Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
MS Am 1686
MS Am 1686.1
MS Am 1686.2
MS Am 1686.3
MS Am 1686.4
MS Am 1686.5
MS Am 1686.6
Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923.
William Roscoe Thayer compositions,
1887-1915.
12 volumes (1.5 linear ft.).
Collection materials are in English.
Manuscripts of works by American biographer and historian William Roscoe Thayer.
47M-210 - 47M-214. Gift of Mrs. Southworth Lancaster of
Cambridge, Massachusetts; received: 1947 July 24.
First draft of Cavour and Bismark was gift of Harry Nelson Gay;
received: 1931.
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation for Publication:
William Roscoe Thayer Compositions, 1887-1915 (MS Am 1686-1686.6). Houghton Library, Harvard
University.
Thayer was an American biographer and historian.
Arranged alphabetically by manuscript title.
Manuscripts of biographical and historical works by Thayer: "Cavour and Bismarck," 1906
(including some printed versions); The Dawn of Italian Independence, 1892; A Short History of
Venice, 1903; Life and Letters of John Hay (printer's copy), 1915; and Life and Times of Cavour
(printer's copy), 1911. Also includes The Master's Calendar, 1887, an anthology of verse compiled by
Thayer.
MS Am 1686
Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923.
Cavour and Bismarck (1st draft) 1906. A.MSs.; [n.p., 1908]
34f.(34p.)
Bound with revised typescript of final version, 2 printed versions in English, and 1 in Italian.
1v.
Recat. from Ital 504.576.2, 1931.
MS Am 1686.1
Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923.
Cavour e Bismarck: paralleli e contrasti. A.Ms. unsigned;
Torino, Oct 1906.
31 num. l.
With this are bound the A.Ms. of Thayer's English version of the article (Annisquam,
1908; 46 num. l.) and the
published Italian version (Rome,
1906) and cuttings of the
published English version from the
Atlantic monthly (March 1909) and the Fortnightly review (March 1909).
*47M-211F.
MS Am 1686.2
Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923.
The dawn of Italian independence ... A.Ms.s. (William Roscoe
Thayer); [Concord, Mass., [finished] 12 Apr 1892]
2v , 233 and 238 num. l.
*47M-209F.
MS Am 1686.3
[Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923, comp.]The master's calendar of truth and passion. A.Ms. unsigned; [Concord,
Mass.?] July-September 1887.
2p.l., 377p. 1v.
*47M-210F.
MS Am 1686.4
[Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923] A
short history of Venice. A.Ms.s.(W. R. T.); [v.p., [completed] 1903]
1p.l., iv num. l., 289 num. l.
With prefatory note dated 1905.
*47M-212F.
MS Am 1686.5
Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923.
The life and letters of John Hay. A.Ms. and typescript s.(William
Roscoe Thayer); [v.p.] 1915.
2v., 3p.l., 877 num. l.
*47M-213F.
MS Am 1686.6
Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923.
The life and times of Cavour. Typescript with Ms. corrections, s.
(William Roscoe Theyer); [n.p., 1911]
4v.; 2p.l., 1268 num. l.
Most leaves have footnotes and revisions written on verso.
*47M-214F.