Alonzo Williams annotated German book collection, 1878-1895

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Summary

Creator:
Williams, Alonzo, 1842-1901
Abstract:
Collection comprises a collection of Alonzo Williams' annotated German texts. There are six titles annotated and interleaved in seven volumes, including Williams' edition of Faust; works by Schiller, including Maria Stuart, the Maid of Orleans, and William Tell; Karl Lachmann's Die Gedichte Walthers von der Vogelweide; and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's Nathan der Weise.
Extent:
1 Linear Foot (7 volumes)
Language:
Materials in German
Collection ID:
RL.11070

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises a collection of Alonzo Williams' annotated German texts. There are six titles annotated and interleaved in seven volumes, including Williams' edition of Faust; works by Schiller, including Maria Stuart, the Maid of Orleans, and William Tell; Karl Lachmann's Die Gedichte Walthers von der Vogelweide; and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's Nathan der Weise.

Biographical / historical:

Alonzo Williams, professor of Germanic languages and literature at Brown University, was born in Foster, Rhode Island, on September 14, 1842.

Acquisition information:
The Alonzo Williams annotated German book collection, 1878-1895, was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1993.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, October 2015

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0105a.

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[Identification of item], Alonzo Williams annotated German book collection, 1878-1895, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.