Anthology Society records, 1806-1808.

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Anthology Society records, 1806-1808.

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Series 1 includes records, meeting notes, corresponsdence and other documents originally in the Athenaeum Society scrapbook. Included are the original prospectus of the Anthology Reading Room, terms of subscription to the institution, the Act of Incorporation, the Boston Athenaeum original notice and a receipt of a payment on share. Series 2 is a typescript copy of Robert Hallowell Gardiner's "The Anthology Club, "excerpted from his "Reminiscences." Series 3 contains two copies of the Anthology Reading Room catalog, published January 1, 1807. The catalog documents the rules and regulations of the instutute and its Trustees, as well as a list of the periodicals ordered for the Anthology, serparated by country.

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