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Morrison, Hew, 1850-1935 (Librarian, Edinburgh Public Library, Gaelic scholar)

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Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison, Gaelic scholar, including extracts from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness.

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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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