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Lecture notes on English literature and English Language, taken down by Janet H. Kirkwood

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Identifier: Coll-2952

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Scope and Contents

5 volumes of notes on lectures on English literature and English language, taken down by Janet H. Caird. Further item detail below:

Coll-2952/1
Shakespeare, taught by Professor Grierson.
Coll-2952/2
17th Century literature, taught by Professor Grierson. With additional page of notes laid in.
Coll-2952/3
English Language, taught by Angus MacDonald. Volume 1. With additional pages of notes laid in.
Coll-2952/4
English Language, taught by Angus Macdonald. Volume 1 and 3. With several additional pages of notes laid in. [no volume 2 present].
Coll-2952/5
English Language, taught by Angus MacDonald. Volume 3. With additional notes laid in.

Dates

  • Creation: 1934-1935

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Biographical / Historical

Herbert Grierson was Knight Professor of English Literature at the University in 1915-1935.

Full Extent

5 Volumes

Additional Description

Physical Location

MS 2694-2698

Custodial History

Previously catalogued as "Coll-245" (Lectures and Correspondence of Sir Herbert J. C. Grierson)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Janet H. Caird 22 April 1988. Accession no. E.1988.29

Related Materials

Heritage Collections also hold:
Notes of Lectures of English literature and language, taken down by Marie Wilson Stuart (Coll-2950)
Lecture notes on English Literature given by Prof. Grierson, taken down by Margaret Low and David Macrae Aitken (Coll-2951)

Physical Description

5 clothbound notebookes with marbled edges.

Processing Information

Catalogued by Elin Crotty in February 2026

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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

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