Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 OA/4/1
Title
Diary of John Anderson's stay at Dumbarton Castle conducting artillery experiments
Date(s)
- June - October 1782 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 volume
Context area
Name of creator
(1726-1796)
Archival history
Numbered as MS 33 in the 1832 Catalogue of Anderson's Library.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes mention of visits and letters received and made and books read, as well as the results of his experiments.
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