Catalogus Librorum in Bibliotheca Cantabrigiensi Selectus, frequentiorem in Usum Harvardinatum qui Gradu Baccalaurei in Artibus Nondum Sunt Donati. Bostoniae, Nov. Ang. Typis Edes & Gill,MDCCLXXIII, [1773] Digital
Scope and Contents
Book catalogue listing approximately one thousand titles of books held in the Library. Additional entries written in the margins reflect subsequent acquisitions. The original catalogue is 27 pages; this version includes a second set of pages 25 to 27 and is lacking a title page.
The title page in English reads: Catalogue of books in the Cambridge library selected for the more frequent use of Harvard men who have not yet been invested with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Boston: New England, Press of Edes & Gill, 1773.
Following the title page is a "Monitum" or Note, in Latin, that explains the need for the catalogue. Translated, the "Monitum" reads: Inasmuch as the Catalogue of Books in the College Library is very long, and not to be completely unrolled, when Occasion demands, save a very great expense of time, embracing Books in almost all Tongues and about all Sciences and Arts, most of which are above the Comprehension of Younger Students, it has seemed wise to put together a briefer Catalogue, to wit, of Books which are better adapted to their use. In the following Catalogue, then, in addition to Classical Authors, there are included Books chiefly in the vernacular Tongue and belonging to the general culture of the mind, omitting as much as possible those which are in daily use in the College, as also those which are written in foreign Languages, or which treat of specialized Disciplines, e.g., Medicine or Jurisprudence. But let no one infer from this that Students are debarred from the freer use of the Library. Numbers attached to each Book indicate its place in the Library.
Dates
- Creation: [1773]
Conditions on Use and Access
The collection is open for research. Access to fragile original documents may be restricted. Permission of the University Archives is required for photocopying or publishing.
Extent
27 pagesBiographical / Historical
Presumably compiled by James Winthrop, librarian at Harvard in 1773. This was the first catalogue published after the fire of 1764 in Harvard Hall, which destroyed most of the Library's original collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired February 25, 1882.
Creator
- From the Collection: Harvard University (Organization)
Repository Details
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