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Thomas Sully, George Ticknor (1791 1871), Class of 1807, 1831, oil on canvas. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Constance V.R. White, Nathaniel T. Dexter, Philip Dexter, and Mary Ann Streeter; P.943.130.
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George and Anna Ticknor entertained America’s literati in their home on Boston’s Park Street across from the Boston Commons. Their library provided the perfect setting for literary salons.
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George Ticknor corresponded with teh literati of Europe. Here he discusses translations of Dante with King Johann of Saxony
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George Ticknor maintained extensive commonplace books to organize his research on various subjects
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George Ticknor's account of visiting Maria Edgeworth
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Anna Ticknor's account of visiting Maria Edgeworth
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George Washington responding to a letter of congratulations sent to him by the Trustees of Dartmouth College on his inauguration. We do not know how the letter came to be in George Ticknor's collection.
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A curious treasure from Ticknor's autograph collection
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Autograph manuscript copy from Phillis Wheatley
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George Ticknor appears in this listing of members of Dartmouth College
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When George was about to graduate, his father, Elisha, questioned John Wheelock on his future prospects to determine if he should invest more in the young man’s education.
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“My little son I hope will be the bearer of this. He leaves me tomorrow morning with a view of placing himself under your parental care and instruction.”
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Painted by George Ticknor when he was eleven years old, this is one of the earliest depictions of Dartmouth.
