Journal of a visit to Karlsruhe, Switzerland, made by Miss Lucy Black (born 1881), Anwoth Manse, Kirkcudbrightshire, 1899.
Item
Identifier: MS.17959
Scope and Contents
Miss Black is interested in the scenery, local customs and the flora of Switzerland (she includes a number of pressed flowers in her journal). However, her main interest lies in recording the routine activities of herself and her companions.
At the back there are a number of newspaper cuttings, (folios 75-82) chiefly obituaries of her grandfather the Reverend Edward Black (died 1845) and of her father the Reverend William McMillan Black (died 1901).
Dates
- Creation: 1845, 1899, 1901-1905.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
82 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
82 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1971.
- 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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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk