The Hampton L. Carson Collection in its original home at the Free Library on the second floor in – what is now - The Business, Science and Industry Department. Note the portrait of Mr. Carson on the east wall of the Department. Currently, it is displayed behind you in this entry area to The Rare Book Department.
Controversy in the Courts: Regicide, Rebels, and Regal Indiscretion, examines four cases – King Charles I, William Penn, Daniel O’Connell, and Queen Caroline – through books and illustrations from the Hampton L. Carson Collection Illustrative of the Growth of the Common Law. The exhibition runs from April 5th through July 30th, 2010 and may be viewed from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tours of the Department are offered on weekdays at 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Catalogue of the Exhibits of the Hampton L. Carson Collection. Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1930.
The Hampton L. Carson Collection in its original home at the Free Library on the second floor in – what is now - The Business, Science and Industry Department. Note the portrait of Mr. Carson on the east wall of the Department. Currently, it is displayed behind you in this entry area to The Rare Book Department.
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