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Letters from John Buchan to Benjamin Consitt Boulter ('Taff' or 'Taffy')

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MS. Eng. c. 8330
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The letters are autograph unless stated otherwise. Comprises:

  1. (fols. 1-40) twenty letters from Buchan to Boulter, 1895-1900 [fols. 11-12, 31-34 are conjecturally dated]
  2. (fols. 41-42) typescript letter from Buchan to Boulter, sent from Government House, Ottawa, 1939
  3. (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
  4. (fol. 45) incomplete letter to Buchan, 'My dear Tweedsmuir' from an unidentified correspondent, on the subject of genealogy, 1935

Dates

  • Creation: 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

Abstract

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
Published
Date
EAD version 2018
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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