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Sir J.F.W. Herschel: Poems and Miscellaneous Papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7617

Scope and Contents

A folder of fragments of poems by Herschel and a second folder containing 'classical and literary scraps of verse' by various authors. A few of the items are in Latin.

Dates

  • Creation: 1850 (circa)

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 collection

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from the papers of Dr J.A. Venn, President of Queens' College, Cambridge, 1960.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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