BIB_ID
129434
Accession number
MA 9343.1-6
Creator
Chisholm, Aeneas, 1836-1918.
Display Date
1891-1901 and undated.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
6 items (20 pages) ; various sizes
Notes
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters addressed to William Angus Knight, Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews and Wordsworth scholar. Items in the collection have been individually accessioned and cataloged.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
A collection of 6 autograph letters signed, to William Angus Knight; written between 1891 and 1901 and possibly in other years, primarily from Blairs College, Aberdeen; discussing Knight's visits to the college, proposed affiliations between Blairs College and other Scottish educational institutions, the role of the Marquess of Bute in Scottish education, and developments in the curriculum, accreditation and physical plant over the years at Blairs. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related records for more information.
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