1 typescript.
Box 2, Folder 15 Hvalgren, Emanuel 1876-1881 Physical Description: 6 letters, 1 pamphlet, 1 manuscript, in German and English.
Box 2, Folder 16 James, Henry 1866-1872 Physical Description: 3 letters.
Box 2, Folder 17 James, William 1877-1903 Physical Description: 23 letters, 9 postcards.
Box 2, Folder 18 Kodyn, Senyabuso 1880 January 26 Physical Description: 1 letter
Box 2, Folder 19 Ladd, George Trumbull 1887-1901 Physical Description: 6 letters, 1 typed carbon copy of letter from Harris, 1 letter from R. Nokashima.
Box 2, Folder 20 Maitland, Edward 1886 August 1 Physical Description: 1 letter, 1 envelope.
Box 2, Folder 21 Mariano, Raffaele 1886-1887 Physical Description: 2 letters, in German.
Box 2, Folder 22 Matheson, Robert 1885 November 11 Physical Description: 1 letter.
Box 2, Folder 23 Michelet, Karl Ludwig 1869-1884 Physical Description: 4 letters, in German.
Box 2, Folder 24 Mukharji, Ras Bihari 1885 Physical Description: 2 letters.
Box 2, Folder 25 Munsterberg, Hugo 1898-1899 Physical Description: 2 letters.
Box 2, Folder 26 Morris, George S. 1871-1889 Physical Description: 46 letters, 2 notes, 9 postcards, 2 pamphlets, 1 leaflet.
Box 3, Folder 1 Newcomb, Simon 1880 Physical Description: 4 letters, Harris's shorthand notes.
Box 3, Folder 2 Parker, Theodore 1857 Physical Description: 1 letter, 1 envelope.
Box 3, Folder 3 Paton, J.B. 1871 May 20 Physical Description: 1 letter.
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Box 3, Folder 4 Parsons, Mrs. T. W. 1875? Physical Description: 1 letter, 1 envelope.
Box 3, Folder 5 Peirce, Charles S. 1868-1869 Physical Description: 20 letters.
Box 3, Folder 6 Pohle, Josef 1888-1889 Physical Description: 1 letter, 2 postcards, 1 leaflet in German.
Box 3, Folder 7 Porter, N. 1874 May 28 Physical Description: 1 letter.
Box 3, Folder 8 Raymond, W.H.V. 1868 April 20 Physical Description: 1 letter, 1 envelope.
Box 3, Folder 9 Reddy, C. Ramabagi 1907 May 17 Physical Description: 1 letter.
Box 3, Folder 10 Ribot, Theodule-Armand 1876-1879 Physical Description: 4 letters, in French.
Box 3, Folder 11 Royce, Josiah 1877-1894 Physical Description: 10 letters, 4 postcards.
Box 3, Folder 12 Sadler, Michael 1905-1906 Physical Description: 2 letters.
Box 3, Folder 13 Sanborn, Franklin Benjamin 1868 April-May Physical Description: 2 letters, 2 envelopes.
Box 3, Folder 14 Santayana, George 1900 Physical Description: 3 letters.
Box 3, Folder 15 Senier, A. 1881-1882 Physical Description: 2 letters, 2 postcards.
Box 3, Folder 16 Simon, T. Collyns 1867-1881 Physical Description: 14 letters.
Box 3, Folder 17 Stirling, James Hutchinson 1875-1884 Physical Description: 24 letters, 1 flyer.
Box 3, Folder 18 Stratton, George M. 1897 Physical Description: 1 letter, 1 typescript.
Box 3, Folder 19 Takachika, Faknoka 1881 June 19 Physical Description: 1 letter.
Box 3, Folder 20 Tanaka, Fujinaro 1876, 1880 Physical Description: 2 letters.
Box 3, Folder 21 Taylor, Bayard 1871 Physical Description: 1 letter, 1 envelope.
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Box 3, Folder 22 Tokama, Kawano 1881 February 10 Physical Description: 1 letter.
Box 3, Folder 23 Vaihinger, Hans 1881-1904 Physical Description: 4 letters, 1 postcard, in German..
Box 3, Folder 24 Van Becelaere, F. L. 1902-1903 Physical Description: 4 letters.
Box 3, Folder 25 Vera, A. 1871-1875 Physical Description: 8 letters.
Box 3, Folder 26 Wallace, William 1874-1904 Physical Description: 5 letters from Wallace, plus 1 letter from Mrs. Wallace and 1 letter from Edwin Wallace.
Box 3, Folder 27 Ward, James 1880-1904 Physical Description: 6 letters.
Box 3, Folder 28 Wasson, David A. 1866-1884 Physical Description: 10 letters.
Box 3, Folder 29 Watson, John 1875-1909 Physical Description: 52 letters, 14 postcards, 1 manuscript.
Box 3, Folder 30 Weiss, Georg 1882 Physical Description: 1 postcard, in German.
Box 3, Folder 31 Wiggin, Kale Douglas 1902? Physical Description: 1 letter.
Papers
Box 4, Folder 1 "Theology" undated Physical Description: 51 small notebook pages, handwritten essay.
Box 4, Folder 2 W.T.H. address on the "Doctrine of the Divine Personality" 1896 Physical Description: Typed copy of original manuscript. Scope and Content Delivered at the Philosophical Union, University of California at Berkeley.
Box 4, Folder 3 G.H. Harrison on W.T.H.'s article undated Physical Description: Accompanied by envelope with "G.H. Harrison/on W.T.H.'s/article" in Harris's hand.
Box 4, Folder 4 W.T.H. notes for discussions at Philosophical Union 1896 Physical Description: Notebook size pages, handwritten notes. Scope and Content Based on Josiah Royce's pamphlet "The Conception of God" and G.H. Harrison's comments in the same pamphlet. Also, notes for a Tuesday morning meeting of the Philosophical Union on "Defend and Expound and Criticize Hegel".
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Box 4, Folder 5 [Philosophical Union papers] 1896-1897 Scope and Content Typewritten essays by T.P. Bailey, Jr., E.N. Henderson, and J.E. Beard.
Box 4, Folder 6 [Philosophical Union address] 1896 Scope and Content Original manuscript of W.T.H. address before the Philosophical Union, December 18, 1896, on "Doctrine of the Divine Personality." Composed of original introduction combined with portions of an address given before the Parliament of Religions (Chicago, 1893), on "The Proofs of the Existence of God."
Box 4, Folder 7 [Philosophical Union pamphlets] 1896 Box 4, Folder 8 W.T.H.'s engagements in California 1896 December Box 4, Folder 9 [Scrapbook pages] 1896-1897 Scope and Content Pages of a scrapbook containing clippings about Harris, the State Teachers' Association meeting in San Jose, and the Philosophical Union.
Box 4, Folder 10 [Photograph of George H. Harrison] 1894 October Box 4, Folder 11 [Glenmore Group photograph] circa 1890
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