Presentation photo albums and papers of Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, mostly relating to his role as Chief Scout.
Scope and Contents
Presentation albums, some in special bindings, notebooks, papers, formal addresses and other documents, and a few letters, 1944-1968, of Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan. Almost all the material is concerned with Rowallan's period as Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire (1945-1959), and many of the items were presented to him during Commonwealth tours. Included with the collection is one certificate, 1968, presented to Gwen Mervyn, Lady Rowallan (Acc.10323/52).
Dates
- Creation: 1944-1968, undated.
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
53 Consultation units
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1991, E Sutherland, Glasgow, through the agency of Donald MacCormick, Edinburgh.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk