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Isaac Dyer Papers on Thomas Carlyle, 1889-1941, n.d.
1.25 linear feet.
Catalog Number: M25
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Agency History / Biographical Note:
Isaac Dyer (1855-1937), of Bowdoin's Class of 1878, was a Portland
lawyer (1881-1931), a member of the Maine State Legislature (1885-86),
U.S. District Attorney for Maine (1890-1906), and a lecturer at
the University of Maine Law School. He was the author of two works
on Maine laws and of the Bibliography of Thomas Carlyle's Writings
and Ana, published in 1928.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a celebrated
British essayist, historian and man of letters, who published works
on the French revolution, on European historical figures such as
Goethe and Frederick the Great, and on literary topics.
Scope and Content:
Correspondence, notes, clippings, images, and other records relating to
Isaac Dyer and his Thomas Carlyle bibliography. Dyer's collection
of books by and about Carlyle, and his annotated copies of the bibliography
supplement the collection. Carlyle's letters
are in a separate collection.
Cite as: Isaac Dyer Papers on Thomas Carlyle, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library.
Access Restrictions: None.
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