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
