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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.135 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Oliver Otis Howard to J. Bok about receiving the Beecher Memorial and refusing to write an anticipatory obituary |
| Date | 8 March 1888 |
| Author | Howard, Oliver Otis (1830-1909) |
| Recipient | Bok, J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Howard received the Beecher Memorial and read many of the contributions. He accepted the book as thanks for his contribution. He believes Mrs. Holloway's article best captured Beecher in concise and comprehensive terms. He also refuses to write an anticipatory obituary. His own death gives him no apprehension: " 'To live is Christ, to die is gain.' " |
| Subjects | Death Religion Union General Education Abolition |
| People | Howard, Oliver Otis (1830-1909) Beecher, Henry Ward (1813-1887) |
| Place written | San Francisco, California |
| Theme | Religion; Slavery & Abolition; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |