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Perthshire Memoranda

 Collection
Call Number: MS A47

Overview

This collection consists of a printed almanac for Scotland from the year 1766, with handwritten notes about estate business (Castle Meggernie?) and visits in Perthshire, Scotland, by an unknown author.

Dates

  • Creation: 1766

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 volume : Scottish almanac lacking title-page: Almanac for 1766. Identified as Scottish because high water is given at Leith only. Pages 2-24 printed on one side only; pages 25-96, 1-12 printed on both sides. Leather wallet, with flap and 2 pockets. Unfastened. Light brown; surface somewhat scaled off; varnished backstrip. ; 12.7 x 7 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS A47

Custodial History

Paper label on flap, perforated at left. and at foot: "Edin 1766" Abrasions on back board may read: [1]766 W[T?]...

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Henry Bristow Xiii (n.s.): 107 (with The Daily Journal, located at MS B123)

Processing Information

April 25, 1975, of acq: May 9, 1975

Title
Guide to the Perthshire Memoranda Collection
Subtitle
Perthshire Memoranda
Author
Finding aid prepared by alh, May 13, 1975. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2005.
Date
2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9249146811
Preferred citation
Perthshire Memoranda, MS A47, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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