Commonplace book of William H. Peyton
Item — Box: CLX-A-389
Identifier: Coll-2058
Content Description
Commonplace book of William H. Peyton, indexed, c. 80,000 words. Copious notebook kept some of the time when the writer was visiting France and Switzerland, with references to Darwin and Huxley, and an autobiography at p. 181. Dated 1893-1898.
Also includes enclosures (mainly newspaper clippings), gathered in one folder.
Dates
- Creation: 1893-1898
Creator
- Peyton, William H, fl 1893-1898 (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 album
1 folder
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in June 2019. Accession no. SC-Acc-2022-0030.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in January 2023, using information from the seller.
- Title
- Commonplace book of William H. Peyton, 1893-1898
- Author
- Aline Brodin
- Date
- 10 January 2023
- 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