Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 (author and Traveller)

Scope and Contents Correspondence between Norman Dott and other medical professionals and related documents. The material consists of a letter from Norman Dott to John Graham regarding Robert Louis Stevenson's death from an intracranial aneurysm, dated 1953; letter from Norman Dott to John Marshall, enclosing manuscript of lecture 'which I have not had time to publish, hoping it may be of use', dated 1954; letter from Bertram Selverstone to Norman Dott regarding Dott's carotid occlusion clamp, dated 1955;...

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Letter, [n.d], Sophie Weisse to Mollie Macarthy. Informing Molly Macarthy of Miss. Weisse's memories of being at school with Robert Louis Stevenson and suggesting that her father, Mr. Weisse suggested that Stevenson should pursue a career in literature. Typescript copy.

Scope and Contents The collection in 3 boxes is composed of correspondence, printed matter etc relating to the public subscription for the Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial, including: Box 1: File : General Committee 1 x copy of 'Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial' which includes subscription list and committee membership, 1897 1 x copy of 'Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial' which includes...

Scope and Contents The papers include: valedictory address by Robert Louis Stevenson to the Speculative Society, 1873; drawing of David Masson, drawn by William Hole; illustrations of the Men's Union building, and the Old Quad; notes on lectures of Henry Calderwood taken by Dickson; notes on Professor Masson's lectures, 1880; two letters to Dickson from John Ruskin, Honorary President of the Associated Societies of the University of Edinburgh, 1883; two letters and copy letters to Dickson from Robert Browning,...

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A notebook containing transcriptions of poems by such as Mathew Arnold, Robert Louis Stevenson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Christina Rossetti.