Papers of Professor R. L. G. Ritchie
Scope and Contents
The papers of Professor Ritchie consist mainly of material relating to a projected work on the French element in Scots. The collection is composed of general and introductory material, notes on purely Scots words, material on phonology, a glossary, a bibliography, and unworked notes on French loanwords and personal names. There is also material on Arthurian studies.
- Bibliography of texts read. Schema for a projected work on the French words in Scots. Method to be followed in the work on the French element in Scots. Preface and obiter dicta. French influence on Scottish dress, music, printing, etc. French syntax in early Scottish writers. The chronology of specifically Scottish borrowings from French. (Dk.2.25)
- Purely Scots words. (Dk.2.26)
- Words Scots in form only, etc. (Dk.2.27)
- Words Scots and Northern in form or meaning. Phonology. (Dk.2.28)
- Glossary, in various forms. (Dk.2.29-31)
- Bibliography. (Dk.2.32)
- Unsorted notes on French loanwords, personal names. (Dk.2.33-35)
- Unused material for Arthurian Studies. (Dk.2.35*)
Dates
- Creation: circa 1916
Language of Materials
Scots, English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Robert Lindsay Graeme Ritchie was born in Glasgow on 16 November 1880. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and then at Aberdeen University where he was awarded the degree of M.A. in 1904. He also studied at Strasbourg University in 1903. Between 1904 and 1908, Ritchie was in Paris at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes. He was Lecturer in French at Edinburgh University between 1909 and 1919. Ritchie became Professor of French Language and Literature at Birmingham University in 1919 and in 1946 he became Professor of French at University College, Exeter. His publications includeFrance: a companion to French studies(1937),Chretien de Troyes and Scotland(1952), andThe Normans in Scotland(1954). Robert Lindsay Graeme Ritchie died on 10 April 1954.
Extent
12 boxes
Physical Location
Dk.2.25-35
Other Finding Aids
An important finding aid is the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives. Additions to the typed slips in sheaf binders were made until 1987.
Previous reference
Dk.2.25-35
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Library in March 1955 by Mrs Graeme Ritchie. Accession no. E550316.
Subject
- Title
- Papers of Professor R. L. G. Ritchie (1880-1954)
- Description rules
- Isad(G)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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