Papers of Graham Brown, relating to 'The first ascent of Mont Blanc', containing various related material., 1839, 1957, undated.
Scope and Contents
Containing:
(1) Possible rejected manuscript version of Chapter 13
(2) Possible rejected manuscript version of unidentified part
(3) Photograph of drawing by Baron Gersdorf of view of Mont Blanc from Chamonix
(4) Photocopy of letter of G Balmat, 1839
(5) Photographs of pages from a notebook written in German
(6) Correspondence and amendments relating to the book 1957
(7) Various notes relating to the book
(8) Notes on events on Mont Blanc in 1786
(9) Summaries of events on Mont Blanc in 1786
(10) Early history of mountaineering on Mont Blanc
(11) Biographical account of Marc-Théodore Bourrit
(12) Typed transcript of letter 1779 of Thomas Bowdler to John Strange
(13) History of altimetry of Mont Blanc
(14) Notes from periodicals for appendix of book
(15) Binding and other notes
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1839, 1957, undated.
Creator
- From the Collection: Brown, Thomas Graham, neurophysiologist and mountaineer, 1882-1965 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
15 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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