The Passionate Collector: Willard Fiske and his Libraries

Letter from Willard Fiske to Charles Dudley Warner,
Hamilton College, July 1, 1848.

Founded as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in 1793 by Samuel Kirkland as part of his missionary work with the Oneida Indians, Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., is the third oldest college in New York State. Charles Dudley Warner, who became a well-known author and editor, was a lifelong friend of Fiske’s. They were classmates at Cazenovia and at Hamilton and members of Psi Upsilon. They corresponded extensively until Warner’s death in 1900.


		Early Years Letter from Willard Fiske to Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton College, July 1, 1848. Founded as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in 1793 by Samuel Kirkland as part of his missionary work with the Oneida Indians, Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., is the third oldest college in New York State. Charles Dudley Warner, who became a well-known author and editor, was a lifelong friend of Fiske’s. They were classmates at Cazenovia and at Hamilton and members of Psi Upsilon. They corresponded extensively until Warner’s death in 1900. Continue the tour

Early Years