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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1712 - 1778

Biography

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer.

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Boswell Collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 89
Abstract:

The Boswell Collection contains the correspondence, diaries, and manuscripts of author James Boswell; estate records, letters, personal and professional papers, and other materials documenting the lives and careers of ten generations of Boswells and their possession of the barony of Auchinleck; and correspondence relating to the political career of Alexander Bruce, Earl of Kincardine.

Dates: 1428-1936, bulk 1700-1795
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Boswell Collection

Ernst Cassirer papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 98
Abstract:

The Ernst Cassirer Papers consist of manuscripts, research notes, correspondence, and personal papers documenting the life of Ernst Cassirer.

Dates: 1892-1958
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ernst Cassirer papers

W. S. Lewis Collection of Marie du Deffand

 Collection
Call Number: LWL MSS 11
Abstract: The W. S. Lewis Collection of Marie du Deffand contains correspondence and other papers created, owned by, or relating to Marie Anne de Vichy Chamrond, marquise du Deffand (1697-1780), a friend and correspondent of the English author Horace Walpole. The collection was compiled by author, editor, and collector Wilmarth S. Lewis (1895-1979). It includes letters exchanged between du Deffand and her wide circle of friends and acquaintances, manuscripts including verses, essays, memoirs, word...
Dates: 1706-1858, bulk 1760-1780
Found in: Lewis Walpole Library > W. S. Lewis Collection of Marie du Deffand

Hanover royal music archive

 Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 146
Abstract: The Hanover Royal Music Archive consists of printed and manuscript music, printed books about music, and related materials assembled by Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, and his successors. A significant component originated in England and concerns musical activity of several children of George III, circa 1770-1837, particularly Ernest Augustus, then Duke of Cumberland, and Princess Augusta, as well as Prince George of Cumberland, son of Ernest Augustus and later Georg V, King of Hanover....
Dates: 1651-1951, bulk 1770-1870
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Hanover royal music archive

Herman W. Liebert manuscript collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 237
Abstract:

The Liebert Autograph Collection contains chiefly British (as well as other European and American) historical and literary manuscripts and autographs, including items by James Boswell, Jr., Sir Joseph Banks, Marie Corelli, Eugene V. Debs, Camille Pissarro, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Henry Huxley, Samuel Johnson, Ouida, and Alfred Tennyson. The Liebert Correspondence consists of letters written to Liebert by Ian Fleming, Beverly Nichols, John Cowper Powys, and Thornton Wilder.

Dates: 1604-1987
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Herman W. Liebert manuscript collection