Lists of books granted to Harvard by the Massachusetts General Court, ca. 1778

The books listed were sequestered from "Cox & Berry's Collection" (British booksellers Cox and Berry) and from Province House, home to the royal Governors of the Massachusetts Bay Colony prior to the American Revolution. To the left of each book's title is a number indicating how many copies of that title were received.

List of books donated by Richard Wibird and Mr. Longman, undated

A pencilled annotation on the verso, in the hand of John Langdon Sibley, reads: "There is some mistake about this. It must be Thomas Wibird, I think."

List of books bequeathed by Governor William Dummer and donated by Dr. Sewall, with list of some books saved from fire because checked out, undated

The list of books "sav'd by being borrowed when the Library was burn'd" is organized according to borrower.

List of books donated by Francis Bernard, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, undated

Bracketed annotation made by John Langdon Sibley in Feb. 1842: "The books on this & the three succeeding pages, I find on examination, to have been given by Gov. Bernard." On the fourth page, presumably also in 1842, Sibley wrote: "This is a list of donations by Gov. Bernard, & not by Hollis."

"A Catalogue of books given to Harvard College Library," undated

Lists books donated by a Dr. Chauncy, Mr. Pemberton, Joseph Green, William W. Kitwell(?), Mr. Sec[retar]y Oliver, William Greenleaf, Moses Gill, Mr. Bradstreet, Dr. Isaac Foster, Brigadier General Royall, Nicholas Sever, M.(?) Condy, Mr. Dolbear, Rev. Mr. Harris, Mr. Browne, Stephen Greenleaf, Thomas Cushing, Mr. Orne, Mr. Agar, Mr. Marion, Mr. Fleet, Mr. Davies, Mr. Barrett, Dr. Grant, and possibly others. Entries include author, title, volume number, and occasionally format.

List of books donated by John Martin, Stephen Sewall, and others, undated

Endorsed: "Books from several gentlemen."

List of books donated by Middlecott Cooke and Mr. Jackson, undated

For additional material about books donated by Cooke, see Box 1 Folder 13 of this collection.

List of books bought "at Dr. Cutler's" and list of gentlemen who financed the purchase, undated

The "Gentlemen in New Engl[an]d" who financed this purchase of books were Misters Bradstreet, Barnard, Gardner, Sargent, Green, Abbot, Cook, Bromfield, Barrett, and Whitwell, as well as Secretary Oliver and Dr. Chauncy.

Special occasional publication / Department of Mollusks, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.

no.6 (1985)

Bulletin - State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut.

no. 16-21

Abstracts of legislation relating to Harvard College governance (manuscript notebook), ca. 1723

Octavo-sized notebook containing handwritten abstracts of Massachusetts General Court legislation between 1650 and August 24, 1723 related to Harvard governance. The volume contains informal notes with extracts and summaries of legislation that established or amended the makeup and power of the Harvard Corporation. The authors of the volume are unidentified, but the notes appear to be in two different hands. The volume was presumably created during the fellowship controversy that erupted in the early 1720s after tutors Henry Flynt, Nicholas Sever, and Thomas Robie presented a memorial to the Board of Overseers calling for the tutors' right of fellowship in the Corporation.