Letter book, 1829-1833

This paper notebook contains handwritten copies of twenty-two letters and petitions written by Croswell between June 9, 1829 and July 11, 1833, to various recipients that primarily describe his employment with Harvard College and need for financial assistance.

Draft of a petition to an unidentified recipient, undated

Draft of a petition that mentions Croswell's infirmity and experience with Harvard College.

Plan for arranging library catalogues,1795-1800; 1822

This paper notebook contains six pages of financial entries made by Croswell between 1795 and 1800, followed by a bibliographical plan for the arrangement of the Harvard College Library, dated September 1822.

Outline &c., [1816 January]

Handwritten copy of the outline of a subject-based catalogue plan.

Plan for the arrangement of the catalogue of the University Library, [1817 January]

Six-page handwritten draft of an organization plan for the catalogue of the Harvard University Library.

Plan for the arrangement of the catalogue of the University Library (printed), 1817 January

Printed broadside containing an organization plan for the catalogue of the Harvard University Library.

Notes on the Transactions of the Royal Society of London, undated

This folder contains four documents with undated notes about the College's holdings of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.

Miscellaneous library and book notes, undated

This folder contains three notes written in Latin.

Account of attendance at the Library, 1813

Five leaves containing handwritten accounts of William Croswell's attendance and absences from his job at the Harvard Library in 1813.

Statement of receipts and expenditures relative to my employment in Cambridge, 1824 undated

Two drafts of a statement.

Diary entries, 1812-1822

Paper notebook containing descriptions of events in Croswell's life arranged by year, and primarily related to his health and employment in the Harvard College Library.

Diary entries related to Library employment, 1816-1817

Four pages containing brief entries related to Croswell's employment in the Harvard College Library.