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Miscellaneous Correspondence

 Fonds — Box: Dk.8.2-4
Identifier: Coll-2246

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Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous correspondence, including:
Dk.8.4/1: Class-cards (6) issued to D. Cargill at Aberdeen University. 1826-1829.
Dk.8.4/2: Paper entitled 'Huxley as the professor; a student's reminiscences' T. H. Huxley.
Dk.8.4/3: Collection of letters, etc. mostly of Scottish interest. 131 items and 1 photograph 1722-1907.

Dates

  • Creation: 18th century

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

3 folders

Additional Description

Previous references

Dk.8.4/1; Dk.8.4/2; Dk.8.4/3

Previously catalogued under the references:
Dk.8.4/2: "Coll-376" (Papers of Thomas Henry Huxley).
Dk.8.4/3: "Coll-293" (Papers of Professor John Hutton Balfour).
Dk.8.4/3 p. 17: "Coll-351" (Papers of Thomas Guthrie, D.D.).
Dk.8.4/3: "Coll-387" (Letters of Alexander Keith).
Dk.8.4/3 Brodie: "Coll-420" (Correspondence relating to the Estates of William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian).
Dk.8.4/3 Melville: "Coll-430" (Papers relating to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville).
Dk.8.4/3 Melville: "Coll-433" (Correspondence relating to Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville).
Dk.8.4/3: "Coll-446" (Lectures and Correspondence of Professor Macvey Napier) Dk.8.4/3: "Coll-485" (Letters of Adam Sedgwick).
Dk.8.4/3: "Coll-820" (Letters of George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession number: E58/24

Accessioned in 1958.

Bought from E Hall.

Physical Description

Brown box file. Title on binding: "Dk.8.2. Crayon sketches of Scottish landscapes. Dk.8.3. Correspondences of the Campbells of Barcaldine. Dk.8.4. Miscellaneous letters, etc. Dk.8.2-4."

Dk.8.4/2: Anon. 28p. 2/0. Unbound.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 18th century
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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