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Auction catalogues.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Catalogues of objects, manuscripts, books, or other items offered for sale at auction.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Books, periodicals and other printed material., 1951-2012.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13416/81-100
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Literary papers of Alasdair Gray, including ledgers and notebooks used for journal entries, drafts of letters and poems, working notes and illustrations. Literary papers and correspondence include material relating to 'A life in pictures' (Canongate, 2010) and 'Every short story' (Canongate, 2012). The collection of CDs and DVDs includes scans and drafts for these works as well as 'A Gray play book' (Luath, 2009).There is also a small collection of printed material, mostly...
Dates: 1951-2012.

Papers concerning Hew Morrison's formal qualifications, his post as librarian and his own library., 1887-ca. 1935.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.14317/12-16
Content Description From the Collection: 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: 1887-ca. 1935.

Papers of Major P I C Payne relating to material concerning the Skene family and Sir Walter Scott., 1960s-1990s.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.12092/102-108
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of more than 3000 documents, dating from the 1420s to 1980s, mainly relating to the family of Skene of Rubislaw (near Aberdeen). At its centre are the papers of James Skene (1775-1864), artist and friend of Sir Walter Scott. Skene corresponded with notable individuals in the cultural circles of his day and was connected with such organizations as the Royal Institution, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Institute for the...
Dates: 1960s-1990s.

Sotheby`s Catalogue for Scott Huxley Papers, with later receipt., 1899-1914.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11407/1
Scope and Contents

Auction catalogue, 27 February 1899, with prices added for each sale. Receipt, 30 December 1914, for Scott letters purchased from William Brown booksellers.

Dates: 1899-1914.