Overview
Correspondence of American librarian and book collector Ernest Lewis Gay.
Dates
- Creation: 1901-1914
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 boxes)Chiefly letters to Gay from booksellers, mainly concerning Gay's collection of the works of the English poet and dramatist John Gay.
Biographical / Historical
Gay was a librarian and book collector of Boston, Mass.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. Letters to Ernest Lewis Gay
- II. Letters from Ernest Lewis Gay
- III. Other letters
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
62M-346.
- Title
- Gay, Ernest Lewis, 1874-1916. Ernest Lewis Gay papers, 1901-1914: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00830
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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