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Manuscripts
Sir Walter Scott collection
- Description
A collection of letters written by Sir Walter Scott. Correspondents in the collection include James Boswell; John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton; George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron; William Chisholm; John Wilson Croker; Charles Erskine; Matthew Weld Hartstonge; and William Laidlaw. The collection also includes three forged letters, allegedly by Scott, created by Alexander "Antique" Howland Smith.
- Date
- 1798-1831
- Call number
- mssScottwa
- Provenance
- Acquired by purchase and gift from various sources, specific acquisition information noted on individual folders, 1918-1975.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Rights
- The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Associated people
- Boswell, James, (1740-1795,)
- Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, (1786-1869,)
- Byron, George Gordon Byron, (1788-1824,)
- Chisholm, William, (1747-1836,)
- Croker, John Wilson, (1780-1857,)
- Erskine, Charles, (1771-1825,)
- Hartstonge, Matthew Weld, (1772 or 1773-,)
- Laidlaw, William, (1780-1845,)
- Smith, Alexander Howland, (1859-,)
