Identity area
Reference code
GB 235 MNT
Title
Thomas McNab letters
Date(s)
- 2016 (Accumulation)
- 1845 - 1846 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1 folder, 2cm
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Margaret Hall, Thomas McNab's grandson's cousin.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
7 letters from Thomas McNab to his family, including his father, William McNab plus 2 photocopies of Jane McNab Petry, Thomas's daughter, and family gravestone.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
as letters are very fragile, extreme caution must be used in handling them - it is preferable to use transcriptions if available.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
some letters very fragile and requiring conservation - transcriptions are potentially available, please use these instead of originals.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- McNab, William (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
MNT
Institution identifier
GB 235
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Description created 03/06/2019 by Leonie Paterson