Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Gray, Francis Calley, 1790-1856
| title | Francis Gray Calley Letters, ca. 1809-ca. 1829. |
| repository | Boston Athenaeum |
| description | Includes two letters written ca. 1809, when Gray left Boston to accompany John Adams to Russia, where he served as unpaid secretary to the American legation. One letter, in French, is addressed to a member of the Russian Academy of Science. A letter from about 1829, possibly to George Parkman, a classmate from Harvard, discusses John Quincy Adams' dispute with the Athenaeum over his assessment. |
| extent | 3 items, in folder. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:36 |
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| title | Francis Calley Gray [photograph], [ca. 1840]. |
| repository | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| description | In the Massachusetts Historical Society Photo Archives. The daguerreotype is badly tarnished. Half-plate daguerreotype under glass of the art collector Francis Calley Gray (1790-1856). It was taken ca. 1840 and was possibly taken by Francis Fauvel-Gouraud. |
| extent | 1 photograph |
| formats | Deguerreotype |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:36 |
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