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SAMUEL JOHNSON ARCHIVE DONATED TO HARVARD

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From: United Press International
Date: 20040319
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United Press International
03-19-2004
Samuel Johnson archive donated to Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Mar 19, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- A vast collection of 18th century material relating to the life and career of lexicographer Samuel Johnson has been bequeathed to Harvard.

The gift, from the estate of Viscountess Mary Eccles, was disclosed this week by the university's Houghton Library.

Leslie A. Morris, the library's curator of manuscripts, said in an interview with the New York Times that the collection contains 5,500 manuscripts and letters between Johnson, who compiled ...

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