Baillie, Joanna (playwright and poet)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1762 - 1851
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
A portion of the 'Orkney Sea Snake', widely known as the 'Beast of Stronsay', sent to Lord Byron; with correspondence, a transcription and press cutting concerning the same, , 1815-1977.
File
Identifier: MS.43544
Scope and Contents
The box containing the specimens contains a labels reading "A portion of hte bone and bristle of the sea snake found off Orkney 1808. Sent with a descriptiove letter by Joanna Baillie to Lady Byron, for Byron, 1815".The box also has notes and captions relating to the contents attached to the box. There is also related correspondence, press cuttings and notes:Letter of Joanna Baillie to Anne Isabella Byron, Lady Byron, 1815: folios 1-2;...
Dates:
1815-1977.
Correspondence of James Grahame.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10479
Scope and Contents
Includes letters of Henry Cockburn, Thomas Campbell, Joanna Baillie and John Wilson.
Dates:
1795-1811.
Letter of Joanna Baillie to Cadell and Davies.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9026
Scope and Contents
Concerning her "Series of Plays".
Dates:
1803.
Letter of Joanna Baillie to Miss Corbett on books and literary matters.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12428
Dates:
1825.
Letter of Joanna Baillie to Robert Steven.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14553
Scope and Contents
On Baillie's regret at having to turn down Steven's request to become more invovled in the cause against hiring Chimney Sweeps.
Dates:
1839.
Letters, including a photocopy of a letter, of Joanna Baillie to John Murray II., 1811-1835.
File
Identifier: MS.42018
Poem of, and letters to, Thomas Campbell.
File
Identifier: Acc.13732
Scope and Contents
Draft of Campbell`s `To the Rainbow`.
Letters to Campbell from Joanna Baillie, Francis Jeffrey, and Thomas Telford.
Dates:
1806-1819.
Transcripts of letters of Joanna Baillie to Sir Walter Scott in the collection of the National Library of Scotland.
File
Identifier: Acc.11484
Scope and Contents
Includes introduction and notes by Judith B Slagle.
Dates:
circa 1997.
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- Letters. Correspondence. 8
- Correspondence. 2
- Notes. 2
- Copies. Derivative objects. 1
- Photocopies. 1