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Phi Beta Kappa library books, ., 1740-1854

Title: Phi Beta Kappa library books, . 1740-1854

This inventory lists books that once formed a part of the library of the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Harvard.

ArchivalResource: ca. 300 volumes (83 titles)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hua16008/catalog View

Porter, James, Sir, 1710-1776. 59 ALS to Richard Phelps; Brussels, 1763-1765.

Title: 59 ALS to Richard Phelps; Brussels, 1763-1765.

Manuscript, in a single hand, of 59 letters from Sir James Porter to Richard Phelps while Porter was British minister in Brussels. The letters chiefly contain discussions of European politics, especially concerning France, as well as news of social visits by Porter's acquaintances in Brussels. Other topics include the health of members of European royalty; an account of a duel between John Wilkes and Samuel Martin in a letter dated November 25, 1763; and other disparaging references to Wilkes in subsequent letters. The letters also frequently mention Porter's services and well-wishes towards John Montagu, 4th earl of Sandwich, as well as the diplomatic activities of Thomas Mortimer, English vice-consul for the Austrian Netherlands, and Sir William Gordon, another English minister at Brussels.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (136 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702175193 View

Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens, 1708-1875, 1768-1836

Title: Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens 1708-1875 1768-1836

This collection comprises an extra-illustrated copy--with many engravings and original manuscript letters--of the second edition of John Thomas Smith's (London : Henry Colburn, 1829). Nollekens and his times, comprehending a life of that celebrated sculptor: and memoirs of several contemporary artists, from the time of Roubillac, Hogarth, and Reynolds, to that of Fuseli, Flaxman, and Blake

ArchivalResource: 2 Linear feet (6 boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/ycba.mss.0010 View