David Eugene Smith collection of historical documents, 1050-1883

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
15681950 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
2000 items
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

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.

Description

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.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

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.

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.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library