George Sarton additional papers, 1899-1988.

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George Sarton additional papers, 1899-1988.

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Includes George Sarton's autograph manuscript notes and compositions, printed materials by and about Sarton, photographs for publication, a few personal photographs, and a little correspondence. Also includes some correspondence about Sarton, sent to his daughter May Sarton after his death in 1956. There are extensive typescripts of a planned book, The humanity of an historian. Informal essays by George Sarton, and correspondence and an autograph manuscript draft of a biography of his wife, Eleanor Mabel Elwes Sarton. Also includes notes for his History of Science, a commonplace book primarily composed of various lists, an address book, biographical miscellany, materials concerning the Dirk Struik Defense Committee, and a few financial papers for OSIRIS and ISIS.

6 boxes (2.5 linear feet)

fre,

eng,

Houghton Library

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