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Scope and Content Note
The collection of Ernest Cushing Richardson (1860-1939), a professor, bibliographer, theologian, and collector of rare material, spans the years 1179-1825 and consists of correspondence, legal notes, dictionaries of ecclesiastical and civil law, land records, genealogical material, financial records, pamphlets, printed material, and other manuscripts relating mainly to France and Italy. Subjects include law, medicine, and religion, mostly in French, with some Latin, Italian, and German.