Albert Granger Harkness (1856-1923), professor of classics, was born in Providence on November 19, 1856, the son of Professor Albert Harkness, Class of 1842. He studied at the University Grammar School and entered Brown in 1874, but because of illness did not graduate until 1879. He taught classics at the Peddie School until 1881, then studied Latin and Greek philology at the Universities of Berlin, Leipzig, and Bonn. He was professor of Latin and German at Madison University (now Colgate University) from 1883 to 1889, when he returned to Brown as associate professor of Latin. He became professor of Roman literature and history in 1893. In 1902-03 he was resident professor at the American School for Classical Studies in Rome. He died in Providence on January 29, 1923. He had taught until January 6 of that year.
Correspondence is addressed to Albert Grainger Harkness unless otherwise noted.
Folder containing letters written by A.G. Harkness
Suggests that he meet her for a talk indirectly connected with their recent difficulties.
Wishes to speak to him about insult to Miss Emery and the preservation of their friendship.
Recommendation for Albert G. Harkness for professorship of Greek.
Concerning his thesis.
Prefers to pronounce every syllable in lines of Milton.
Six letters and one note, January 8, 1906 - April 25, 1907, on arrangements for printing articles by Harkness in Classical Philology.
Examples of cases in Dante where Harkness's rule holds good.
Cannot make room for Harkness's articles in The American Journal of Philology before issue of next winter.
Inviting him to read a paper at classical conference at University of Michigan.
Five letters, September 19 - December 1, 1903, concerning business of the Home Correspondence School, for which Harkness in instructor in Latin.
On Harkness's article for proceedings of American Philological Association.
Concerning Home Correspondence School, for which Harkness is instructor in Latin. List of instructors of the school included.
Account of her social activities.
Written from Stanford University. Regrets that Harkness cannot join in "Student Series" at this time.
Thanking him for his articles.
On Harkness's paper before Philological Association on influence of sense-pause on elision in Latin verse.
Unable to accept invitation.
The collection is organized in three series:
The Albert Granger Harkness papers comprise correspondence and research notes documenting Professor Harkness's academic interests. Research materials cover topics largely related to Classics scholarship and teaching including classical antiquities, Catullus, Cicero, Horace, Latin composition, paleography, Seneca, and Virgil.
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Albert Granger Harkness Papers, MS-1UF-H1, Brown University Archives.