Memorandums, &c. &c. respecting the unprecedented treatment which the Army have met with respecting plunder taken after a siege, and of which plunder the Navy serving with the Army divided their more than ample share, now fourteen years since

After nearly 60 years of collecting, Sid Lapidus ’59 has presented to the Library more than 2700 volumes representing the fruits of his enthusiasm. Broadly conceived, the collection charts the definition and re-definiton of rights and liberties endemic to Western political traditions. The main focus is texts and documents relating to the American Revolution, its run-up dating back to the Commonwealth men, and coming down to documents of the early Federal government.