Title	Finding aid for Collection of Francis Bacon Library Manuscripts, 1460-1967 (bulk 1510-1650).
Extent	73 pieces. 6 boxes.
Biographical Note	Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam and 1st Viscount St. Alban (1561-1626), was the noted English jurist, lawyer, philosopher, scientist, and statesman.
Scope and Content	This collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, deeds, indentures, leases, volumes, and ephemera, mostly related to Francis Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Nicholas Bacon, the Bacon family, their work, the Bacon lands in Essex, as well as other miscellaneous items. Important authors and addressees in the collection include Francis Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Nicholas Bacon, George Villiers (Duke of Buckingham), Thomas Egerton (Baron Ellesmere), Robert Devereux (Earl of Essex), Richard Watson Gilder, and Helen Keller. Some material in Latin, French, German, Italian, and Dutch.
Notes	For any questions about the collection, including specific reproduction requests, please contact the Curator of British Historical Manuscripts.
Date	1460-1967.
Provenance	Donated by The Bacon Library and Foundation, Claremont, California, November 1995.
Subject	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Correspondence. Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- Sources. Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 -- Sources.
Form/Genre	Business records. (aat) Coat of arms. (aat) Commonplace book. (aat) Deeds. (aat) Ephemera. (aat) Indentures. (aat) Letters (correspondence). (aat) Manuscripts. (aat)
Contributors	Bacon, Nathaniel, 1547-1622. Bacon, Nicholas, Sir, 1509-1579. Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1592-1628, recipient. Egerton, Thomas, Sir, 1540?-1617. Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646, recipient. Gilder, Richard Watson, 1804-1909, recipient. Keller, Helen, 1880-1968.
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Department.
Call Number	mssFBL 1-75
Physical Collection	Francis Bacon Library Manuscripts Collection.
Digital Collection	Finding Aids, Huntington Digital Library
Physical Description	12 p.
Digitization Specifications	Original finding aid converted into PDF document by B. Black, 2011-12-19.
Date Digital	2011-12-19.
DCMI Type	text
Digital Format	pdf
Original Finding Aid	Finding aid prepared by Mary L. Robertson and Gayle M. Richardson, October 21, 2011.
Citation Information	Finding aid for Francis Bacon Library Manuscripts Collection, Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, California.
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Cataloging Notes	Organized in the following manner: 1. Manuscripts, Correspondence & Documents (Boxes 1-2, 4); 2. Deeds & Documents (Box 3); 3. Oversize Material (Box 5); 4. Ephemera (Box 6); arranged by FBL call number. Other title: Francis Bacon Foundation - Arensberg Collection.