Miscellaneous catalogs, [1765]
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains three miscellaneous catalogs of selected library holdings: two manuscript catalogs of volumes arranged by size (folio, quarto, and octavo) that appear to have been created in preparation for the manuscript library catalog of 1765 and include some donor information, and a four-page manuscript catalog of books identified for the "small library."
Dates
- Creation: [1765]
Researcher Access
The Early Catalogs and Shelflists of the Harvard College Library are open for research.
Extent
4.77 cubic feet (1.5 legal document boxes, 5 flat boxes, 16 volumes and 1 microfilm box)Former call number
Formerly classified as UAIII 50.27.63 Andrew Eliot Papers, 1763-1767
Creator
- From the Collection: Harvard College Library (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
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