Correspondence of George B Simpson, Dundee, manufacturer and art-collector.
Scope and Contents
The correspondence consists chiefly of letters written by artists and collectors to George B Simpson, with a few copies of letters by him. The correspondents include James Cassie, George Paul Chalmers, Sir William Fettes Douglas, Alexander Fraser, David L Gibson, and William McTaggart.
The envelopes which accompanied the letters and from which many of them have been dated have not been retained.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1886.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
5 Volumes ; Mainly octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The letters are arranged in alphabetical order of correspondents.
Other Finding Aids
Each volume contains a contents list.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1952, by the Executors of Sir James Lewis Caw, through Messrs Lindsay, Duncan and Black, Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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