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The American Tradition: An Exhibition of Books and Manuscripts Illustrating the Development of the Democratic Principle

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4219
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Scope and Contents

The collection contains photostat positives of the book title pages and manuscript items that made up the 1942 exhibit at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University that were used to illustrate the documents that were influential in the development of the democratic princilpe in the United States. There are also descriptive labels for these images that detail the significance of the books.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942

Creator

Extent

2.2 Linear Feet (photostat positives of book title pages and manuscript items in the 1942 exhibit at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Photostat positives of book title pages and manuscript items in the 1942 exhibit at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University

Immediate Source of Acquisition

received from the John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, 1942.

General

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Processing Information

Processed by Martha Bace, 2018

Title
Guide to The American Tradition: An Exhibition of Books and Manuscripts Illustrating the Development of the Democratic Principle
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513