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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c86115dj No online items Francis Bacon Library Manuscripts Collection: Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Mary L. Robertson and Gayle M. Richardson, October 21, 2011. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org © 2011 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved. Francis Bacon Library mssFBL 1-75 1 Manuscripts Collection: Finding Aid Overview of the Collection Title: Francis Bacon Library Manuscripts Collection Dates (inclusive): 1460-1967 Bulk dates: 1510-1650 Collection Number: mssFBL 1-75 Extent: 73 pieces in 6 boxes Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org Abstract: This collection consists of manuscript materials that formed part of the Francis Bacon Library in Claremont, California, created in 1938 by Walter Conrad Arensberg and his wife Louise Stevens Arensberg. The materials mostly relates to English philosopher and scientist Francis Bacon (1561-1626), Nathaniel Bacon, Nicholas Bacon, the Bacon family, their work, and the Bacon lands in Essex, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1510-1650. Language: English. Significant languages represented other than English: Latin also a small amount of French, German,Italian and Dutch. Access Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Publication Rights The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. Francis Bacon Library Manuscripts Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Provenance Gift of The Bacon Library and Foundation, Claremont, California, November 1995. The manuscripts and rare printed books of the Francis Bacon Library in Claremont, California, created in 1938 by Walter Conrad Arensberg and his wife Louise Stevens Arensberg, were donated and transferred to the Huntington Library in November 1995 by the successor Trustees of the Francis Bacon Library and Foundation. The manuscripts consisted of an initial transfer of 71 items (now FBL 1-71) including material acquired at the Phillips (London) sale of June 15, 1995, lot 307 (FBL 50-71); six manuscripts from the Isabelle Brown Collection at the original Bacon Library in Claremont were transferred from the Huntington Rare Books Department in March 1998 (FBL 72-75). Subsequent additions to this collection are made from time to time with the continuing support of the Bacon Foundation. Cataloging Decisions This collection was acquired and cataloged over many years by first, the Bacon Library, Claremont, and, since 1995, the Huntington Library; thus it has resulted in a collection organized by accretion, with each new acquisition added on in sequence at the end of the collection, rather than interspersed with similar or related materials. As a result, there are several separate series containing similar materials. • Francis Bacon Library of Printed Books. (To locate these items, search the Huntington Library Online Catalog for "Francis Bacon Library, former owner." • Francis Bacon Library Archive (Call number: 602120). Includes most of the papers of Walter K. Arensberg. The portion of the Arensberg archive which dealt with his collecting and support of avant-garde art, particularly that of Marcel Duchamp, has been transferred to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where it joins his famous art collection. • Walter Arensberg letters, 1927-1954 (Call numbers: mssHM 39477-39557). Letters deal with Arensberg as a Francis Bacon scholar and collector. • Bacon, Francis. “Francisci Baconi equitis aurati, procuraturis secundi…,” (Call number: mssHM 68060). Contemporary manuscript transcription of printed book, STC 1127 (Huntington Library copy RB 601020). Transcription in Huntington Manuscripts Department. Francis Bacon Library mssFBL 1-75 2 Manuscripts Collection: Finding Aid Biographical Note Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam and 1st Viscount St. Alban (1561-1626), was the noted English jurist, lawyer, philosopher, scientist, and statesman. Scope and Content This collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, deeds, indentures, leases, volumes, and ephemera, mostly related to Francis Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Nicholas Bacon, the Bacon family, their work, the Bacon lands in Essex, as well as other miscellaneous items. Important authors and addressees in the collection include Francis Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Nicholas Bacon, George Villiers (Duke of Buckingham), Thomas Egerton (Baron Ellesmere), Robert Devereux (Earl of Essex), Richard Watson Gilder, and Helen Keller. Some material in Latin, French, German, Italian, and Dutch. The papers consist of the following series: 1. Manuscripts, Correspondence & Documents (Boxes 1-2, 4) are arranged by FBL call number. This series includes manuscripts, correspondence, documents, and volumes, mostly related to Francis Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Nicholas Bacon, the Bacon family, their work, the Bacon lands in Essex, as well as other miscellaneous items. Important author and addressees include, Francis Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Nicholas Bacon, George Villiers (Duke of Buckingham), Robert Devereux (Earl of Essex), Thomas Egerton (Baron Ellesmere), Richard Watson Gilder, and Helen Keller. 