Lambda Collection - Printed Collections

The output of North-east of Scotland authors, whether native or adopted, form this Collection. The writings of such notable figures as Alexander Bain, James Beattie, J. M. Bulloch, John Stuart Blackie and Eric Linklater are well represented.

Keywords: Literature (North-East Scotland); North-East Scotland; history; archaeology; religion; politics; geology; geography; economics; bibliography; natural history; biography; law; art.

Strengths: Local authors (Bain, Beattie etc.). The pamphlet section of around 4800 volumes also covers a diverse subject area, including public health and student societies in Aberdeen.

Languages:English, Doric, German

Identifier: Lambda

Physical characteristics: c. 1620 volumes; additionally around 4800 pamplets

Accumulation date range: 1826-1870s

Contents date range: Mainly nineteenth and twentieth century

Associated Publications: Available on Library OPAC or WebPAC

Accrual Status: Closed

Custodial history/provenance: Extracted from chronological holdings, principally Lib R and SB, and from the Local Collection, which it largely precedes and complements.

Access Control: Closed access - please request. Non-borrowable.

Link to Catalogue: View the records in the University Library Catalogue

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