Papers of the Balfour-Melville family
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1934
Scope and Contents
Papers of four members of the Balfour-Melville family: Evan Whyte Melville Balfour-Melville, James Balfour-Melville of Strathkinness, John Whyte-Melville of Strathkinness, and Mary Louisa Dundas, later Mrs J. H. Balfour-Melville.
- 15 notebooks containing mainly lecture notes, essays, etc., that belonged to Evan Whyte Melville Balfour-Melville, ca 1910-1962.
- Diary of James Balfour-Melville of Strathkinness, 1856-1862, and record book of the Ramornie Golf Club, 1843-1867.
- Red covered notebook containing 'Observations on tour through Italy', September-December 1817, by John Whyte-Melville of Strathkinness.
- Diary with lock of Mary Louisa Dundas, afterwards Mrs J. H. Balfour-Melville, 1866-1869.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-1867; c 1910-1962
Creator
- Balfour-Melville, Evan Whyte Melville, 1887-1963 (Senior lecturer in history, University of Edinburgh) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
19 Volumes
Physical Location
Gen. 819-823
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Balfour-Melville bequeath, 1965. Accession nos E65/37-40.
Processing Information
Description created by Aline Brodin in April 2019.
Creator
- Balfour-Melville, Evan Whyte Melville, 1887-1963 (Senior lecturer in history, University of Edinburgh) (Author, Person)
- Melville, Mary Louisa Balfour-, d 1930 (née Dundas) (Author, Person)
- Melville, John Whyte, of Bennochie and Strathkinness, c 1797-1883 (Author, Person)
- Melville, James Balfour, of Strathkinness, 1815-1897 (Author, Person)
- Title
- Papers of the Balfour-Melville family, 1817-1962
- Status
- In Progress
- 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
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk