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64 letters, 1899-1949 and undated, to John Purves, mostly on literary matters, from among others J M Barrie, John Davidson, Luigi Pirandello and Walter de la Mare.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.7175
Scope and Contents

With literary and historical manuscripts, 1388, 1798-1911 and undated, collected by Purves, including single letters of D G Rossetti, John Ruskin, Sir Walter Scott, and William Wordsworth.

Also two albums, 1936-1952, of Purves, containing inscriptions in poetry and prose by various contributors.

Dates: 1388, 1798-1952.

Fragment of the border ballad 'Outlaw Murray'.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14137
Scope and Contents

In Sir Walter Scott's hand and collected for Scott's 'The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border' with variations from teh published version.

Dates: Circa 1802.