Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832)

Person

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Dates

Existence: 1771-1832 - 1832

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

16 pencil drawings by Alexander Nasmyth for "Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley" (Edinburgh, 1821).

File

Identifier: Acc.11900

Dates: circa 1821.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Correspondence and papers of and relating to Sir Walter Scott and the Scott family., 1681-1853.

Series

Identifier: Acc.12092/87-101

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of more than 3000 documents, dating from the 1420s to 1980s, mainly relating to the family of Skene of Rubislaw (near Aberdeen). At its centre are the papers of James Skene (1775-1864), artist and friend of Sir Walter Scott. Skene corresponded with notable individuals in the cultural circles of his day and was connected with such organizations as the Royal Institution, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Institute for the...

Dates: 1681-1853.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, including charters and legal instruments, of the family of Skene of Rubislaw and related families; including papers concerning Sir Walter Scott and the Scott family.

Journal of `A few weeks among the Blue-bells of Scotland, memoranda of men, manners and mountains above the Tweed`

Collection

Identifier: Acc.13639

Scope and Contents The author of this illustrated journal lived at Bedford Villa, Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, and was probably Ada Margaret Leech, wife of Charles Octavius Harvey, Wine and Spirit Merchant, Bristol.The writer and `Charles` travelled from Bristol to Melrose by train and visited Abbotsford, Melrose Abbey and Dryburgh Abbey before leaving for Edinburgh. Queen Victoria had recently been in Edinburgh and there are numerous pasted in printed drawings of scenes of her visit. The...

Dates: 1886

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter of Walter Scott, illustrated with pen and wash drawings of Abbotsford and Melrose Abbey by Hugh William Williams.

Item

Identifier: Acc.12583

Dates: 1823.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832)

Dates

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

16 pencil drawings by Alexander Nasmyth for "Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley" (Edinburgh, 1821).

Correspondence and papers of and relating to Sir Walter Scott and the Scott family., 1681-1853.

Journal of `A few weeks among the Blue-bells of Scotland, memoranda of men, manners and mountains above the Tweed`

Letter of Walter Scott, illustrated with pen and wash drawings of Abbotsford and Melrose Abbey by Hugh William Williams.

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