BLAKEY, Robert, 1795-1878, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0097 SR 1031 |
Held at | : British Library of Political and Economic Science Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library › |
Full title | : BLAKEY, Robert, 1795-1878, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics |
Date(s) | : [1871] |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 2 volumes |
Name of creator(s) | : Blakey | Robert | 1795-1878 | Professor of Logic and Metaphysics |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born 1795 of humble parentage; received private tuition; contributed to Newcastle Magazine and other periodicals; published philosophical works (1831 and 1833); produced Newcastle Liberator, 1838, Northern Liberator and Champion newspapers, 1840; studied philosophy in France and Belgium; Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, Queen's College, Belfast, 1849; died 1878. Publications: History of moral science (James Duncan, London, 1833); Angling: or, how to angle, and where to go (G. Routledge & Co, London, 1854); Christian Hermits: or, the lives of several distinguished solitaries, from the earliest ages of the Christian Church, until the eighth century (London, 1845); Cottage Politics; or letters on the new Poor-law Bill (A. Cobbett, London, 1837); Historical sketch of Logic, from the earliest times to the present day (James Nichol, Edinburgh, 1851); History of the Philosophy of Mind (T. W. Saunders, London, 1848); The history of political literature from the earliest times (Richard Bentley, London, 1855).
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Manuscript of volumes 3 and 4 of The history of political literature from the earliest times, volumes 1 and 2 having been published by Richard Bentley (London) in 1855.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Open. Microfilm copy available.
Conditions governing reproduction:
No copyright restrictions. Microfilm copies only.
Finding aids:
No further list required.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Also known as R 1031.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Bought from Leon Kramer, New York, in 1938.
Allied Materials
Related material:
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Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Sources: Who's Who 1897-1996 (A & C Black, 1996); British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with 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:
Apr 2001
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