Correspondence, press cuttings and other papers concerning (and including some letters and papers of) James Scott Skinner, with some autograph music by him.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Correspondence and papers, 1883, [?1914-?1921], undated, of W Hean Findlay and George Short concerning (and including some letters and papers of) J Scott Skinner (folio 1);
(ii) Autograph music, 1914, undated, by Skinner (folio 154);
(iii) Press cuttings, 1917, 1923-1926, concerning Skinner, most of which are from the People's Friend, February-May 1923, containing an autobiographical account of Skinner (folio 168).
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1926, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
183 Leaves ; Various sizes.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
i + 182 folios.
Other Finding Aids
A list of the programmes and other printed items formerly contained in the collection which have been transferred to the Department of Printed Books, is placed at the beginning of the manuscript (folio i).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1978, by Mrs I Findlay, Edinburgh.
- 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
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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