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Correspondence and other papers of John Dowden, Bishop of Edinburgh.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.171
Dates:
1858-1940, and undated.
Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison, Gaelic scholar, including extracts from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14317/1-34
Content Description
Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison (1850-1935), Gaelic scholar and a native Gaelic speaker from Torrisdale, Sutherland. He became the first librarian of the Edinburgh Free Public Library, now Central Library, a post which he held until his retirement in 1922. The library had been founded with the help of a gift from Andrew Carnegie, with whom Morrison remained in close friendship while acting as representative for Carnegie's library foundation scheme.The papers include:...
Dates:
1877-2003 and undated, with most of the material dated 1877-1920s.
Papers and correspondence of Dudley Sommer concerning his biography of Lord Haldane.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.348- is now MSS.20661-20667.
Dates:
1952-1964.