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

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Research on Clan Morrison and Sutherland archaeology., 1885 and undated.

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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.

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