Manuscripts, with additions and amendments as sent to the printer, of two major works and part of a third work of Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet, historian, Sheriff of Lanarkshire and writer on legal and social questions; with mathematical notes of his son, General Sir Archibald Alison, 2nd Baronet.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9571-9585
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the text is in the hand of an amanuensis but many of the corrections are autograph.
Dates
- Creation: 1814-1853, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
15 Volumes ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1968, by Lady Alison, Budleigh Salterton, through the good offices of Lord John Kerr.
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
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk