James Ferguson papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 988", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"988", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"James Ferguson papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"ca. 1740-1776", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1740/1776"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".3 linear foot (1 v.)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1740

date_inclusive_end

1776

origination

{"value"=>"Ferguson, James, 1710-1776", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>James Ferguson (1710-1776) was a Scottish philosopher, astronomer and engineer.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of scrapbook containing letters, ca. 1769-1775, by Ferguson, relating to his work and other scientific matters; drawings, pencil sketches, charts, and tables, both printed and original, dating from approximately the 1740s, of astronomical and mechanical discoveries and inventions by Ferguson and others; and materials about Ferguson including maps, clippings, engravings of portraits of Ferguson, and other items.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 1899M?"}

{"date"=>"1899", "source"=>"Cameron, Richard (Dealer)", "address"=>"Edinburgh, Scotland", "method"=>"Purchase", "value"=>"Purchase, Cameron, Richard (Dealer), 1899"}

keydate

1740

prefercite

{"value"=>"James Ferguson papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"James Ferguson (1710-1776) was a Scottish philosopher, astronomer and engineer. Collection consists of scrapbook containing letters, ca. 1769-1775, by Ferguson, relating to his work and other scientific matters; drawings, pencil sketches, charts, and tables, both printed and original, dating from approximately the 1740s, of astronomical and mechanical discoveries and inventions by Ferguson and others; and materials about Ferguson including maps, clippings, engravings of portraits of Ferguson, and other items.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.3 linear feet (1 v.)

date_start

1740

date_end

1776

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