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Gay, H. Nelson (Harry Nelson), 1870-1932
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1124
.2 linear feet (1 box)
Harry Nelson Gay (1870-1932) was an American author and scholar who lived in Italy from 1898 until his death. His personal library was renowned for the collection of resources on the history of Italy from 1815 to 1870. He wrote works on the... more
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 471
5.5 linear feet (6 boxes, 1 v.)
Carl H. Pforzheimer (1879-1957) began collecting books while in his early teens. In the second, third and fourth decades of the 20th century, he assembled one of the most distinguished rare book and manuscript libraries of English and American... more