Correspondence and Papers of James Brown Johnston
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers of the Rev. James Brown Johnston. Included are a list of the place names of Roxburghshire, and a notebook containing press cuttings of a series of notes on The Celtic etymology of the Campsie Fells by Neil Thomson.
Dates
- Creation: 1938-1939
Creator
- Johnston, James Brown, 1862-1953 (author of 'Place names of Scotland' ) (Author, Person)
- Thomson, Neil, fl 1892 (author) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
James Brown Johnston is the author of Place-names of Scotland, (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1892).
Full Extent
1 box file
Custodial History
Pencilled annotations from a previous librarian featured on many of the letters.
Previous reference
Dk.2.16
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: D.10411 E531113
Accessioned on 13 November 1953.
Provenance: Presented by Miss M. Johnston.
Physical Description
Red box file. Title on binding: "James Brown Johnston. Papers etc. on Place names." Shelfmark featured at the base of the binding.
Cultural context
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Correspondence and Papers of James Brown Johnston, 1938-1939
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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