Autograph collection of W K Dickson, Keeper of the Advocates' Library and Librarian of the National Library of Scotland, containing letters of political, literary, and other figures.
Scope and Contents
A number of the letters are addressed to Alexander Adam, rector of Edinburgh High School, and others to David Dickson, master of the Merchant Company of Edinburgh. There is a small group of naval autographs, 1746-1813 (folio 267) and a manuscript periodical, 'The Glencorse Advertiser', for July 1840 (folio 281).
Dates
- Creation: 1771-1937.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
282 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
282 folios.
The main sequence of letters has been arranged chronologically, save that groups of letters of one correspondent have been kept together.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Christie's, 30 May 1962, lot 194.
Separated Materials
For one formal document, see Ch. 8891.
- 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 National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk