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  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Special Collections general artifact collection
    Identifier/Call Number: M0582
    Physical Description: 5.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
    Date (bulk): circa 500-1963

    Scope and Content

    Miscellaneous artifacts, mostly related to writing or printing and including such things as papyrus fragments, palm-leaf manuscripts, medals, seals, playing cards, old eye glasses and pens, Arabic scrolls, print blocks, including six by Theo Jung, and two marble (alabaster?) busts, one of Charles Dickens and one of Dante, nd.

    Preferred Citation:

    [Identification of item] Special Collections' general artifact collection, M0582, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Provenance

    Gifts from various people.

    Conditions Governing Use

    These materials are believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for research; material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Scrolls.
    Palm-leaf manuscripts.
    Playing cards.
    Busts.
    Manuscripts (papyri)
    Medals.
    Jung, Theodor
    Dante Alighieri
    Dickens, Charles