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Letters from Mary Florence Jamieson; Edward Bannerman Ramsay; Archibald Campbell Tait, Archibishop of Canterbury; and James Brown M.P.
Collection
Identifier: MS BOX 3.7
Scope and Contents
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Dates:
1872, 1930-1937
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Letters from Patrick Geddes to R. E. Muirhead
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1159
Scope and Contents
Two of the letters are Geddes' autograph, one dated 23 November 1928, the other 4 December (1928), and both are written on headed notepaper: College des Ecossais, Plan des Quatre Seigneurs, Montpellier, France. The third is a typescript which forms a postscript to the second letter. At the time of writing, Geddes was living in his old age at Montpellier. As ever, Geddes is urging change and new perspectives. The letters are from Geddes to R. E. Muirhead, chairman of the National...
Dates:
1928
Letters from Professor George Saintsbury to Rev. William Hunt
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1692
Identifier: Coll-2020
Content Description
This collection consists of typescript letters sent by Professor George Saintsbury to Rev. William Hunt D Litt., arranged in chronological order, dating from 1895 to 1932. The subjects of these letters are diverse, from family and personal matters, to literature and political discussions.
First lot: "Letters Christmas Eve 1895 to Dec. 1917. Autograph letters and typescript copies of these letters have...
Dates:
1895-1932
Letters from R.R. Marett, Rector of Exeter College, Oxford to D.S. Cairns 1931
Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 1
Identifier: CSWC 74
Scope and Contents
2 letters from R.R. Marett to D.S. Cairns about a visit to Aberdeen, Scotland from 1932.
Dates:
1931
Letters from Thomas Chalmers to various correspondents
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-360
Identifier: Coll-1856
Scope and Contents
A group of thirteen letters from Thomas Chalmers to various correspondents, 1820-1846.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 16 February 1820: ('One reason for calling 1 upon you this evening was earnestly to solicit the hastening forward of our school estimates. Another was to speak to you of Mr McLeod in his capacity as a candidate for the reading school belonging to the Highland...
Dates:
1820-1846
Letters from Walter de la Mare
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-352
Identifier: Coll-1836
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a total of 23 Walter De la Mare letters dating from 1926 to 1953 including: 14 letters to Mrs. Verity (7 autograph letters signed and 7 typed letters signed); 3 autograph letters signed to Marie Lamigeon; 6 typed letters signed to various other people. More perspective on Walter De la Mare's thinking can be understood regarding this important and accomplished English poet and novelist.
Dates:
1926-1953
Letters from Walter de la Mare to Charles Jasper Sisson and Rosemary Sisson
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-480
Identifier: Coll-2101
Content Description
This collection consists of three typed letters from Walter de la Mare to academic and author Charles Jasper Sisson (1885-1966), dated 6, 23, and 27 November 1933, and two typed letters to Sisson's nine-year-old daughter Rosemary Anne Sisson (1923-2017), a future novelist and television dramatist, dated 24 August and 27 September 1933.In his letters to Rosemary, de la Mare is mostly talking about his poems and answering her comments and stories about her own occupations; and in...
Dates:
24 August - 27 November 1933
Letters from Walter Scott to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1532
Identifier: Coll-1712
Content Description
3 x autograph letters signed (ALS), two signed Walter Scott, to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe. Dated 17 February 1809, 4 December 1811, and 18 June 1812.The letters discuss many literary, historical and sundry matters...:- Letter 17 February 1809 opens 'My dear Sharpe', and begins 'Your critique came safe two days ago & I instantly forwarded it for London after glancing it over & laughing heartily...'. It frequently mentions 'Gifford', who is William Gifford...
Dates:
1809-1812
Letters from William Hanna, Thomas Guthrie, Marcus Dods, Samuel Martin, Robert Herbert Story and James French
Collection
Identifier: MS BOX 2.6
Scope and Contents
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Dates:
1796-1893
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Letters, notes, testimonials relating to Professor John Thomson
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1524
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of:
1833-1841 - mixed documents connected with Professor John Thomson
1836-1847 - series of letters between Thomas Chalmers and the Rev. Dr. Muirhead
1838 - testimonials in favour of John Thomson and in relation to the Reid Professorship
1840 - series of letters from William Chambers (Music publisher) to John Thomson
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Dates:
1836-1847