Letters to Grant Bey (James Andrew Sandilands Grant) and members of his family.
File
Identifier: MS.15976
Scope and Contents
James Grant (1840-1896), a physician working in Cairo, collected Egyptian antiquities, and his correspondence includes letters on both archaeological and medical topics from well-known figures in these fields. There are few references to contemporary events in Egypt and much of the correspondence concerns visitors to Cairo.
Dates
- Creation: [?1869]-1923.
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
228 Leaves ; Quarto and under.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
228 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 12 July 1973 , lot 320.
- 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
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk