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Royden Harrison Positivism Collection

 Collection
Reference code: ROY1

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of around 150 volumes relating to the Positivist movement, including works by Auguste Comte, Richard Congreve, and Frederic Harrison, as well as pamphlets and volumes of key journals. It was assembled by the late Professor Royden Harrison.

For a full listing of this collection, see the External Document Section below.

Dates

  • Creation: 1825 - 1995

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available to all researchers, by appointment

Copyright

Normal copyright rules apply

Biographical / Historical

Professor Royden Harrison was a senior lecturer in the Institute of Lifelong Learning and reader in Politics at the University of Sheffield.

Extent

150 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

As received

Custodial History

The collection was donated to the University in Professor Harrison's memory in 2006.

Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299