Call Number:

MC.975.07.118

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Henry Hartshorne manuscript (HC.MC.975.07.118), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1845-1847 (inclusive)

Creator:

Hartshorne, Henry

Form:

manuscripts (documents)

Abstract:

This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript of poetry written by Henry Hartshorne. Poems included in the volume are related to nature, aging, loss, and friendship.

Henry Hartshorne (1823-1897) was born March 16, 1823, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph and Anna (Bonsall) Harthsorne. Hartshorne attended Haverford College, and graduated in 1839. He later graduated with an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, in 1845. He taught at Central High School, and at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1849, Hartshorne married Mary Elizabeth Brown. From 1871 to 1876, Hartshorne taught as a professor at Women's Medical College and Girard College. He served as the editor of Friends Review. In 1863, he was made a member of the American Philosophic Society. Hartshorne went on a religious visit to Japan in 1893, and he died in Tokyo, Japan on February 10, 1897.

This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript of poetry written by Henry Hartshorne. Poems included in the volume are related to nature, aging, loss, and friendship.