Album of Adam White, the naturalist (1817-1879), entitled on the cover 'Weeds and wild flowers'.
Scope and Contents
A draft title-page (folio 24) suggests that in 1850 Adam White was proposing to publish a work on 'Weeds and wild-flowers loved by Wordsworth', and the first part of the album contains a collection of materials towards this purpose: drawings and engravings of wild flowers with some specimens of pressed flowers, newspaper-cuttings, and copies of letters and poems of Wordsworth.
The collection of information is then extended to include other poets: Coleridge, Cowper, Southey, Tennyson and James Montgomery. It includes letters to White from Montgomery, and drawings by White of Cowper's house at Olney, along with numerous engravings and newspaper-cuttings.
Finally, possibly after White's death, the album was used for a general autograph collection, some of the items being in facsimile.
Dates
- Creation: Mid 19th century-?late 19th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
186 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
186 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 29 October, 1968, lot 456.
- 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