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Journal and scrapbook of John Francis Campbell combined, kept mainly during his visit to Paris at the time of the Siege in 1871, and while travelling round the west coast of Scotland which is described in letters to his family in August and September 1871., 1870-1871.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.50.4.6

Scope and Contents

Other items of interest in the volume include material regarding the marriage of Lord Lorne and Princess Louise on 21 March 1871, and on traction engines.

There are two printed pamphlets by Campbell, ‘On Current British Mythology and Oral Traditions’ and ‘Notes on Glacial Phenomena of the Hebrides’.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870-1871.

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English; Scottish Gaelic

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (166 + many blank folios. Folio.)

Bibliography

Campbell, John Francis. ‘On Current British Mythology and Oral Traditions’ (London, 1870).

Campbell, John Francis. ‘Notes on Glacial Phenomena of the Hebrides’ (London, 1873).

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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