Bacon cipher collection, 1893-1948.

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Bacon cipher collection, 1893-1948.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122626803

The bulk of the collection consists of transcriptions and notes used in deciphering the codes; publications by Owen, Gallup and the Riverbank Laboratory; articles on the Bacon controversy; and clippings.

30 linear feet (30 boxes, 3 packages)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6794934

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626

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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, 1561-1626, English philosopher, statesman and essayist best known for theories on scientific experimentation; knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; Lord Chancellor, 1618; died 1626. From the guide to the A Coppy of a letter Conceived to bee writt to the late Duke of Buckingham..., c1650-1700, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...

Owen, Orville Ward, 1854-1924

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Riverbank Laboratory.

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Fabyan, George, 1867-1936

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Burton, Robert, 1577-1640

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Gallup, Elizabeth Wells, 1846-

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...