Hiram Corson

Hiram Corson

Cottage in Ithaca NY where HPB visited Corsons

Professor Hiram Corson (6 November 1828 – 15 June 1911) was a professor of Anglo-Saxon and English literature and rhetoric at Cornell University for over 30 years. He was a friend of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, who stayed at his home in Ithaca, New York for some of the period when she was writing Isis Unveiled.

Additional resources

• Corson, Eugene Rollin. Some Unpublished Letters of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. London: Rider & Co., 19xx. Hiram Corson's son, Dr. Eugene Corson, compiled 17 letters addressed to his parents by Madame Blavatsky, and added extensive commentary.
• Hiram Corson Papers, 1842-1956. Collection Number: 14-12-449. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York. 2004. Professor Corson's papers are available where he taught for over 30 years, described by a "Guide to the Hiram Corson Papers, 1842-1956" and a PDF of a printed finding aid.