James Arthur Emmerton (1834-1888) attended Harvard University and was a member of its graduating class of 1855. He was a medical doctor in Salem, Massachusetts. He was active as a local historian in Salem, and an avid genealogist. In 1880, he published a book entitled "A Genealogical Account of Henry Silsbee and Some of his Descendants." In 1886 he wrote another book entitled "Eighteenth Century Baptisms in Salem, Massachusetts,"
The James Arthur Emmerton Autograph Book, 1855, consists of an autograph book, photographs, and biographies.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the members of the Harvard University graduating class of 1855 and its faculty.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by last name and is maintained in one container.
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[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 7 James Arthur Emmerton Autograph Book, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
F. A. Emmerton, 1916.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.