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Papers of William Mathie Parker

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-2945

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Scope and Contents

Papers relating to George Saintsbury (1845-1933), primarily compiling a list of his published works.

  1. Drafts and notes made whilst creating a chronological list of the works of George Saintsbury [later published as an appendix in Saintsbury, George, et al. A Last Vintage : Essays and Papers. Methuen, 1950].
  2. Correspondence concerning the chronological list, mostly with various publishing houses.
  3. Copy of Saintsbury's birth certificate [23 June 1945], information about Saintsbury's gravestone [14 June 1945], and Parker's letter of donation [20 October 1966].

Dates

  • Creation: Coll-2945/1-2: 1914-1915
  • Creation: Coll-2945/3: 1945-1966

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Biographical / Historical

George Saintsbury was Professor of Rhetoric and English literature at the University of Edinburgh from 1895-1915.

Full Extent

1 folder

Additional Description

Physical Location

Gen.784/8

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Coll-2945/1 donated 1947. Accession number acc. 33958
Coll-2945/2 donated 1947. Accession number acc. 34347
Coll-2945/3 donated October 1966. Accession number E.1966.19

Related Materials

Chronological list published as appendix in Saintsbury, George, et al. A Last Vintage : Essays and Papers. Methuen, 1950.

Processing Information

Catalogued by Elin Crotty, July 2026

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Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

https://library.ed.ac.uk/heritage-collections
Contact:
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