W. Cameron Forbes miscellany, circa 1680-1900

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About this Collection

Type: government publicationFamily papers.Poems-United States-19th century.

Collection Title: W. Cameron Forbes miscellany, circa 1680-1900

Language: English

Origin: Massachusetts

Description: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard University

Identifier: colonialnorthamerica.library.harvard.edu/990095123340203941

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Subjects

Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron)

Forbes family

Japan--Politics and government

Content Notes

This collection is a random assortment of Forbes family letters and historical documents collected over the years. Also includes two signed autograph poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Biographical Notes

Forbes was an American business and government executive. He served as governor-general of the Philippines, 1909-1913, and ambassador to Japan, 1930-1932.