Morgan, Professor Augustus De: Library - almanac

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0096 MS36
Held at	: Senate House Library, University of London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections ›
Full title	: Morgan, Professor Augustus De: Library - almanac
Date(s)	: [1650]
Level of description	: fonds
Extent	: 1 volume
Name of creator(s)	: Morgan | Augustus De | 1806-1871 | mathematician and historian x De Morgan | Augustus
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Augustus de Morgan was born at Madura, India in 1806. On returning to England, de Morgan was educated at various schools. In February 1823 he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1827. In 1828 he was appointed Professor of Mathematics at University College London. De Morgan resigned his post in 1831, on account of a disagreement with the University Council who claimed the right of dismissing a professor without assigning reasons. He resumed his chair in 1836 on assurance that the regulations had been altered so as to preserve the independence of professors, remaining Professor of Mathematics at UCL until he resigned in November 1866.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

A manuscript almanac.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

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Conditions governing access:

Open for research. 24 hours notice is required.

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Finding aids:

Hard copy handlist available in the Special Collections reading room. Also see A list of certain letters inserted in books from the Library of Augustus De Morgan (University of London Library, 1990).

Archival Information

Archival history:

After his death in March 1871, de Morgan's library, which consisted of about three thousand volumes, was bought by Lord Overstone and presented to the University of London. MS 239 was the gift of William Frederick de Morgan in 1908.

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Imported from the Senate House catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions:
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Feb 2009.