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

 Person

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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 195 Collections and/or Records:

Autograph letter signed from Walter Scott to Robert Smith, 5 January 1800

 Item — Box CLX-A-393
Identifier: Coll-1147/22-0057/1
Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed from Sir Walter Scott to Robert Smith Esq., St Paul’s Churchyard, from Edinburgh, dated 5 January 1800.This is a long letter to Smith in St Paul’s Churchyard, primarily concerning the recovery of a debt, but also with family news and remarks of a general nature. Smith has evidently asked Scott to assist in the repayment of a debt, and Scott, in his role as sheriff-depute of the county of Selkirk, agrees to assist. He tells Smith, "I shall be extremely...
Dates: 5 January 1800
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Letters of, and other papers relating to, Sir Walter Scott

Bill drawn by James Ballantyne and Co. on Sir Walter Scott, 15 November 1824, 18 November 1824

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2167/3
Scope and Contents

Bill drawn by James Ballantyne and Company on Sir Walter Scott, Baronet, Abbotsford, for £750 at 12 months. Dated both 15 November 1824 and 18 November 1824.


With Scott's signature.

Dates: 15 November 1824, 18 November 1824
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of papers of, and relating to Sir Walter Scott

Booklet entitled The Professional Photographer, and a newspaper clipping from The Scottish Field entitled "A Characteristic Portrait of Sir Walter Scott", February and April 1918

 Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/6/96
Scope and Contents Booklet entitled The Professional Photographer, February 1918, published by Kodak Limited, Kingsway London, containing an article about David Octavius Hill and reproductions of his portraits. Pasted next to it is a newspaper clipping from The Scottish Field entitled "A Characteristic Portrait of Sir Walter Scott", dated April 1918, starting: "Mr Andrew Elliot, bookseller and publisher, Edinburgh, has just...
Dates: February and April 1918
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Hill and Adamson Calotypes / Calotype Portraits VI. Saphir-End.

Bound volume containing bookplate designs (ex David Laing)

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1961
Scope and Contents Book containing twenty-one original designs for bookplates, dating from 1665 to the beginning of the 20th century, of which sixteen came from the collection of David Laing. Also contains the bookplates of the two owners of the book in the late 19th and early 20th century, Euphemia Davidson and William H. Booth. Bookplate of Euphemia Davidson, who owned the book before it was sold in 1899: 'Ex-Libris...
Dates: 1665-c 1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Card from Sir Walter Scott, nd

 Item — Box CLX-A-71
Identifier: Coll-1147/91-81
Scope and Contents

Card from Sir Walter Scott

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

Chair in study at Abbotsford, Made of the wood of the Wallace Tree. Sir Walter Scott's Hat and Stick, 1843

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/3/46(ii)
Scope and Contents

Chair in study at Abbotsford, Made of the wood of the Wallace Tree. Sir Walter Scott's Hat and Stick. Wood engraving. 1843. Dickes, William, 1815-1892, Artist; Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909, Engraver; Cadell, Robert, 1788-1849, Publisher.

Published in: Walter Scott, Waverley Novels (Abbotsford Edition), vol. 2 (1843), The Antiquary, p.90.

Note: This state with added title letters.

Dates: 1843
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 3. Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Berwick

Collection of papers of, and relating to Sir Walter Scott

 Fonds — Box Dk.3.8
Identifier: Coll-2167
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: 1800-1839
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Composite item relating to the history of the Scott family, c 1826-1833, 1839

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2167/1/4
Scope and Contents

Composite item with two fragments pasted to a third leaf.


First fragment is a clipping of a printed column, detailing the marriage and issue of Walter Scott. At the time of writing, Charlotte Scott has died (15 May 1826) but Anne and Charles are still living (died in 1833 and 1841 respectively).


Second fragment is a handwritten note, relating to the submission of correspondence to Walter Lockhart Scott at Abbotsford, dated 1839.

Dates: c 1826-1833; 1839
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of papers of, and relating to Sir Walter Scott / Items relating to Sir Walter Scott from a collection made by Miss Marianne Talbot

Correspondence, 1930s-1980s

 Series
Identifier: Coll-1022/JC/JCC
Scope and Contents

Consists of letters sent to James Clarkson Corson by fellow scholars, publishers, and members of the public with an interest in Scott. Some of the correspondence is addressed to Corson in his capacity as Honorary Librarian of Abbotsford, but is filed along with his other correspondence. In most cases, there are also typed copies of Corson's replies.

Dates: 1930s-1980s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Corson Collection / Papers of James Clarkson Corson

Corson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-1022
Scope and Contents The Corson Collection consists of materials assembled by James Clarkson Corson (1905-1988), Deputy Librarian of Edinburgh University and Honorary Librarian of Abbotsford.It is comprised of two sub-divisions. The first consists of materials related to Sir Walter Scott, including manuscripts, artworks, realia, memorabilia, press-cuttings, and critical materials, which were purposely collected by Corson to complement his extensive collection of printed works by or about...
Dates: 18th-20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections