Catalogue of the Library Belonging to the Society of Brother's in Unity

New Haven: Hitchcock & Stafford, Printers, 1838. 8vo.  230 x 140 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ½ inches].  [2], 106 pp.  Original printed wrappers; chipped at spine with an early repair with tape.  Short-title catalogue of the Society of Brothers in Unity, one of Yale College's most prestigious debating societies organized in 1771.  This substantial library of books, numbering over 6,000 volumes focuses on history, drama, poetry, novels and travel and a large collection of scientific works in the natural and hard sciences.  The index also lists books in the mental and moral sciences, politics, law, and encyclopedias and reference works. A note in contemporary hand, written on the final leaf reads referring to the holdings of the library reads, "Whole no. Janr. 1842 -  7900 -- 8000".  The collections of the Society of Brother's in Unity and its reival the Linonia Society make up the foundation of the Yale University Library system.  (799).