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Commonplace book of Helen Littlejohn

 Fonds
Identifier: MS LIT 1

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Scope and Contents

Commonplace book containing newspaper clippings (1914-15), poems, and quotations. One poem is dated, 'Pretoria, December 1st 1901', and a clipping of a poem by Rumi, extracted from the Asiatic Journal, July 1839, is pasted on the inside cover.

'Miss Helen Littlejohn Feb. 1841' is written on front flyleaf.

Dates

  • Creation: 1841
  • Creation: 1901
  • Creation: 1914-1915

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

1 bound volume

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

MS LIT 1

Physical Facet

Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the New College Library Special Collections Repository

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