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Volumes of Thomas Elder

 Fonds
Identifier: MS ELD

Scope and Contents

MS ELD 1: A commonplace book from 1834. Volume is primarily handwritten, with a clipping of a recipe for bread pasted to the back board.

MS ELD 2: A scrap book of newspaper cuttings, c. 1830-1840. Cuttings are pasted into the volume, and are mostly of topographical interest.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1830-1840

Conditions Governing Access

Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers at Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh Main Library, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ. Contact repository in advance: is-crc@ed.ac.uk

Full Extent

2 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS ELD 1 to MS ELD 2

Physical Facet

Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.

Genre / Form

Topical

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the New College Library Special Collections Repository

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