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Papers of Archibald Craig, antiquarian, Edinburgh, Scotland

551 18

Description Papers of Archibald Craig, antiquarian, Edinburgh, Scotland

Date 1750 to 1880

Collection Papers of Archibald Craig, antiquarian, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number 551 18

Category All Other

Scope and Content Three albums, compiled c1825-50, by Craig. These reflect his diverse interests, and include engravings and sketches of buildings in Edinburgh and vicinity, and an unidentified architect's design for a monument to General Sir Ralph Abercromby (d1801).

Access Conditions Please contact info@rcahms.gov.uk for access to this material.

Administrative History Educated at Craigmount and the Edinburgh Institution, Archibald Craig, active c1825-50, was a member of a family who ran the Craig Brothers cloth warehouse on the South Bridge, Edinburgh.

Accruals No further accruals are expected.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1176317

Collection Hierarchy - Collection Level

Collection Level (551 18) Papers of Archibald Craig, antiquarian, Edinburgh, Scotland

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
All Other AL 4 Volume 1 of three scrapbooks compiled c.1825-50, bound in leather, labelled on the spine and titled 'Scrap Book' and numbered I-III, and bearing the bookplate of Archibald Craig. In the front of Volume III there is a manuscript family tree. Archibald Craig b.1805, educated at Craigmount and the Edinburgh Institution, from whom volumes descend to Archibald Hugh Craig b.1892, (address under Copyright field); Archibald Hugh Baillie Craig b.1925 (address under Copyright field). The family, as Craig Bros., were wholesale and retail woollen merchants and hatters in Edinburgh, running a cloth warehouse on the South Bridge. The volumes, which reflect Archibald's diverse interests, contain a typical collection of cuttings but with an emphasis on military subjects. They include engravings and sketches of buildings in Edinburgh and the vicinity, miscellaneous drawings and an unidentified architect's design for a Monument to General Sir Ralph Abercromby (died 1801). c. 1850 Batch Level
All Other AL 6 Volume 3 of three scrapbooks compiled c.1825-50, bound in leather, labelled on the spine and titled 'Scrap Book' and numbered I-III, and bearing the bookplate of Archibald Craig. In the front of Volume III there is a manuscript family tree. Archibald Craig b.1805, educated at Craigmount and the Edinburgh Institution, from whome volumes descend to Archibald Hugh Craig b.1892, (address under Copyright field); Archibald Hugh Baillie Craig b.1925 (address under Copyright field). The family, as Craig Bros., were wholesale and retail woollen merchants and hatters in Edinburgh, running a cloth warehouse on the South Bridge. The volumes, which reflect Archibald's diverse interests, contain a typical collection of cuttings but with an emphasis on military subjects. They include engravings and sketches of buildings in Edinburgh and the vicinity, miscellaneous drawings and an unidentified architect's design for a Monument to General Sir Ralph Abercromby (died 1801). c. 1850 Batch Level
All Other AL 5 Volume 2 of three scrapbooks compiled c.1825-50, bound in leather, labelled on the spine and titled 'Scrap Book' and numbered I-III, and bearing the bookplate of Archibald Craig. In the front of Volume III there is a manuscript family tree. Archibald Craig b.1805, educated at Craigmount and the Edinburgh Institution, from whome volumes descend to Archibald Hugh Craig b.1892, (address under Copyright field); Archibald Hugh Baillie Craig b.1925 (address under Copyright field). The family, as Craig Bros., were wholesale and retail woollen merchants and hatters in Edinburgh, running a cloth warehouse on the South Bridge. The volumes, which reflect Archibald's diverse interests, contain a typical collection of cuttings but with an emphasis on military subjects. They include engravings and sketches of buildings in Edinburgh and the vicinity, miscellaneous drawings and an unidentified architect's design for a Monument to General Sir Ralph Abercromby (died 1801). c. 1850 Batch Level
Photographs and Off-line Digital Images 551 18/1 Photographic copies of material from the sketchbooks of Archibald Craig Batch Level

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