Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.
Scope and Contents
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern Lighthouse Commissioners.
Dates
- Creation: 1636-1963.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply. Maps and plans are held in the Map Library at Causewayside, Edinburgh, and may be consulted there.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
697 Consultation units
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1993, D A Stevenson`s Trustees.
Subject
- Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers (Organization)
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Manuscripts Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk