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Other research on Sir Walter Scott, 20th century

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-1022/JC/JCRS/OR

Scope and Contents

This series consists of research materials on Sir Walter Scott that are not immediately relatable to a specific publication by Corson or to the management and documentation of the Corson Collection. Closer study may, however, reveal such connections. The material consists of: Sheaf indexes of editions of Scott’s works; Sheaf index to the Waverley Novels; Catalogue of engraved illustrations of the Waverley Novels; Sheaf index to illustrations of Scott’s works; Sheaf index of quotations in the poems, novels, and letters of Scott; Sheaf index of quotations in The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott; List of legal references in Scott’s works; Pencil sketches by Corson of localities featured in Scott’s works; Sheaf indexes of musical compositions inspired by Scott, plays adapted from Scott’s works, poems about Scott and his works, facsimiles of Scott MSS, and prices of works by and about Scott; Sheaf indexes of parodies of Scott, dramas about Scott, Scott proofs and MSS, MS materials about Scott, and works dedicated or addressed to Scott; Transcripts of poems about Scott; Sheaf index listing letters from and to Scott, 1783-1832; Transcripts of letters from Scott, 1783-1832; Sheaf index charting ‘Scott’s Movements, 1771-1832’; Genealogical charts of families connected to Scott; Notes on the ‘Chancery Case’, a legal case involving his Scott’s son-in-law John Gibson Lockhart; Notes and transcripts relating to John Gibson Lockhart’s biography of Scott; Transcripts of letters from John Gibson Lockhart to Scott; Sheaf index to portraits of Scott; Other miscellaneous Scott-related notes.

Dates

  • Creation: 20th century

Creator

Extent

7 linear metres

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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