William A. Packard Collection

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Call Number:

C0750

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

3 boxes
1.2 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William A. Packard Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1857-1878 (inclusive)

Creator:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections and Packard, William A. (William Alfred), 1830-1909

Form:

Lecture notes -- 19th century.

Abstract:

Consists of selected papers of classics professor William A. Packard.

Packard, William A. (William Alfred), 1830-1909

William A. Packard was a professor of Latin languages and literature at Princeton from 1870 until his retirement.

The collection consists of selected papers of Packard. Included are lecture notes on Latin literature, an annotated copy of Ciceronis Epistolarum Delectus (1871), several personal documents, and a letter (1871) to Henry Woodhull Green concerning the design of a new library at Princeton College. There are also several volumes (1854-1856) of lecture notes Packard took while a student at the Andover Theological Seminary.

Transferred from Archives. Certificate of PHD was a gift of A.A Packard in 1913. Letter to Green was purchased in 1940, from "Collins Papers." Recommendation of Parrott is a gift of T.M. Parrott.

Folder inventory prepared by Lisa Yankowitz ('13) in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

Organization

Subject

Publisher: Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date: 2012
Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions: Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Lecture Notes: Roman Literature, 1878. 2 boxes.

Scope and Contents

Caesar and Pompey Circle of Cladia Cato Cicero and Caesar

Physical Description

2 boxes