Two speeches : I. The Earl of Shaftsbury's speech in the House of Lords the 20th. of October, 1675. II. The D. of Buckinghams speech in the House of Lords the 16th. of November 1675. Together with the protestation, and reasons of several Lords for the dissolution of this Parliament; entred [sic] in the Lords journal the day the Parliament was prorogued, Nov. 22d. 1675.

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.