Miscellaneous manuscript content found in printed works in the Lauriston Castle Collection.
Scope and Contents
These are the more substantial of the letters, papers and notes found in the Lauriston Castle Collection of printed books, whether pasted or inserted loosely into volumes or as inscriptions written in books.
Dates
- Creation: 17th century-early 20th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
100 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed, 1926, by Mr and Mrs W R Reid, of Lauriston Castle.
Bibliography
General
The manuscript content described here is included in printed works in the Lauriston Castle Collection held in the printed book collections of the Library. As such the manuscript content is to be requested under printed book request procedures through the appropriate bibliographic record in the printed book catalogue. A link to the relevant description in the printed book catalogue is provided under 'External Documents' in the descripion of each manuscript. The identifier 'L.C.' indicates the printed book reference number and the full reference is recorded in square brackets after the manuscript reference number: e.g. MS.6525 [L.C.1].
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk