Notes of Dr Alexander Mitchell for a biography of John Gibson Lockhart, taken chiefly from manuscript material in the National Library of Scotland.
Series
Identifier: MSS.5210-5265
Scope and Contents
The notes fill fifty-four notebooks (MSS.5210-5263).
MSS.5264-5265 contain miscellaneous correspondence and papers concerning John Gibson Lockhart.
Dates
- Creation: 1st half of 20th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
56 Volumes ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Other Finding Aids
A contents list, describing the manuscript sources and the more important printed sources used, has been prefixed to MS.5210.
Custodial History
The papers were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1942.
Bibliography
The notes were used by Marion C Lochhead for her ‘John Gibson Lockhart’ (London, 1954).
- 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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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk