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Kenelm Digby papers
- Title
- Kenelm Digby papers, 1633-1635.
- Author
- Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Digby - Letters 1633-35 Photostats | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 808 Digby - Letters 1633-35 Photostats | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- .13 linear foot (1 volume), 1 microfilm reel
- Summary
- Fair copies of 46 letters by Digby in a contemporary scribe's hand. There are holograph corrections by Digby. The letters are to his sons (Kenelm, John and George) and other relatives and friends after the death of his wife, Lady Venetia, in 1633. The manuscript also contains a personal prayer and three discourses on the soul, all written at Gresham College, where Digby retired for 3 years to mourn his wife's death. Negative photostats.
- Subject
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Available on microfilm; New York Public Library, *ZL-257.
- Reproduction (note)
- Negative photostats.
- Original Location (note)
- Originals held by Smith College.
- Call Number
- MssCol 808
- OCLC
- 868895081
- Author
- Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665.
- Title
- Kenelm Digby papers, 1633-1635.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Additional Formats
- Available on microfilm; New York Public Library, *ZL-257.
- Reproduction
- Negative photostats.
- Original Location
- Originals held by Smith College.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 808