George Sarton collection of papers

id
2319
origination
Sarton, George, 1884-1956
date statement
1905-1956 [bulk 1917-1956]
key date
1905
identifier (local_mss)
19136
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Sarton, G
b-number
b15847223
total components
93
total series
3
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:26 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 18:52:38 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
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unittitle
{"value"=>"George Sarton collection of papers"}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library.</span> <span class=\"subarea\">The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, and legal documents."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Sarton, George, 1884-1956", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>George Sarton was a Belgian-born American writer, professor, and scholar of the history of science and the founder of the journals \"Isis\" and \"Osiris,\" and the father of May Sarton (b. 1912).</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, and legal documents. The collection includes articles and essays in holograph and typescript, many of which were published in various journals including \"Isis\" and \"Osiris.\" It includes correspondence, dating from 1906 to 1956, from the author to Marie Closset, Vladimir Nabokov, Muriel Rukeyser, his wife Eleanor Mabel Sarton, his daughter May Sarton, and others. There are letters to George Sarton from Marie Closset, James Bryant Conant, Walter Dumaux Edmunds, Vladimir Nabokov, Eleanor Sarton, May Sarton, and Albert Tiberghien, dating from 1905 to 1956.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The George Sarton collection of papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19136#c224968'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19136#c225036'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19136#c225058'>Legal Documents</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</p>"}
date_inclusive_start
1905
date_inclusive_end
1956
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.</p>"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
langmaterial_code
fre
eng
keydate
1905
langmaterial
{"value"=>"Some material in French"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
1,942 items
date_start
1905
date_end
1956
date_bulk_start
1917
date_bulk_end
1956

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