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Book collecting

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Gaines Collection of Americana

 Collection
Identifier: 1977-0002
Abstract Contains individual manuscript items collected by Gaines dating from 1786-1842, including correspondence, petitions, legal documents, receipts, and reports concerning such issues as slave trade, Quakers, taxes, state of the Treasury, etc. Other materials in the collection include research notes and correspondence with fellow collectors and librarians relating to Gaines's collecting activities and historical and bibliographical publications; and inventories and notes on items in his...
Dates: undated, 1786-1981