Letters and papers of John H Balfour-Browne, Kings Counsel (1885-1921).
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Letters, 1846-1919, undated, chiefly addressed to John H Balfour-Browne. They had been kept as a collection of autographs and include fragments of letters and signatures (which have not been indexed). The correspondence mostly concerns Balfour-Browne's literary work and legal matters. (Folio 1.)
(ii) Typescript with manuscript corrections and newspaper cutting of 'A Criticism and a Reminiscence' by Balfour-Browne, published in the ‘Dumfries and Galloway Standard’ in 1909. (Folio 177.)
(iii) Typescripts with manuscript corrections of two speeches on Burns delivered by Balfour-Browne at Sheffield and Dumfries, 1913, undated. (Folio 186.)
Dates
- Creation: 1814-1919, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
202 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
202 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1968, 1975, by Miss V E C Balfour-Browne, Edinburgh.
Bibliography
- 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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