Letters of and to John Francis Campbell while he was engaged in collecting folktales for ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’., 1859-1860.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.1.14 (main)
Scope and Contents
The correspondents are mainly those people who assisted Campbell with his collection and translation of Gaelic tales into English, including Hector Maclean, Hector Urquhart and John Dewar. There are also quite a few letters from the Scandinavian scholar Sir George Webbe Dasent.
Dates
- Creation: 1859-1860.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii + 498 folios.)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk