Morrison, Hew, 1850-1935 (Librarian, Edinburgh Public Library, Gaelic scholar)
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Lecture entitled "The Clan Morrison", in several versions., probably 1880s.
File
Identifier: Acc.14317/17
Content Description
From the Collection:
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:
probably 1880s.
Research on Clan Morrison and Sutherland archaeology., 1885 and undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.14317/17-18
Content Description
From the Collection:
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:
1885 and undated.
Type-written autobiographical account of Morrison and the families of his father and his mother., ca. 1930
Item
Identifier: Acc.14317/11
Scope and Contents
Typewritten account beginning "For a long time how, I have had in my mind, writing a sketch of my family and its connections …". 22 pages. The original is loosely inserted into a notebook containing notes and material collected on Morrison family history (entitled on the first page: "Morrison"). This notebook, including the typewritten family history, remains in private hands.
Dates:
ca. 1930
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