Notes of William Aldis Wright chiefly on undergraduate university studies [manuscript], 1848-1907.

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Notes of William Aldis Wright chiefly on undergraduate university studies [manuscript], 1848-1907.

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Manuscripts mostly showing Wright's mathematical and Hebrew studies: (M.a.62-63) Analytical Geometry II-III. May 1852-ca. 1853. 2 v. Red half roan; Green half roan. 22 x 13.5 cm. (M.a.64) Algebra. Lecture Notes. February 1851. Marbled paper, Folger 1952 backstrip. 20 x 16.5 cm. (M.a.65) Extracts from Peacock's Algebra. ca.1851. Marbled paper. 20 x 16.5 cm. (M.a.66) Trigonometry & Analytical Conics. 1851. Marbled paper. 20 x 16.5 cm. (M.a.67) M.S. Examples in Conic Sections. May 30th 1848. Green paper, Folger 1952 backstrip. 20.5 x 13 cm. (M.a.68) Permutations & Combination. August 1850. Cloth. 22 x 18.5 cm. (M.a.69) Differential equations. Hopkins M.S.S. in the Differential Calculus ... Newton Lectures. Duly, 1851. Cloth. 22 x 14 cm. (M.a.71) Examples in Diff: Calc: October 1851. Red half roan. 22 x 13.5 cm. (M.a.72) Newton M.S.S. Book I, Sections IX and XI ... Rigid Dynamics ... Attractions. 1852. Red half roan. 22 x 13 cm. (M.a.73) Notes on the Old Testament. ca. 1852. Paper covers. 21 x 13.5 cm. (M.a.74) Notes from Books. ca.1852. Largely extracts from works upon Hebrew and Chaldee. Black half calf. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. (M.a.75-76) Notes on Hebrew and Old Testament. ca. 1852. 2v. Black half roan. 22 x 14 cm; 17.5 x 11 cm. (M.a.77-79) Notes on Hebrew and Old Testament. ca. 1852. 3v. Paper covers. 21 x 13 cm. (M.a.80) Hebrew Exercises. ca. 1852. black half roan. 21 x 13 cm. (M.a.81) Hebrew Language. ca. 1852. Red half roan. 22 x 13.5 cm. (M.a.82) Collation of four versions of the book of Proverbs. ca. 1852. Green half roan. 22 x 18 cm. (M.a.83) Notes on Isaiah. ca. 1852. Paper bound. 22 x 18.5 cm. (M.a.84) Notes on the Bible and Literature. ca. 1852. Cloth. 21.5 x 9 cm. (M.a.86) Notes on Greek and Hebrew. ca. 1852. Marbled paper. 20 x 16.5 cm. (M.a.87) Paul's Epistle to the Romans. 1849. Text copied with places for notes indicated but the space left for them kept blank. ca. 1862. Marbled paper. 20 x 16.5 cm. (M.a.88) Chrysostom. ca. 1852. New boards Folger 1952. 21.5 x 14 cm. (M.a.89) Notes chiefly on Latin and Greek. 1851. Red half roan. 20 x 12.5 cm. (M.a.90) Lexicon to Aeschylus's "Prometheus Bound." 1849. Half calf. 21 x 12.5 cm. (M.a.91) Notes on Tacitus. Hist. I. Translation from Mr. Munro's Lectures. July 1851. Gray cloth in a red box (Folger 1952). 21 x 14 cm. (M.a.92) Livy. Book 2. Translation. ca. 1852. Begins with Chapter 9. Unbound. 21.5 x 14 cm. (M.a.93) Analysis of Paley's Evidences. November, 1850. Marbled paper. 20 x 16.5 cm. (M.a.94) Literary notes. ca.1852. Black half roan. 12 x 8 cm. (M.a.95) English Grammar. ca. 1852. Black half roan 21.5 x 13 cm. (M.a.96) Commonplace book. ca. 1852. Black half roan. 21.5 x 13 cm. (M.a.97) Notes on Geology. 1852. Green half roan. 21 x 13 cm. (M.a.98) Clark Lectures. 1884-1907. Brief notes; toward end these are replaced by printed notices. Black half roan. 22.5 x 18 cm. (M.a.99-100) Examination papers, I, II. 1855-1856. Paper bound. 23 x 18.5 cm. (M.a.101) A series of examination papers on historical, philosophical and scientific subjects ca. 1851. Evidently prepared for binding together. One paper, Evaluation of indeterminate functions, is dated "September 1851." Loose papers in an old blue book cover, all in a Folger 1952 box. (M.a.102) Influence of the "Fine Arts" on society. ca. 1851. An essay or oration by Wright, corrected by an instructor. Unbound. 21 x 14.5 cm.

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