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Lockhart, John Gibson (biographer of Scott)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1794 - 1854

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Judd, J. to Julian, H., 1832-1952.

 File
Identifier: MS.40629
Scope and Contents From the Series: The incoming correspondence consists of letters of individuals and companies sent to John Murray, publishers, mostly relating to the business, but also including private letters. The correspondence largely covers the period from the 1760s to the 1920s. Where enclosures exist, they have been kept with their original letters. This series contains most of the extant letters received by the publishing house up to the 1920s, but others are to be found throughout the archive. One...
Dates: 1832-1952.

Papers of and relating to Sir Walter Scott and his literary property.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13422
Scope and Contents

Agreements, memoranda, letters, notes and drafts of Sir Walter Scott with his publishers Archibald Constable and Robert Cadell, and his printers, James Ballantyne, concerning Scott`s literary property. Included are a draft of the deed of 1819 selling the copyright of Scott`s novels and poems to Constable, and a letter of John Gibson Lockhart to Archibald Constable concerning his proposal for a Scott edition of Shakespeare, 1823.

Dates: 1817-1826

Papers of the family of Ballantyne of Holylee.

 Fonds
Identifier: Dep.253
Scope and Contents

Includes letters of J G Lockhart and Robert Cadell.

Dates: 18th century-19th century.

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