Literary and personal papers of, and relating to, David Thomson.
Scope and Contents
As well as correspondence, and manuscripts and typescripts of published works, the collection includes a huge number of David Thomson’s notebooks and diaries.
Dates
- Creation: 19th century, circa 1916-1996.
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
78 Consultation units (78 files)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The general arrangement of the earlier David Thomson accession (Acc.10129) has largely been followed. Also, the donor, Martina Thomson, had gathered some notebooks together under specific titles and these groups are retained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, Martina Thomson, London.
Appraisal
Everything is retained, with the exception of a great number of photocopies of notebooks and journals within the collection.
Separated Materials
See also Acc.10129.
- 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 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