Collection Summary
Ernest Cushing Richardson Collection of French and
Italian Manuscripts 1179-1825
1179-1825
MSS76253
Richardson, Ernest
Cushing, 1860-1939
2,000
items
14 containers
5.6 linear feet
French
Latin
Italian
German
Collection material in
French with some
Latin, Italian, and German
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Librarian and collector. Correspondence, legal
notes, dictionaries of ecclesiastical and civil law, land records, genealogical
material, financial records, pamphlets, printed material, and other manuscripts
relating to mainly to France and Italy collected by Richardson. Subjects include
law, medicine, and religion.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Richardson, Ernest Cushing, 1860-1939.
Subjects
Deeds--France.
Deeds--Italy.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French.
Genealogy--Italy.
Land tenure--France.
Land tenure--Italy.
Law--France--Dictionaries.
Law--France.
Law--Italy.
Medicine--France.
Places
France--History.
France--Religion.
Italy--History.
Italy--Religion.
Occupations
Collectors.
Librarians.
Provenance
The collection of Ernest Cushing Richardson, librarian and collector,
was purchased by the Library of Congress in 1931.
Processing History
The collection of Ernest Cushing Richardson was processed in 1985. The
collection was expanded and revised in 2012.
Copyright Status
It is the researcher's responsibility to determine requirements of domestic copyright laws and international treaties and conventions.
Access and Restrictions
The Ermest Cushing Richardson Collection is open to research.
Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to
visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to
retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Ernest Cushing Richardson Collection,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1860, Feb. 9
Born, Woburn, Mass.
1879
1880
First assistant librarian, Amherst College, Amherst,
Mass.
1880
A.B., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.
1883
A.M., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.
Graduated, Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford,
Conn.
1884
1890
Librarian, Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford Conn.
1885
1890
Associate professor of bibliography
1887
Ph.D., Washington and Jefferson College, Washington,
Pa.
1890
1920
Librarian, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
1891
Married, Grace Duncan Ely
1896
Honorary A.M., Princeton University, Princeton, N.Y.
1900
1912
Member, New Jersey Public Library Commission
1904
1905
President, American Library Association
1915
1918
President, American Library Institute
1920
1923
Director, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
1923
1925
Honorary director emeritus and research professor of
bibliography
1925
Consultant in bibliography and research, Library of Congress
1939, June 3
Died, Princeton, N.J.
Scope and Content Note
The collection of Ernest Cushing Richardson (1860-1939), a professor, bibliographer,
theologian, and collector of rare material, spans the years 1179-1825 and consists
of correspondence, legal notes, dictionaries of ecclesiastical and civil law, land
records, genealogical material, financial records, pamphlets, printed material, and
other manuscripts relating mainly to France and Italy. Subjects include law,
medicine, and religion, mostly in French, with some Latin, Italian, and German.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Letters and manuscripts, in French,
1782-1819
1782-1819
1
Printed matter, in French,
1702-1815
1702-1815
1
Printed matter, pamphlets, in
French,
1710-1825
1710-1825
2
“Coppie des acts qui sont dans le
Trésor des chartes du Roy,”
1174-1231
1174-1231
2
Manuscripts and pamphlets, many
relating to medicine and law, in French
3
“Partages de meubles chancepie /
Recepte à la succession de madame de la Gaulerie,”
circa 1587-circa 1786
circa 1587-circa 1786
4
Legal notes and references, with
miscellaneous documents, seventeen-nineteenth centuries, in French
5
“Bail de Prevost 3e. Année d’ 8bre.
1764 / Bureau General / Entrées Journalières / Septième Volume”
6
“Livre de depenses faite dans les
voyages de M. Descharnières . . . Livres de la depense de Mlle. Sophie
Charnières”
6
Manuscript dictionary of
ecclesiastical law[?], in French
7
Manuscript dictionary of civil
law[?], in French
7
A-R
(3 folders)
8
S-V
8
Miscellaneous manuscripts, in
French
8
Miscellaneous pamphlets, in
French
9
Papal Bulls, in Latin with seals
[one of Clement XII, thirteen of Benedict XIV, and two of Clement
XIII]
10
Alonso of Sicily,
1443[?], regarding Church matters, in
Latin
1443[?],
10
Ferdinand II of Sicily,
1496, edict, in Latin
1496,
10
Don Perafan de Ribera, duque de
Alcala,
1564, transfer of lands in Calabria, in
Latin
1564,
10
Franciscus Bennius[?], Bishop of
Ravello,
1605, appointment of Fabricius Confalonus, in
Latin
1605,
10
Laurentius Tramallus,
1639, deputization of Marco Antonio Oliva, in
Latin
1639,
10
Ferdinand III of the Holy Roman
Empire,
1646, passport of Martin Schmidt and sons, in
German
1646,
10
Clement X,
1672, Papal Bull regarding founding of the
Collegiate Church of Montecalvo, in Latin
1672,
10
Duc de Lorraine,
1736, patent of nobility on behalf of Michael
Jerome Kelly, in French
1736,
10
Ferdinand IV of Sicily,
1772, edict, in Italian
1772,
10
General Maggiore,
1772, patent, in Italian
1772,
10
Gabriele Quattromani,
1841, enrollment in the Society of the Golden
Cross, in Latin
1841,
11
Genealogical notes and records of
the Cerbarano family, 16th-18th centuries, one volume, in Italian
11
Paul V,
1609, ecclesiastical document, in Latin with
seal
1609,
11
Tanner and Mitchell[?] to Walker,
1669, indenture
1669,
11
Innocent XI,
1676, Capitularies, list, in Latin
1676,
11
Jean Charles Masurier and family,
eighteenth century, miscellaneous French documents
12
Seventeen deeds,
1457-1594, in Latin
1457-1594,
13
Forty-two deeds,
1602-1789, in Latin, Italian and French
1602-1789,
14
“Tome I des Contrats d'acquêts,
faits en la mouvance des fiefs des Douves et de Bossé . . .,”
fifteenth-eighteenth centuries, in French
14
“Titres de propriété . . .,”
regarding families Barrault, Chollet, and others, fifteenth-eighteenth
centuries, in French