Letter from Albert Bushnell Hart to Robert Morss Lovett, January 11, 1928

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Albert Bushnell Hart to Robert Morss Lovett, January 11, 1928
Title (alt.):
Robert Morss Lovett Letters
Albert Bushnell Hart Letters
Description:
Albert Bushnell Hart was an American historian, writer, and editor based at Harvard University. Hart was actually one of the first professionally trained historians located in the United States. The letters between Hart and Lovett show the deep divide in opinions surrounding the Sacco and Vanzetti Case. This particular letter contains a misspelling of Lovett's name in the address line. We see that Hart seeks to provide a non-biased argument toward President Lowell. Hart openly claims that Lowell spent a significant amount of time reflecting on the case. At the end of the letter, Hart gives Lovett some advice stating that by making a claim that Sacco and Vanzetti were not as intelligent as educated men weakens Lovett's overall claim of innocence.
Correspondent:
Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943
Addressee:
Lovett, Robert Morss, 1870-1956
Date:
1928 (created)
1928 (issued)
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Genre:
letter
Personal correspondence
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Special Collections Storage; Mrs. Walter Frank Collection: Box 1 Folder 21 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Sacco and Vanzetti Collection
Series:
Series I. Sacco-Vanzetti National League (New York, NY)
Subjects:
Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943--Correspondence
Lovett, Robert Morss, 1870-1956--Correspondence
Trials (Murder)--Massachusetts--Dedham
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
Trials (Murder)--United States
Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927
Sacco-Vanzetti National League
Extent:
1 letter (2 pages) ; 26 cm. x 20 cm.
Link to Item:
https://hdl.handle.net/10192/51924
Terms of Use:
Open Access
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Place of origin:
Cambridge, MA
Language:
English
Notes:
Signed by the correspondent.
On personal letterhead
Notes (funding):
Digitization made possible through the Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Identifier:
MWalB02190_020