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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 4101-4478 Language Latin Level [37] SubSeries

1. Add MS 4253-4255

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Add MS 4253-4255
Title:
Literary papers and correspondence of Thomas Birch, connected with his work as joint-editor of the revised edition of Bayle's General Dictionary, Historical and Critical, and as Secretary of the Royal Society; 18th cent. Many of the letters in the first volume, of which only a few are originals, are written by Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, to Edward, 2nd Earl of Oxford, and to Humfrey Wanley, librarian to both, and have reference to the Harley MSS., some of them containing offers from a...
Scope & Content:
Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
3 items

2. Add MS 4258-4261

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Add MS 4258-4261
Title:
Papers relating to Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor; 17th-18th centt. They consist of the collections of Thomas Birch, who edited the Letters, Speeches, . . . of Francis Bacon in 1763; Robert Stephens, historiographer royal and editor of Letters of Sr Francis Bacon, published 1702; and of John Locker, who on Stephens's death in 1732 came into possession of his collection and who in 1734 edited a revised edition of Stephens's work under the title Letters and Remains of the ...
Scope & Content:
Robert Stephens, d 1732 Historiographer Royal: Collections by, rel. to the life and works of Sir Francis Bacon: early 18th cent. John Locker, d 1760 FSA: Collections by, rel. to the life and works of Sir Francis Bacon: 18th cent. Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS.,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
4 items

3. Add MS 4275-4276

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Add MS 4275-4276
Title:
THORESBY PAPERS. Vols. II, III. Letters, etc., of English divines and learned men, placed in rough alphabetical order, each letter of the alphabet having a double arrangement of (a) Church dignitaries and (b) Nonconformist ministers. Latin and English.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
[1534-1722]
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 4278-4279

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Add MS 4278-4279
Title:
PELL PAPERS. Vols. I, II. Letters, etc., arranged in alphabetical order.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
[1619-1683]
Extent:
2 items

5. Add MS 4408-4409

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Add MS 4408-4409
Title:
PELL PAPERS. Extracts from mathematical works, miscellaneous calculations of logarithms, geometrical problems, notes on optics, etc.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
2 items

6. Add MS 4422-4423

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Add MS 4422-4423
Title:
PELL PAPERS. Tables of logarithms, and the solution of trigonometrical or geometrical problems, relating especially to spherical triangles, mechanics, etc.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1641-1682
Extent:
2 items

7. Add MS 4425-4429

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Add MS 4425-4429
Title:
PELL PAPERS. Solutions of various trigonometrical, optical, and philosophical problems, with tables of logarithms, etc., and (in 4426) some tradesrnen's and household bills (1661-1663) and family notes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1661-1663
Extent:
5 items

8. Add MS 4443-4444

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Add MS 4443-4444
Title:
ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Letters relating to the transactions of the Royal Society addressed chiefly to Thomas Birch and other secretaries, or to successive Presidents, or to the Society itself as a body. Some refer to papers and communications included in Add. MSS. 4432-4441. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Two volumes (not arranged in strict order of date); 1663-1765.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1663-1765
Extent:
2 items