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Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832 (novelist and poet)

 Person

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 1771 - 1832

Biography

For a complete biography of Sir Walter Scott, please see The Walter Scott Digital Archive.

Barnaby, Paul, The Walter Scott Digital Archive (Last updated: 25/06/2019) <http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/index.html> [Accessed on 25 September 2023]

Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Sir Walter Scott from unknown correspondent, 5 October 1830

 Item — Box CLX-A-114
Identifier: Coll-1147/95-68
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Walter Scott from unknown correspondent

Dates: 5 October 1830
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Letters of, and other papers relating to, Sir Walter Scott

Letters from Walter Scott to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe

 Fonds — Box CLX-A-1532
Identifier: Coll-1712
Content Description 3 x autograph letters signed (ALS), two signed Walter Scott, to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe. Dated 17 February 1809, 4 December 1811, and 18 June 1812.The letters discuss many literary, historical and sundry matters...:- Letter 17 February 1809 opens 'My dear Sharpe', and begins 'Your critique came safe two days ago & I instantly forwarded it for London after glancing it over & laughing heartily...'. It frequently mentions 'Gifford', who is William Gifford...
Dates: 1809-1812
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letters of, and other papers relating to, Sir Walter Scott

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-1147
Scope and Contents

This is an artificial collection containing letters and papers relating to Sir Walter Scott, acquired by the University as individual items and thus too small to constitute a collection on their own. See the description of each item for more details.

Dates: 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letters of Walter Scott, to Walter Dickson, and to Rev. Anthony Dow, which make reference to Helen Walker

 Fonds — Box CLX-D-29, Folder: Coll-1703 / SC-Acc-2016-0006
Identifier: Coll-1703
Content Description

Autograph letter signed, Abbotsford, 27 October 1827. Black wax seal. Addressed to Walter Dickson Esq.


Transcript of the above letter.


Autograph letter signed, Edinburgh, 5 March 1830. Red wax seal, degraded. Three postal handstamps, with one 'Dumfries'. Addressed to Rev. Dr. Dow, Kirkpatrick-Irongray, Dumfriesshire.

Dates: 1827-1830
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Life Membership of the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club given to James C. Corson, 24 January 1947

 Item — Box CLX-A-345
Identifier: Coll-1848/18-0177
Scope and Contents

Life Membership of the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club given to James C. Corson. The card reads: "Received from James C Corson Esq. the sum of two guineas, in payment of his subscriptions as a life member of the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club".

Dates: 24 January 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection

Life of Sir Walter Scott, 1832

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/3/67
Scope and Contents

Life of Sir Walter Scott. Letterpress. 1832. William and Robert Chambers, Publisher.

Published in: Chambers Edinburgh Journal, supplement.

Note: 12 pp. on 6 roughly trimmed sheets.

Dates: 1832
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 3. Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Berwick

Lines on witnessing Sir Walter Scott embark, nd

 Item — Box CLX-A-814
Identifier: Coll-1147/08-31
Scope and Contents

Lines on witnessing Sir Walter Scott embark

Dates: nd
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Letters of, and other papers relating to, Sir Walter Scott

Lithographic imitations of sketches by modern artists [Portraits of Canning, Wollaston, Scott and Crabbe by Francis Chantrey], 1832

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/3/68
Scope and Contents Lithographic imitations of sketches by modern artists [Portraits of Canning, Wollaston, Scott and Crabbe by Francis Chantrey]. Lithograph. 1832. Chantrey, Francis, Sir, 1781-1841, Artist; Lane, Richard James, 1800-1872, Lithographer; Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789-1850, Printer; Dickinson, John, Publisher.Publisher statement: London Published by J. Dickinson.Published in: R. J. Lane A.R.A, Lithographic Imitations of Sketches by Modern Artists (1832), Plate 16.Note:...
Dates: 1832
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 3. Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Berwick

Management and documentation of Corson Collection, 1917 - 1988

 Series
Identifier: Coll-1022/CCWS/CCMD
Scope and Contents This series contains the following finding aids and registers compiled by James Clarkson Corson: Catalogue of the printed materials in the Corson Collection; Catalogue of the manuscript materials in the Corson Collection; Catalogue of newspapers cuttings in the Corson Collection; Card index of manuscript materials in the Corson Collection; ...
Dates: 1917 - 1988
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Corson Collection / Corson Collection of Sir Walter Scott materials

Manuscripts and copies of manuscripts relating to Sir Walter Scott, 18th-20th century

 Series
Identifier: Coll-1022/CCWS/MSS
Scope and Contents

This series contains:


  1. Manuscripts all or partly in Sir Walter Scott's hand;
  2. Original manuscript letters from, to, or about Sir Walter Scott;
  3. Manuscripts of works about or relating to Sir Walter Scott;
  4. Copies of manuscripts relating to Sir Walter Scott.
Dates: 18th-20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Corson Collection / Corson Collection of Sir Walter Scott materials