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Private Libraries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Jonathan Bryan Library Inventory

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00208
Scope and Contents

Typed tissue carbon of the inventory of Jonathan Bryan's library as part of his estate.  Includes titles and authors.  Dated June 1, 1934. 20 pages.

Dates: 1934

Fairfax Harrison Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 65 H25
Scope and Contents Papers, 1736-1945, of and collected by Fairfax Harrison. Papers collected include colonial era documents, deeds, surveys, the diary of Sally Fairfax (1771-1772), legal papers, a copy of the Dettingen Parish (Prince William County, Va.) vestry book which contains minutes, indentures, and other (1745-1802), and photostat copy of the letterbook (1801) of Col. John Tayloe of Mount Airy, Va. Fairfax Harrison's papers include his correspondence with individuals and institutions concerning his...
Dates: 1736-1945

Hart Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.112
Scope and Contents

Autographs albums, library catalogs of personal libraries, maps, math notes and scrapbooks.

Many collections and material were purchased from John Hart during the 1930's and filed under their own accession numbers or interfiled with existing collections.

Dates: 1762-1913

John Wesley Glover Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00872
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1888-1903, of the Reverend John Wesley Glover, a Methodist Minister of Riverside, Pennsylvania. Included is a listing of the 500 books in his library, indicating price, author and date of purchase. Also included are accounts for his travels as a preacher, Sunday school collections and other items related to his ministry.

Dates: 1880-1903