BIB_ID
137689
Accession number
MA 1617.410
Creator
Sneddon, David, 1843-1910.
Display Date
Glasgow, Scotland, 1895 October 4.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 28.4 x 20.7 cm
Notes
Written on the letterhead of the Burns Federation / President - The Right Honourable / The Earl of Rosebery - K.G. / Proposed Celebration of the / Centenary of the Death of / Robert Burns."
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Saying "In connection with the Burns Exhibition, which will take place next year, 1896 - (the Centenary of the Poet's death) - in the Galleries of the Institute of the Fine Arts, Glasgow, I have been requested by the Committee to ask you to do them the honour of allowing yourself to be nominated as an Honorary Vice-President. Lord Rosebery will fill the position of Honorary President, and the preliminary Committee are at present engaged in organizing an influential and representative Committee. Trusting that you will allow them the pleasure of adding your name to the list."
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