Royden Harrison Positivism Collection
Collection
Reference code: ROY1
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of around 150 volumes relating to the Positivist movement, including works by Auguste Comte, Richard Congreve, and Frederic Harrison, as well as pamphlets and volumes of key journals. It was assembled by the late Professor Royden Harrison.
For a full listing of this collection, see the External Document Section below.
Dates
- Creation: 1825 - 1995
Creator
- Harrison, Royden John, 1927 - 2002 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Available to all researchers, by appointment
Copyright
Normal copyright rules apply
Biographical / Historical
Professor Royden Harrison was a senior lecturer in the Institute of Lifelong Learning and reader in Politics at the University of Sheffield.
Extent
150 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
As received
Custodial History
The collection was donated to the University in Professor Harrison's memory in 2006.
Topical
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Contact:
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk