David Eugene Smith collection of historical documents15681950Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-08 18:16:53 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script. Rare Book and Manuscript Library David Eugene Smith collection of historical documents 15681950 English . 2000 items 1050-1883 Related Materials

Collections related by provenance: Columbia University has the following collection that contain materials donated by David Eugene Smith: David Eugene Smith Collection of Professional Papers -https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/4079345; David Eugene Smith Collection of Historical Papers https://findingaids.library.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-rb/ldpd_4079344; Smith western manuscripts, 12th cent.-1910; Smith Oriental manuscripts, 8th cent.-early 20th cent.; Smith portraits of mathematicians https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/15447731; Smith collection of books on the history of mathematics, 15th-20th centuries; Smith mathematical instruments, 1st cent.-20th cent - https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/15447801; Smith medals-https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/15447824.

Scope and Contents

Primarily medieval French and English financial documents including bills of sale, receipts, mortgages, wills, gift of properties, tax rolls, quittances, and so on, collected by Professor David E. Smith.

Conditions Governing Access

This is a collection-level record. Items in this collection are classed individually under Smith Documents followed by numbers starting with 0001. Individual physical catalog cards exist, and there is a plan to create online catalog records. June 2022.