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Letters and reminiscences of Thomas Carlyle and his wife, Jane Welsh Carlyle.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.519-534

Dates

  • Creation: 1818-1879.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

16 Volumes ; Unless otherwise described, the volumes are large quarto.

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1929, by Alexander Carlyle, Edinburgh, nephew of Thomas Carlyle (in continuation of MSS.511-518).

Separated Materials

See also MS.551.

Bibliography

The donor, Alexander Carlyle, has indicated in many cases where the letters are printed. Thirty-five in MS.528, beginning at number 37, are marked as not printed in his ‘New letters of Thomas Carlyle’, not having been available at the time. See also Isaac Watson "Dyer, A bibliography of Carlyle's writings and Ana" (Portland, Maine, 1928).

Physical Description

The volumes are bound in Levant morocco. The letters are hinged.

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

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