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Add MS 38063
- Record Id:
- 032-002054582
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002054582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000039.0x000014
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 38063
- Title:
-
DIPLOMA of the University of Oxford conferring upon Samuel Johnson, of Pembroke College, the degree of M.A., with mention of the approaching publication [15 April, 1755] of hits Dictionary of the English Language. Dat. in Convocation, 20 Feb. 1755. Lat. See Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. G. B. Hill, 1887, i., p. 281. With the University seal (a very indistinct impression) attached. Vellum; 8 in. x 16 in. Formerly in the possession of James Boswell (ib. p. 282, n. 1).
- Scope & Content:
-
University of Oxford: Diploma for Dr. S. Johnson as M.A.: 1755.: With seal.
Samuel Johnson: Diploma as M.A. of Oxford: 1755.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002054582
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002054582
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1755
- End Date:
- 1755
- Date Range:
- 1755
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
-
James Boswell: Owned.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Boswell, James, of Add MS 37854
Johnson, Samuel, of Add MS 37914
University of Oxford