Baillie, Joanna (playwright and poet)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1762 - 1851
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A portion of the 'Orkney Sea Snake', widely known as the 'Beast of Stronsay', sent to Lord Byron; with correspondence, a transcription and press cutting concerning the same, , 1815-1977.
File
Identifier: MS.43544
Scope and Contents
The box containing the specimens contains a labels reading "A portion of hte bone and bristle of the sea snake found off Orkney 1808. Sent with a descriptiove letter by Joanna Baillie to Lady Byron, for Byron, 1815".The box also has notes and captions relating to the contents attached to the box. There is also related correspondence, press cuttings and notes:Letter of Joanna Baillie to Anne Isabella Byron, Lady Byron, 1815: folios 1-2;...
Dates:
1815-1977.
Letters, including a photocopy of a letter, of Joanna Baillie to John Murray II., 1811-1835.
File
Identifier: MS.42018
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1811-1835.
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