Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908
Dates
- Existence: 1827 - 1908
Biography
Charles Eliot Norton (November 16, 1827 – October 21, 1908) was an American author, social critic, and professor of art. He was a progressive social reformer and a liberal activist whom many of his contemporaries considered the most cultivated man in the United States. He was from the same notable Eliot family as poet T.S. Eliot.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Elio Norton papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 863257
Mss 863257
Date(s):
1863 to 1904
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Eliot Norton to Charles Deane, relating to membership in a historical society. Also contains four lines of poetry, signed and dated February 17, 1904.
George Ticknor letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 000172
Mss 000172
Date(s):
undated
Abstract
In English.