Skip to main content

Manuscript of ‘Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ by Archibald Alison., 1862.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.4757-4760

Scope and Contents

Corrections and many deletions have been made on the manuscript in red ink by Jane, Lady Alison, the author's daughter-in-law, in preparation for publication. Further passages, unmarked on the manuscript, have also been omitted from the printed text.

Dates

  • Creation: 1862.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

4 Volumes ; Quarto.

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: Undetermined

Arrangement

The manuscript is written mostly on numbered double sheets, of which numbers 1-93, 249, 374-378, are lacking. There are also some additional unnumbered sheets, both single and double. The manuscript has been entirely re-foliated.

Bibliography

Alison, Archibald. 'Some account of my life and writings: an autobiography’ (Edinburgh, 1883).

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700