2. Deeds & Documents (Box 3) are arranged alphabetically by county, then chronologically. This series includes deeds, indentures, leases, feoffments and quitclaims. 3. Oversize Material (Box 5) is arranged by FBL call number; this box includes FBL 2, 8 & 27. 4. Ephemera (Box 6) is arranged by subject, and includes printed material, provenance information, photographs, negatives, and material transferred from the Francis Bacon Library Archive, Rare Books Department. Arrangement Organized in the following manner: 1. Manuscripts, Correspondence & Documents (Boxes 1-2, 4); 2. Deeds & Documents (Box 3); 3. Oversize Material (Box 5); 4. Ephemera (Box 6); arranged by FBL call number. Other title: Francis Bacon Foundation - Arensberg Collection. Indexing Additional Note Indexing: Subjects • Bacon, Edward, 1548 or 9-1618. In London. St. Mary Axe…, [Deed poll…], (1581, Mar. 10). FBL 32. • Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. In [-----]. Memorandum of an indentured agreement…, ([1620, May1]). FBL 8. • Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. In Great Britain. Court of the Exchequer. [Receipt for £530…], (1622/23, Feb. 17). FBL 10. • Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. In Helen Keller, 1880-1968, letter to Richard Watson Gilder, 1804- 1909, (1909, Feb. 17). FBL 11. • Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. In R. W. (Reginald Walter) Gibson, [Young Life of Bacon…], ([1967]). FBL 49. • Bacon, Nathaniel, 1547-1622. In Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions…, [Memoranda Book…], (1597-1601). FBL 31. • Bacon, Nicholas, Sir, 1509-1579. In [Genealogical roll tracing the descent…], ([ca. 1559-1579]). FBL 26. • Booth, William Stone, 1864-1926. Some Acrostic Signatures of Francis Bacon…. In Helen Keller, 1880-1968, letter to Richard Watson Gilder, 1804-1909, (1909, Feb. 17). FBL 11. • College of Arms (Great Britain) -- History-- Sources. In Great Britain…, [Debentures for payments…], (1704-1705). FBL 74. • Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. In [-----]. [A brief collection of triumphant memorials…], ([ca. 1620]). FBL 17. • Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646. In Legal Commonplace Book, ([ca. 1580-1600?]). FBL 30. • Gentry -- England -- Suffolk -- History. In [-----]. [A brief collection of triumphant memorials…], ([ca. 1620]). FBL 17. • Great Britain. Assizes (Essex). In Great Britain…, [Legal notes…] & [Order…], (1662). FBL 69-70. • Gunpowder Plot, 1605. In [-----]. [A brief collection of triumphant memorials…], ([ca. 1620]). FBL 17. • Harvey, William, 1510-1567. In England. College of Arms. [Herald’s Visitation…], (1560- [1561]). FBL 16. • Justices of the peace -- England -- History. In Legal Commonplace Book, ([ca. 1580-1600?]). FBL 30. • London (England). Mayor’s Court. In Legal Commonplace Book, ([ca. 1580-1600?]). FBL 30. Francis Bacon Library mssFBL 1-75 3 Manuscripts Collection: Finding Aid • Metcalf, Walter Charles. The Visitations of Suffolk, Exeter, Pollard…, 1882. In England. College of Arms. [Herald’s Visitation…], (1560-[1561]). FBL 16. • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. In Helen Keller, 1880-1968, letter to Richard Watson Gilder, 1804-1909, (1909, Feb. 17). FBL 11. • Spanish Armada, 1588. In [-----]. [A brief collection of triumphant memorials…], ([ca. 1620]). FBL 17. • Waterhouse, Edward, Sir, 1535-1591. In Legal Commonplace Book, ([ca. 1580-1600?]). FBL 30. Additional Note Indexing: Added Entries • Abbot, George, 1562-1633. Signature on letter from Great Britain. Privy Council to Robert…Earl of Essex, (1618, Feb. 11). FBL 27. • Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. Addressee for George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, 1592-1628, (1621, Nov. 14). FBL 29. • Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. Signature on letter from Great Britain. Privy Council to Robert…Earl of Essex, (1618, Feb. 11). FBL 27. • Bacon, Nathaniel, 1547-1622. Addressee for Anne Cooke, Lady Bacon,
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