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- Creator
- Lewis, Oliver, 1757-1784
- Call number
- MssCol 1746
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Oliver Lewis commonplace book, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Commonplace book of Oliver Lewis, containing copies of his essays and orations at Yale College and the orations of others, 1777-1782; a genealogy of the Lewis, Burnham, and Curtis families of Connecticut; and O. Lewis' journal or autobiography to September 13, 1780. Contains book plates of Oliver Lewis and Seth Lewis, respectively
Key terms
Names
- Lewis, Oliver, 1757-1784
- Lewis, Seth (former owner)
- Lewis, Seth (former owner)
- Burnham family
- Curtis family
- Lewis family
- Yale College (1718-1887)
Subjects
- Education, Higher -- Connecticut -- 18th century
- Oratory -- Students -- 18th century -- Sources
- Speeches, addresses, etc -- 18th century
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Material types
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328