Correspondence of Archibald Constable, publisher, Edinburgh, his firm and his family; with one volume of the manuscript of a work published in "Constable's miscellany".
Series
Identifier: MSS.668-684
Scope and Contents
The correspondents include many of the most celebrated men (chiefly literary) of the time.
Dates
- Creation: 1788-1856.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
17 Volumes ; Chiefly quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 30 November 1931 and 10 February 1932, by Mrs Forsyth, the grand-daughter of Archibald Constable.
Separated Materials
See also MSS.789-802.
Bibliography
The material of MSS.668-681 was used by Thomas Constable in his ‘Archibald Constable and his literary correspondents’, 3 volumes (Edinburgh, 1873).
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