Name/Title
The Mount Vernon PapersEntry/Object ID
WHC 2011.13Description
The mid-19th century's greatest orator, Edward Everett is best remembered today as the other man who spoke at Gettsyburg, the one that talked for two hours compared to Lincoln’s two minutes. A Harvard graduate at age 17, he was the first American to earn a Ph.D. He was President of Harvard, Governor of Massachusetts, a U.S. Congressman and Senator, Ambassador to Great Britain, and Secretary of State. He raised $69,551.06, more than one-third of all the funds needed to purchase Mount Vernon. Everett’s columns – later published as The Mount Vernon Papers -- reported on the progress of the Mount Vernon campaign to restore the home of George Washington, but they touched on many other topics as well, including Christmas customs, a comet observation, the financial crisis of 1857, lighthouses, Daniel Boone, Washington’s sittings for portrait painters and his inauguration.
Physical Description: Blue hardcover, 490 pages, table of contents.Collection
Camden Public Library CollectionCataloged By
Heather BilodeauAcquisition
Accession
WHC 2011.13Source or Donor
Camden Public LibraryAcquisition Method
TransferLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Historic buildings, Historic sites, History, HousesSearch Terms
George Washington, Ladies' Mount Vernon Association, Mount Vernon, Revolutionary War, VirginiaOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
31896000000012Book Details
Author
Everett, EdwardPublisher
D. Appleton & CompanyDate Published
1860Call No.
LA 818 EveLocation
Location
Wall
Glass caseBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Heather BilodeauInventoried Date
Apr 20, 2011Condition
Overall Condition
FairDate Examined
Apr 15, 2011Examined By
Heather BilodeauRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Washington, GeorgePerson or Organization
Everett, EdwardGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: This is Accession #1 of the Ladies Library Association of Camden, Maine, established in July 1854.
Status: OK
Status By: Heather Bilodeau
Status Date: 2011-04-15Created By
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April 15, 2011Updated By
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October 27, 2025