{"id":648,"date":"2015-03-19T13:13:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T17:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/?p=648"},"modified":"2016-12-29T11:23:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T16:23:32","slug":"james-family-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/james-family-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"James Family Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1906\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1906\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/files\/2015\/03\/William-James-and-Josiah-Royce-edited-crop-web.jpg\" alt=\"William-James-and-Josiah-Royce-edited-crop-web\" width=\"336\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/files\/2015\/03\/William-James-and-Josiah-Royce-edited-crop-web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/files\/2015\/03\/William-James-and-Josiah-Royce-edited-crop-web-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/files\/2015\/03\/William-James-and-Josiah-Royce-edited-crop-web-768x620.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philosophers William James (left) and Josiah Royce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The James Family collection at Colby is a collection of correspondences, manuscripts, and published materials from the family of philosopher\/psychologist William James (1842-1910) and novelist\/critic Henry James (1843-1916) as well as biographies and writings about its members. The collection offers insight into the personal lives and relations of a Victorian family gifted with literary talent and plagued by mental and physical ailments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student scholarship<\/strong>: Read <a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/james-family-bios\/\" target=\"_blank\">brief biographies<\/a> of James Family members by 2016 summer research assistant Rose Nelson &#8217;16.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em>COLLECTION DETAILS<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.colby.edu\/cq\/vol9\/iss1\/\" target=\"_blank\">March 1970<\/a> issue of the Colby Library Quarterly focuses on the content and provenance of our James Family collection. A finding aid is in progress.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em>HIGHLIGHTED DONORS FOR THIS COLLECTION<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/the-people\/other-colby-people\/j-s-bixler\/\" target=\"_blank\">Julius Seelye Bixler<\/a> &#8211; primary donor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/the-people\/cla\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colby Library Associates<\/a> &#8211; primary donor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/the-people\/highlighted-donors\/h-b-collamore-donor\/\" target=\"_blank\">H Bacon Collamore<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/the-people\/highlighted-donors\/m-perry-donor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Margaret Perry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-history-of\/the-people\/highlighted-donors\/i-c-willis-donor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Irene Cooper Willis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The James Family collection at Colby is a collection of correspondences, manuscripts, and published materials from the family of philosopher\/psychologist William James (1842-1910) and novelist\/critic Henry James (1843-1916) as well as biographies and writings about its members. 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