Turnbull Manuscripts
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of documents relating to the work of George Henry Turnbull on the educational activities of Samuel Hartlib and his circle.
The papers include transcripts from the Hartlib Papers; transcripts relating to John Dury and John Milton; papers relating to Dury´s educational theory; Henry More´s letters to Hartlib; Comeniana; preparatory publications for the Massachusetts Historical Society, and other miscellaneous papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1922 - 1961
Creator
- Turnbull, George Henry, 1889 - 1961 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Available to all researchers, by appointment
Copyright
Variously according to document
Biographical / Historical
George Henry Turnbull (1889-1961) was Professor of Education at the University of Sheffield from 1922 until 1954. He was responsible for the rediscovery of the Hartlib Papers, and arranged for them to be deposited in Sheffield.
Extent
15 Box(es)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
By category
Custodial History
Deposited in 1964 by Mrs Turnbull
Subject
- Hartlib, Samuel, c1600 - 1662 (Person)
- 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
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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