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Spottiswoode & Robertson collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 186

Overview

This collection consists of a partial archives of the London firm of Spottiswoode & Robertson: solicitors, conveyancers, Scottish law agents, and Parliamentary agents.

Dates

  • Creation: 1726-1862 (bulk 1812-1832)

Creator

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

.5 linear foot (1 document case, 112 items)

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

The collection consists mainly of correspondence (96 letters) but also includes other material (16 receipts, warrants, etc.). As this correspondence indicates, Spottiswoode & Robertson acted primarily for Scottish nobility and gentry from 1790-1850. Most of the letters are addressed to the firm, James Spottiswoode, or David Robertson, while a smaller number is addressed to other persons. Docketing on most of the items establishes them as business files and helps to identify writers and dates. Although the date range is 1726-1862, the bulk of the documents is 1812-1832. Some material may be unrelated, in particular a small number of military documents and correspondence dating from 1726-1828.

Physical Location

MS 186

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, John Grant, Bookseller, November 9, 1978.

Title
Guide to the Spottiswoode & Robertson Collection
Subtitle
Spottiswoode & Robertson collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by ksc, 2007. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2007.
Date
2007
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/10407/9556314048
Preferred citation
Spottiswoode & Robertson collection, Department of Special Collections, MS 186, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

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

Contact:
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