Guide to the Robert Burns papers MSS.0235
Burns, Robert
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
February 2009
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-28T11:35-0600
- Language Usage:
English
- Description Rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Robert Burns papers
- Unit ID:
MSS.0235
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.05 Linear feet (1 item, 5 pieces; photograph)
- Dates:
unknown
- Abstract:
Manuscript copy of Burns' song "The Five Carlins" contained in a letter to "Ane John Edgar, Accomptant Excise Office, Edinbh".
- creator
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains a manuscript copy of Burns' song "The Five Carlins" contained in a letter to "Ane John Edgar, Accomptant Excise Office, Edinbh".
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Robert Burns papers, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, University of Alabama
Biographical/Historical note
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
unknown
- Processing Information:
Processed by
A. Gilbert, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2012
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
None
- Usage Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Use note
None
Source(s)
Letters (correspondence) (aat)
Literature and Authors (localbroad)
Poets (lcsh)
Poets, Scottish--18th century--Correspondence (lcsh)
Papers Box 433