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Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 2 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

Joseph Ritson collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 76
Abstract:

The collection contains works by and about Ritson, a small quantity of correspondence, and the manuscript of the Bibliographia Scotica.

Dates: 1782-1824
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Joseph Ritson collection