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004/004-02. Manuscript Collections on the History of Printing

 Record Group Term
Identifier: 004/004-02

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Alfred June Burgess penmanship practice book

 Item — Box Multi-Collection Box: [Barcode: 31116022115262]
Identifier: 004-02-03
Scope and Contents

The collection includes one volume containing penmanship exercises and calligraphic alphabets created by Alfred June Burgess beginning in February 20, 1829.

Dates: 20 February 1829
Found in: Providence Public Library / Alfred June Burgess penmanship practice book

Calligraphic alphabet writing book

 Item — Box Multi-Collection Box: [Barcode: 31116022115262]
Identifier: 004-02-04
Scope and Contents

The collection includes one volume of an early 19th century writing book, possibly an exercise book or as an example of penmanship. Each leaf has a rendition of two letters of the alphabet, decorated and shaded, with another version of the same letter and the lower case version below.

Dates: 1820
Found in: Providence Public Library / Calligraphic alphabet writing book

Daniel Berkeley Updike correspondence

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 004-02-01
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence with Daniel Berkeley Updike, correspondence between others related to Updike’s work as well as essays and manuscripts by Updike. The bulk of the collection includes correspondence between Updike and others related to his printing work and book collecting. While some of the letters are with his close peers and friends, the letters are not personal in nature.

Dates: 1878-1959
Found in: Providence Public Library / Daniel Berkeley Updike correspondence

Palm leaf manuscript, Kammavācā

 Item — Box custom palm leaf ms box: [Barcode: 31116022116336]
Identifier: 004-02-006
Scope and Contents Southeast Asian Studies scholar Trent Walker identified the Palm leaf manuscript as written in Pali, the liturgical language of Theravāda Buddhism, using Tham Lanna script from Northern Thailand. Known as Kammavācā, the manuscript is a set of related texts taken from the Theravāda Buddhist canon, the Tipitaka. Texts in Kammavācā provide scripts for conducting monastic rituals that include confession, ordination, and bestowal of robes. Some palm leaves are fragmented due to...
Dates: c. 1800-1900
Found in: Providence Public Library / Palm leaf manuscript, Kammavācā

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