Description: This is the autograph of James Walker (1794-1874), whoserved from 1853 to 1860 as the President of Harvard. Walker served for twenty years as the Unitarian minister of Harvard Church in Charlestown, Massachusetts. In 1838, Walker was appointed Harvard's Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity, which position he held until 1853, when he was elected president of Harvard. During his administration, music was added to Harvard's curriculum. Walker also served as a Fellow of Harvard College (1834-1853) and as a member of its Board of Overseers, from 1825 to 1836, and again from 1864 to 1874. He was also elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He published numerous sermons, addresses, and lectures, including three series of lectures on “Natural Religion,” and a course of Lowell Institute lectures on “The Philosophy of Religion”. Walker also edited, as college textbooks, books by the Scottish philosophers Dugald Stewart and Thomas Reid. The autograph is on a 2.3" by 8" piece of paper that was clipped from a letter dated 1856, when Walker was President of Harvard. The autograph comes with a certificate of authenticityfrom JG Autographs. PLEASE NOTE: James Walker's name is correctly printed on the certificate of authenticity twice, but at a third occasion the name "George Ripley" is printedby mistake. Shipping is FREE via USPS First Class Mail. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Price: 50 USD
Location: Columbus, Ohio
End Time: 2024-10-26T10:46:24.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Industry: Historical
Signed by: James Walker
Signed: Yes
Autograph Authentication: JG Autographs
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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