Correspondence and papers of Sir William Craigie (1867-1957), the philologist and lexicographer.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Letters to William Craigie, 1886-1923, undated, chiefly from other scholars concerning philological and editorial problems. A few unrelated letters, 1825-1885, from Palmerston, Peel, and others, have been placed at the beginning. (Folio 1.)
(ii) Correspondence, 1923-1957, undated, with C T Onions and the Clarendon Press, concerning the ‘Oxford English dictionary’ and its supplements. ‘The dictionary of American English’ and other lexicographical matters are also discussed. (Folio 115.)
(iii) Photocopies of 'Tentsmoor', two poems by Craigie, dated 1891. They first appeared in ‘College echoes’, 1893, and then in ‘Echoes reechoed’, published by the Alumnus Association, St Andrews, 1934, pages 18-19. (Folio 198.)
(iv) Typescripts of two poems in Icelandic by Snaebjorn Jonsson, 1963, with an explanatory letter. The poems are in memory of Craigie and Agnes Logan. (Folio 200.)
Dates
- Creation: 1825-1957, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
205 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
205 folios.
Custodial History
This manuscript has been formed from various accessions: folios 1-114, presented, 1957, by Sir William Craigie ; folios 200-205, presented, 1963, by Snoebjorn Jonsson; the rest bought at various dates, 1967-1968.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Various, 1957-1968.
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
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