Harvard University

After the private boys' school Smith Academy in St Louis (founded by his grandfather) TSE went on in fall 1906 to Harvard (where the President was his cousin). He took his BA in literature and...

Mercy was never sent away to school, though she acquired such scholarly knowledge that she helped tutor James (who was older than she) for entrance to Harvard .

JS continued studying at several universities and in several countries for some years after this. At St Hilda's College, Oxford , she took another degree two years later, specialising in American literature. She attended Harvard University

JSM 's early education, typical for her class and time, consisted of being taught to read, write, sew, and study her Congregational religion. Except for three months at writing school, all this took place at...

The following day she was due to read her poems at Harvard . Most of her expected audience knew of her death, and in a packed hall full of sorrow, a collection of her friends...

SOJ was attracted to the ritual of the Anglican service, and was confirmed as an Episcopalian, although when in South Berwick her family attended the Congregationalist church. However, the most profound religious influence on her...