David Eugene Smith Historical papers, 1400-1899

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV32827

Shelfmark:

MS#1166

Title:

David Eugene Smith Historical papers, 1400-1899

Collection(s):

No related collections found.

Related record(s):

No related manuscripts found.

Link to Digital Resource:

Link to Archive Catalogue:

OCLC Number:

Reproductions:

Content

People:

Various: Author

Incipit Diplomatic:

Incipit Modernised:

Language(s):

In Voltaire’s Hand:

Brief Summary:

Correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of mathematicians and other scientists, often dealing with politics and fields other than mathematics. Many of these concern the French Revolution.

Detailed Summary:

The collection includes correspondence with Voltaire (Box 24) and manuscripts/documents associated with Voltaire (Box 30).

Keyword(s):

Genre(s):

Status:

Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

Format:

Dimensions:

Hands:

Watermark:

Countermark:

Binding:

Additional Comments:

Materiality Keywords:

Decorations:

Additions:

Marginalia Keywords:

Inclusions:

History

Date:

Ownership:

Origin (transcript):

Origin:

Provenance:

Donated to Columbia University Libraries by David Eugene Smith in 1931. The letters regarding geometry were purchased on 28 December 1993.

Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

OCV Manuscript Reference:

Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024