Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 OA/7/1
Title
Commonplace books of John Anderson
Date(s)
- [1750s] (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
3 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
(1726-1796)
Archival history
Numbered as MS 35 in the 1832 Catalogue of Anderson's Library.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Contains comments on books he has read and his thoughts on contemporary issues. Volume 3 includes observations on life in France written at Montaubon in 1754.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English