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Conference paper (unpublished)

Impact of the Library & Archive of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland on Scotland’s national collections

Dye, Jill
Museum, National Galleries Scotland, Libraries, Library History, Scotland’s national collections , Archives, National Library of Scotland, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland , and National Museums Scotland
Conference paper (unpublished)

Missing, and wishing, and hoping?: Sources for identifying printed books held by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 1780-1830

This paper will analyse the variety of sources available for reconstructing the contents and context of the library available to, frequented by and enhanced by key figures of the Scottish enlightenment. The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland was founded in 1780 “to investigate both antiquities and natural and civil history...

Dye, Jill
investigation, dispersal, National Museums Scotland Library, archives and special collections, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland , and printed books