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Boswell Collection, 1428-1936, 1700-1795

Title: Boswell Collection 1428-1936 1700-1795

The Boswell Collection contains the correspondence, diaries, and manuscripts of author James Boswell; estate records, letters, personal and professional papers, and other materials documenting the lives and careers of ten generations of Boswells and their possession of the barony of Auchinleck; and correspondence relating to the political career of Alexander Bruce, Earl of Kincardine.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 196; Linear Feet: 102.50

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.boswell View

Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk).

Title: Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted manuscripts and prints relating to the text, compiled and bound by collector Robert Borthwick Adam.

ArchivalResource: 10 volumes (2.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01783/catalog View

Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003.

Title: Mary Hyde Eccles papers, 1853-2005, (bulk) 1939-2003.

Correspondence and other personal papers of Mary Hyde Eccles, a collector and literary scholar whose primary interest was Samuel Johnson.

ArchivalResource: 88 linear feet (84 boxes, 3 pf boxes, and 7 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01787/catalog View

Boswell, James, 1740-1795. ALS (initials) : London, to Margaret Montgomerie Boswell, 1789 Feb. 9.

Title: ALS (initials) : London, to Margaret Montgomerie Boswell, 1789 Feb. 9.

A letter to his wife. Expresses his anxiety over their separation, and brings her up to date on his activities, including his progress on Johnson's biography and the welfare of family, friends, and acquaintances.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (8 p.); 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122475434 View

Johnsoniana; or, Supplement to Boswell: being anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, extra-illustrated, 1738-1840 (inclusive), 1784-1837 (bulk).

Title: Johnsoniana; or, Supplement to Boswell: being anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, extra-illustrated, 1738-1840 (inclusive), 1784-1837 (bulk).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted prints and manuscripts relating to the text, compiled and bound by collector William Upcott.

ArchivalResource: 2 volumes (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01796/catalog View

Boswell, James, 1740-1795. ALS (initials) : London, to Margaret Montgomerie Boswell, 1789 Jan. 28.

Title: ALS (initials) : London, to Margaret Montgomerie Boswell, 1789 Jan. 28.

Expresses his satisfaction over a successful dinner party which he hosted. Gives news of the guests, the children, and the progress of his biography of Samuel Johnson.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (6 p.) ; 23 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122586055 View

James Boswell manuscripts, 1772-1795.

Title: James Boswell manuscripts, 1772-1795.

Manuscripts and documents of biographer James Boswell, including drafts and proofs of his literary works, diary entries, and other papers.

ArchivalResource: .5 box and 17 volumes (2 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00260/catalog View