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.
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2. Spain History mss. II, 1493-1870 4 Boxes (4 standard)
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
The Spain History mss. II, 1493-1870, consist of legal forms, personal wills, governmental papers, and real estate documents relating to 15th-18th century Spain.
3. Spain History mss., 1468-1887 5.6 linear feet (123 items)
The Spain History mss., 1468-1887, consist of correspondence, histories, governmental papers, and literature relating to Spain.
4. Scottish mss., 1500-1707 2 Boxes (2 standard)
The Scottish mss., 1500-1707, consists of materials concerned with the genealogies, history, letters, and writings of Scotland.
5. Ricketts mss., 800-1899 332 Items
The Ricketts mss., 9th-19th cent., are illuminated medieval and renaissance manuscripts assembled by Coella Lindsay Ricketts, 1859-1941, calligrapher, of Chicago, Illinois. Most of the material relates to religious matters.
6. Poole mss., 200-1600 18 Boxes
The Poole mss. are a collection of 137 ancient, medieval and renaissance manuscripts and single leaves ranging from the 3rd to the 16th century. The collection was formed by George Amos Poole, 1907- , printer, of Chicago, whose interest was in the development of scripts which have had a direct influence on the design of Western printing types, rather than in illumination and decoration. Most of this material relates to religious matters.
7. Pliny mss., 800-1938 3 Boxes (2 standard, 1 custom)
The Pliny mss., 9th cent.-1938, are photostats of Pliny manuscripts assembled by Selatie Edgar Stout, 1871-1969, professor of Latin and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University.
8. Parker mss., 1264-1871 97 bound
Macclesfield, Thomas Parker, Earl of, 1666?-1732
The Parker mss., 1264-1871, consist of commonplace books, legal records, account books, volumes on heraldry, rhetoric and logic, genealogy, sermons, political tracts, a diary, gazetteer and a jest book in verse.
9. Near Eastern mss., 700-1915 3.5 linear feet
Jazūlī, Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, 1404-1465
The Near Eastern mss., 700-1915, consist of a collection of individually acquired manuscripts pertaining to the region formerly known as the Near East, now referred to as the Middle East.
10. Miscellaneous mss., 2100 BCE-1992 12 boxes 61 bound
Various
The Miscellaneous mss., 2100 BCE-1970, consist of individual items acquired individually either as a gift or purchased from a variety of sources.