Titles, financial records and papers of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'.
Scope and Contents
The surviving business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'The Evening Dispatch', consisting largely of financial records, 1832 to 1964. Other records have survived only sporadically. These include minutes of directors, 1868-1880, and for the 1940s and 1950s, records of debenture stock, office diaries for 1915 and 1941, and papers of libel cases brought against the newspaper.
The second part of the archive consists of titles and other administrative records, 1628-1954, of the various premises occupied by the business in Edinburgh.
Unless otherwise stated, the business records relate to the administration of the entire concern rather than individual titles.
Dates
- Creation: 1624-1972.
Creator
- The Scotsman (newspaper) (Organization)
- The Weekly Scotsman, newspaper (Organization)
- Edinburgh Evening Dispatch, newspaper (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
208 Consultation units
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1999, Scotsman Publications, Edinburgh.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- 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