Microform Collections in Stauffer Library
THE MACLURE COLLECTION OF FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY MATERIALS
Description
The original collection, housed in the Van Pelt Library of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, consists of approximately 1450 bound volumes of materials pertaining to the French Revolution. It is considered one of the finest collections of its kind in North America, and its microfilm rendition was produced in 1969/70.
The collection includes the newest version of the reel index, which lists the contents of each reel in the microfilm collection by the volume number(s) in the original 1966 published catalogue, edited by James D. Hardy, Jr., John H. Jensen, and Martin Wolfe (see note #1 below for details). The index also functions as a record of corrections and amendments made to the original publication.
Reels 1-171 represent the first 638 volumes of the collection, which are serials and periodicals. The reel index gives the short title of each periodical followed by the holdings (coverage period and issues) for the title on the reel. The remaining non-serial portions of the collection were bound originally by subject and cited by volume number. These works can be obtained by using the reel index and guide together to locate the corresponding film(s) in the collection.
Microfilm Location and Call Number Stauffer Library Compact Shelving at Microfilm DC No. 005
Guide/Index Location and Call Number
- Stauffer Library Reference at Z2179 .P42 1984t
- Stauffer Library Books at Z2179 .P42 1972t
Collection Status Complete (372 reels, plus Guide)
Note
- The catalogue for the original print collection housed at the University of Pennsylvania, and titled The Maclure Collection of French Revolutionary Materials, is available in Stauffer Reference and Stauffer Folios at call number DC141 .Z5 P4 (check QCAT for full record and availibility).
- See also the guide to the French Revolutionary Pamphlets collection.