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Edwin Blackwell Knowles papers, 1957-1967
1 boxManuscript notes of and some related letters to Knowles relating to his research on a 16th century English manuscript, ANATOMIE OF SPAYNE, 1599. The letters are from various scholars, librarians, and researchers both in the United States and England, who responded to Knowles' requests for information. There are photostatic copies of the manuscript as well as photostatic copies of related manuscripts and printed items used by Knowles in the course of his research. Also, a typescript of the English text with annotations by Knowles. The research appears to be incomplete since the letter file ends in 1967, the year of Knowles' death.
Clarisse Doris Hellman papers, 1925-1973
30 linear feetThe correspondence, manuscripts, notes, speeches, documents, and related printed materials of Hellman, reflecting her specialty as an historian of 16th and 17th century astronomers and astronomy as well as ancient, medieval, and Renaissance science. Included in her professional correspondence are numerous letters from George Sarton and Lynn Thorndike. College records, class materials and class notes document the development of her academic career beginning with her undergraduate career at Vassar. Numerous lecture notes, class notes and working papers reflect her teaching, research and lectures at New York University, Cornell, the Columbia University Renaissance Seminar, and her active participation in professional organizations such as the History of Science Society. Of particular interest are eight boxes of notes and related printed materials concerning astronomy, astronomers, and the history of science.