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Title
Date(s)
- 1698 - 1900 (Creation)
Level of description
Book Collection
Extent and medium
120 books.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Watson was one of the founders of the Durham College of Physical Science, and President of Armstrong College.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Acquisition history of this collection is unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Robert Spence Watson Collection is a collection of 500 volumes on the subject of English literature, consisting largely of the publications of literary societies such as the Shakespeare Society, the Spenser Society, the Ballad Society and the Chaucer Society, presented to the Library in 1908 by Robert Spence Watson, who was also one of the founders of the Durham College of Physical Science, and President of Armstrong College.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further material is expected to be added to the collection
System of arrangement
Dewey Decimal
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
UK copyright law applies
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Rare Books / Publications
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Status
Draft
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English