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Melville, Ronald Ruthven Leslie, 11th Earl of Leven, 1835-1906

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Form of name from Manuscripts catalogue.

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Scrapbook concerning plans to re-build the chapel of Holyrood House.

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Identifier: Acc.14089
Content Description A scrapbook documenting Lord Leven's proposal to re-build the chapel of Holyrood House, Edinburgh, and his bequest of a large sum of money assigned to this purpose. According to the terms of the will, the work depended on the approval of two executors, who in 1906 decided not to let it go ahead. The scrapbooks contains press cuttings of obituaries and death notices of the Earl of Leven, some printed documents and reports, and newspaper articles and letters to the editors. With a...
Dates: ca. 1908