Records of the Harvard College Observatory Phillips Library, 1858-1941

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Records of the Harvard College Observatory Phillips Library, 1858-1941

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The Records of the Harvard College Observatory Phillips Library contain eight bound volumes, mostly dating from 1858 to approximately 1932, documenting the publications received by the library. The volumes, classified by the Harvard College Observatory as accession books, a memorandum book, and stock books, record information such as the date the volume was procured, accession number, author, title, publisher location and year, volume numbers, source, and notes about the publication.

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