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Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)


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    • Johnson Collection (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
    • Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Johnson Collection
    • Samuel and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
    • Johnson Memorial Library (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
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    • found: Comenius, Johann Amos. Janua linguarum trilinguis, sive, Johannis Amos Comenii Janua linguarum, 1685:bookplate, NNC copy (Wm. S. Johnson)
    • found: Columbia University Libraries, card catalog file, viewed August 3, 2020(Johnson Collection)
    • found: Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library WWW site, viewed August 7, 2020(Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries; Samuel Johnson & William Samuel Johnson Libraries; the libraries of Samuel Johnson, first President of King's College (Columbia University) and his son William Samuel Johnson, third President, containing just under 3,000 volumes, are classified together in Dewey with call numbers preceded by the letter "K" or "BK")
    • found: Email from Library, July 27, 2020(Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries is the preferred name; also referred to as the Johnson collection; most of the collection came to the library as a gift from the Johnson family in 1914, but some came from Johnson family members at other times, including a bequest in 1968 of memorabilia, diplomas, letters, and books, and possibly a small amount from other sources, by gift or purchase; the Rare Book and Manuscript Library also holds personal papers collections of the Johnsons, so this book collection is named as their "Libraries" to distinguish the collections)
    • found: Columbia University quarterly, v.17, no.1 (Dec. 1914), via WWW, viewed August 7, 2020p. 107 (Thanks of the Trustees were tendered ... to the family of President Samuel Johnson for their gift of the library of Dr. Johnson, comprising about 3,000 volumes)
    • found: Columbia library columns, v.17, no.3 (1968:May), via WWW, viewed August 7, 2020p. 25 (Estate of Geraldine Carmalt; donated memorabilia, books, letters, personal possessions, etc. from the family of Samuel and William Samuel Johnson)
    • found: Book of common prayer, 1718NNC copy bookplate (Columbia University, Johnson Memorial Library, from the Collections of Samuel Johnson, S.T.D., first president of King's College, and William Samuel Johnson, first president ofColumbia College, presented by their descendants)
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    • 2020-08-11: new
    • 2022-02-05: revised
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