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Scott, William (d 1841): letter


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 AL283

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Scott, William (d 1841): letter

Date(s): 1836

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 2 leaves

Name of creator(s): Scott | William | d 1841 | phrenologist

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

William Scott joined the Edinburgh Phrenological Society in 1822 and became its president in 1825. The renowned phrenologist George Combe was a relation of his.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Letter from William Scott of 14 White Conduit Grove, Islington, [London] to Joseph Hume MP of Bryanstone Square, [London], 28 Dec 1836. Covering letter to a copy of An Address to the People of Scotland ... [a work on the human constitution and scriptural education], written by the phrenologist George Combe, a relative of Scott's. Scott describes the author as a tradesman living in Edinburgh, of 'radical views and reforming temper'. Autograph, with signature. Annotated in Hume's hand: 'Recd & ansd 6 Jnry 1837'.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

See hard copy catalogue.

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours' notice is required for research visits.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Finding aids:

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

See archivist.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Found enclosed in a presentation copy of Combe's An address to the people of Scotland, etc (1836), inscribed to Hume - classmark: [G.L.] 1836

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of copies:

A photostatic copy and a microfilm copy of the text are held by the University of Viriginia.

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Compiled by Anya Turner.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Aug 2008


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Religious doctrines | Theology

Personal names
Combe | George | 1788-1858 | phrenologist
Scott | William | d 1841 | phrenologist

Corporate names

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Scotland | UK | Western Europe | Europe