Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1868-1909 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 boxes + 4 vols.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Ginsburg was born on 25 December 1831, but the ODNB mistakenly gives the year of his birth as 1821. The censuses for 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, and 1911 give his age as 30, 40, 50, 60, 69, and 79 respectively, and the year of his birth is given… read more
Repository
Archival history
The collection has not yet been fully processed, and items may be arranged in a different order in future.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Emilie Ginsburg, 30 December 1925, through G. F. Barwick.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A small collection of research papers and writings relating to Ginsburg's work on the Massorah and the Hebrew Bible, some of which appear prepared for publication.
Allied materials area
Related units of description
A bound page proof of a Massoretico-critical edition of the Hebrew Bible by Christian D. Ginsburg [in Hebrew], London, 1894 was given to Trinity College by William Aldis Wright in 1914, and has been catalogued as 272.b.85.85. A pencilled note on a… read more
Notes area
Note
Cite as: Trinity College Library Cambridge, Writings and Research Papers of Christian David Ginsburg, Add Ms a 605.
Archivist's note
Preliminary description created by Diana Smith using information obtained from Theodor Dunkelgrün via Nicolas Bell in August 2019.