Blaikie, Walter Biggar, historian, civil engineer and publisher, 1847-1928
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Letter of Walter B Blaikie.
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Identifier: Acc.6963
Scope and Contents
Concerning candidature for the Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities parliamentary seat.
Dates:
1896.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Blades to Blair., 1803-1928.
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Identifier: MS.40121
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Blades, George, 1928: folio 1;Blaikie, Francis, 1827: folios 2-3;Blaikie, Walter, 1900-1915: folios 4-17:includes letters, 1815, of Walter Blaikie on behalf of T. and A. Constable, printers, to John Murray IV: folios 15-17;Blaikie, William, 1879-1897: folios 18-44;Blaine, Delabere, 1847-1860 and undated: folios...
Dates:
1803-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Leslie, C. to Leslie, G., 1825-1923.
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Identifier: MS.40690
Scope and Contents
This manuscript principally includes letters, 1825-1859, of Charles R. Leslie to John Murray II and John Murray III. They concern art works, and publications of Leslie’s, including “Life and times of Sir Joshua Reynolds”. There is mention also of his friendship with Constable.All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Some include replies.Leslie, Charles R., 1825-1861: folios 1-83; (1)Leslie, Constance,...
Dates:
1825-1923.
Photocopy of typescript of lecture of W B Blaikie, "King Arthur in Scotland".
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Identifier: Acc.4590
Dates:
1922.
Postcard of George P Johnston to a member of Edinburgh Bibliographical Society.
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Identifier: Acc.10700
Scope and Contents
Concerns a booklet on Walter Biggar Blaikie.
Dates:
1929.
Two letters, 1843-1859, of Robert Chambers.
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Identifier: Acc.7877
Scope and Contents
With unassociated letters of Walter B Blaikie, 1909, Robert Buchanan, undated, Sir Alexander Cochrane, 1810, and Sir Roderick I Murchison, 1855.
Dates:
1810-1859 and undated.
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