Poisson, Albert (1868-1894)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0120 MSS.3930-3946 |
Held at | : Wellcome Library Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://wellcomelibrary.org/ › |
Full title | : Poisson, Albert (1868-1894) |
Date(s) | : 1885-1904 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 16 volumes, 5 folders |
Name of creator(s) | : Poisson | Albert | 1868-1894 | alchemist |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Albert Poisson is described by Caillet, as 'savant alchimiste moderne, né et mort à Paris. Étudiant de médecine'. He wrote several works on Alchemy and translated some ancient alchemical texts. He used the pseudonym 'Philophotos'.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers on alchemy by Albert Poisson, including correspondence, translations, essays, notes on chemistry, John Dee, the occult, extracts from books on alchemy, 1885-1904.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
Not given
System of arrangement:
As set out above in Scope and Content.
Conditions governing access:
Open. The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Finding aids:
Wellcome Library catalogue online.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Not given.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Barbara Ball from the Wellcome Library online catalogue.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
November 2008
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