Collection ID: Z7004.D5B7
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Collection context

Summary

Abstract:
Consists of a collection formed by Professor Breon Mitchell of first and early editions of bi–lingual dictionaries of languages throughout the world, including the languages of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific Rim.
Extent:
80 Boxes
Language:
Materials are in multiple languages.
Preferred citation:

[Item], The Breon Mitchell Collection of Bi-lingual Dictionaries, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

Breon Mitchell, 1942- , is the former Director of the Lilly Library, a retired Indiana University professor of Germanic Studies, a translator of German to English, and a Samuel Beckett bibliographer.

Scope and Content:

Consists of a collection formed by Professor Breon Mitchell of first and early editions of bi-lingual dictionaries of languages throughout the world, including the languages of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific Rim. Many of the works are examples of the first dictionary of that language.

Acquisition information:
Donation: 2016
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by language.

Indexed Terms

Names:
Mitchell, Breon

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

This collection is open for research.

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PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item], The Breon Mitchell Collection of Bi-lingual Dictionaries, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
1200 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
(812) 855-2452
liblilly@indiana.edu