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Worthington Chauncey Ford
Worthington Chauncey Ford 1858–1941, American historian and editor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He was joint editor, with his brother Paul Leicester Ford , of Winnowings in American History (15 vol., 1890–91). While chief of the manuscripts division of the Library of Congress (1902–9), Ford edited the first 15 volumes of the new edition of the Journals of the Continental Congress. From 1909 until his retirement in 1929 he was editor of the Massachusetts Historical Society and lectured on historical manuscripts at Harvard. Ford edited The Writings of George Washington (14 vol., 1889–93) and wrote a standard biography of Washington (1899). He also edited volumes of correspondence of writings of the Adams family. |
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"Worthington Chauncey Ford." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Worthington Chauncey Ford." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ford-Wor.html "Worthington Chauncey Ford." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ford-Wor.html |
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Ford, Worthington Chauncey
Ford, Worthington Chauncey (1858–1941), a brother of P.L. Ford, was long associated with the Library of Congress, the Boston Public Library, and the Massachusetts Historical Society. His editorial work includes Winnowings in American History (15 vols., 1890–91), in collaboration with his father and brother, and a complete edition of Washington's writings (12 vols., 1899), a two‐volume Letters of Henry Adams (1930, 1938), and other important editions of works by the Adams family.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Ford, Worthington Chauncey." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Ford, Worthington Chauncey." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-FordWorthingtonChauncey.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Ford, Worthington Chauncey." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-FordWorthingtonChauncey.html |
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