Memoirs of Alexander Selkirk
Collection — Volume: 1
Call Number: MS C280
Overview
An account of a castaway on a desert island, perhaps inspired by Daniel Defoe's earlier work, Robinson Crusoe, based upon the life of Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721), whose name is probably used here as a pseudonym.
Dates
- Creation: January 11, 1765
Creator
- Selkirk, Alexander, 1676-1721 (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 volume (52 leaves) : Sewn together as 4 gatherings and 1 bifolium, now partially detached. With 1 bifolium of notes. Literary manuscript and notes. ; 21 cm
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS C280
Custodial History
Previously in private ownership in Scotland
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Christopher Edwards (Book Dealer)
Subject
- Selkirk, Alexander, 1676-1721 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Alexander Selkirk Memoirs
- Subtitle
- Memoirs of Alexander Selkirk
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by LLH/KSC Dec-Feb 2005
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5870307204
- Preferred citation
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Alexander Selkirk Memoirs, Department of Special Collections, MS C280, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository