Letters from John Buchan to Benjamin Consitt Boulter ('Taff' or 'Taffy')
Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 8330
The letters are autograph unless stated otherwise. Comprises:
- (fols. 1-40) twenty letters from Buchan to Boulter, 1895-1900 [fols. 11-12, 31-34 are conjecturally dated]
- (fols. 41-42) typescript letter from Buchan to Boulter, sent from Government House, Ottawa, 1939
- (fols. 43-44) letter from an unidentified correspondent to Buchan's sister, Anna Masterton Buchan [the novelist O. Douglas], commiserating on the death of her brother, William Buchan, 1912
- (fol. 45) incomplete letter to Buchan, 'My dear Tweedsmuir' from an unidentified correspondent, on the subject of genealogy, 1935
Dates
- 1895-1939
Extent
45 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 8330, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 8330
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 10834
Overview
Letters from John Buchan to Benjamin Consitt Boulter ('Taff' or 'Taffy')
Biographical / Historical
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875-1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and politician.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Blackwell's Rare Books, 2014.
- Title
- Letters from John Buchan to Benjamin Consitt Boulter ('Taff' or 'Taffy')
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk