Manuscripts and drafts of and concerning George Douglas Brown.
Series
Identifier: MSS.8171-8180
Scope and Contents
Many of the drafts are early compositions, but they include all that apparently now exists of 'The House with the Green Shutters', published in 1901 (MSS.8171-8172), and two items not by George Douglas Brown (MS.8178).
MSS.8171-8176 are written in school notebooks.
Dates
- Creation: [1896, or before-?1901, ?1923.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
7 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
MSS.8177-8180 are bound together in one volume.
Custodial History
MSS.8171-8178 were bought as one accession in 1955, MS.8179 was bought in 1957, and MS.8180 was bought in 1956 with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1955-1957.
Bibliography
MSS.8171-8176 were used by James Veitch in ‘George Douglas Brown’, (London, 1952).
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk