Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
Scope and Contents
John Purves began his teaching career as a lecturer in English under Professor Emile Legouis at Lyons University in 1902, having graduated M.A. at Edinburgh University in 1900, He was a Carnegie Research Scholar in modern languages in Rome and Siena from 1903 to 1904, then lectured in English under Professor Herbert Grierson at Aberdeen University from 1904 to 1906. He became Professor of English at Transvaal Technical Institute, Johannesburg and at Transvaal University College, Pretoria from 1906 to 1916. He served in the Ministry of Information in London during 1917 and 1918, being latterly in charge of the South African Propaganda Department, and then lectured in English and Italian from 1919 to 1920 at Cologne Army College. He was appointed lecturer in Italian at Edinburgh University in 1920.
The bulk of the papers are notebooks used by Purves for lecture notes and private research.
Dates
- Creation: Mid 14th century-[before 1962], undated.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
342 Volumes
Language of Materials
Multiple languages
Arrangement
The papers have been arranged under subject headings and placed in rough chronological order within each group (most of them are undated).
The papers are arranged as follows:
MSS.15560-15564. Correspondence.
MSS.15565-15868. Notebooks.
MSS.15869-15887. Notes.
MSS.15888-15900. Press cuttings.
MS.15901. Photographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1969, by the Reverend Hugh J N Purves.
Separated Materials
Printed items received with the manuscripts have been transferred to the Department of Printed Books.
- 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
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