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Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison, Gaelic scholar, including extracts from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14317/1-34
Content Description
Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison (1850-1935), Gaelic scholar and a native Gaelic speaker from Torrisdale, Sutherland. He became the first librarian of the Edinburgh Free Public Library, now Central Library, a post which he held until his retirement in 1922. The library had been founded with the help of a gift from Andrew Carnegie, with whom Morrison remained in close friendship while acting as representative for Carnegie's library foundation scheme.The papers include:...
Dates:
1877-2003 and undated, with most of the material dated 1877-1920s.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20510-20533
Scope and Contents
Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.
Dates:
1884-1936, undated.
Letter, 1946, of T Graham Brown to Michael Roberts.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8292
Scope and Contents
With:
notes, 1947-1948, of Roberts for his paper, "Early Travellers in the Graians" for the "Alpine Journal"
copy of a letter, 1830, from Geneva, concerning an Alpine accident on the Col du Bonhomme.
Dates:
1830, 1946-1948.
Letters and poems of George Bruce.
File
Identifier: Acc.12186
Scope and Contents
Includes papers of Ian McNab concerning George Bruce and Fraserburgh.
Dates:
1993-2000.
Papers concerning the family of John Lapraik.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11293
Scope and Contents
Includes:
11 family letters to Thomas Lapraik, Muirkirk, 1810-1843 and undated
genealogical notes, 19th century
Burgess Ticket for Andrew Berry of Newmilns, 1843.
Dates:
19th century
Papers of John Purves.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7203
Scope and Contents
Comprising notes on Italian and English literature and letters from various correspondents, on literary and academic matters.
Dates:
1907-1960.
Papers of Laurie Flynn, concerning alleged police corruption and racism.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.12650
Dates:
circa 1992-2002.
Volume of letters and papers relating to the research of William L Taylor and J A Fairly on Peter Buchan.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11575
Dates:
1897-1903.