The Robert Boyle Collection The Boyle Collection comprises seventy four volumes, divided into three categories; (1) the Boyle Papers, (2) notebooks and 31 Miscellaneous Manuscripts; and (3) the Boyle Letters. These papers were produced by Robert Boyle in the course of his career. Comprising his letters, notes, drafts, memoranda and records of experiments, the collection covers the entire range of his intellectual activities, including science, medicine, philosophy and theology; it also documents various aspects of his lilfe. 17th century