Abbotsford (Scotland)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Abbotsford Library papers, 1950s-1980s
Series
Identifier: Coll-1022/JC/AL
Scope and Contents
This series includes material relating to James Clarkson Corson's work as Honorary Librarian of Abbotsford House from 1953 to 1988. It includes: Correspondence addressed to Corson in his capacity as Honorary Librarian of Abbotsford, primarily from the Maxwell-Scott familyTranscripts of MSS held at AbbotsfordTranscripts of Abbotsford-related Walter Scott correspondenceHistory of Abbotsford House and Estate...
Dates:
1950s-1980s
Notes on index-cards made by Clive Wainwright while researching for works on Abbotsford
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1299
Scope and Contents
This collection of around 200 index-cards with manuscript research notes written in ink (cards 20 cm x 13 cm dimension) are divided by 15-index tabs into the following sections:
WS Visits
Hay, Bullock, Terry, Blore, Atkinson
WS Tradition and Folklore
WS Friends and Visitors
WS on Collecting and Architecture
Abbotsford...
Dates:
1979-1989
Visual materials illustrative of the life and work of Sir Walter Scott, 18th-20th century
Series
Identifier: Coll-1022/CCWS/ILL
Scope and Contents
This series contains:
original artworks inspired by the novels and poems of Sir Walter Scott
engravings of scenes and characters from Scott's novels and poems, of geographical locations associated with Scott's life and works, of people associated with Scott, and of Scott himself
photographs of Abbotsford House and other places associated with Scott
postcards of places associated with Scott
Dates:
18th-20th century