Morrison, Hew, 1850-1935 (Librarian, Edinburgh Public Library, Gaelic scholar)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Annotated proofs of Morrison's edition of the poetry of Rob Donn Mackay., Probably 1890s.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14317/19
Scope and Contents
Proofs of Morrison's edition. The printed pages, pasted onto the backs of Edinburgh Public Library book order forms, are heavily annotated with background notes and corrections, expansions and re-ordering of the texts of the songs.
Dates:
Probably 1890s.
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.
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