Incoming Correspondence, 1879-1897
Scope and Contents
Assorted letters and registered letters (mostly in original envelopes with stamps or seals), postcards, rental postal packets and telegrams.
Box 1 contains:
- 1879: 1 bundle of letters
- 1880: 7 bundles of letters
- 1881: 5 bundles of letters
- Assorted copy letters, including a verbatim account of a meeting of Mr A W Inglis of Glencorse, Dr Alfred Daniell, Mr W Cowan and Mr R Marr with the Scottish Universities Commissioners, March 1891
- Correspondence with the Board of Trade c 1880
- 13 blank business invitations to meetings
Box 2 contains:
- 1882: 7 bundles of letters
- 1883: 4 bundles of letters
- 1884 and 1885: one bundle of letters
- 1886: 1 bundle of letters
- 1887: 1 bundle of letters
- 1889: 1 bundle of letters
- 1890: 1 bundle of letters
- 1892: one letter bundled with 1893
- 1893: one bundle of letters
- 1895, 1896 and 1897: one bundle of letters
Dates
- Creation: 1879-1897
Physical Description
Box 1: 16 bundles
Box 2: 20 bundles
Extent
36 Files (36 bundles in 2 archival boxes)
Arrangement
The letters are arranged by year.
Physical Description
Box 1: 16 bundles
Box 2: 20 bundles
Subject
- Scottish Musical Society (1879-1900) (Organization)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Scottish Musical Society (1879-1900) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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