| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Fonds |
| Ref No | MS 3253 |
| Title | Dr. Jennie W. Aberdein: correspondence with literary figures |
| Date | 1926 - 1957 |
| Extent | 1 file (0.02 linear metres) |
| Creator Name | Dr. Jennie W. Aberdein (1896 - 1986) |
| Administrative History | Dr. Jennie Aberdein (1896 - 1986) graduated from Aberdeen University (MA 1919, PhD 1934) and became a lecturer in English and deputy principal of Avery Hill Teacher Training College, London. |
| Custodial History | Dr. Aberdein put this collection of papers up for auction at Sotheby's in Oct 1978. They went unsold, and upon her death, passed to Dr. Aberdein's niece, E. Marjorie Dybeck. |
| Source | Mrs Dybeck gifted the papers to the University in Nov 1986. |
| Description | In the course of her work at Avery Hill Teacher Training College, Dr Aberdein invited distinguished literary figures to address her students. This small collection of correspondence, covering the period 1926 - 1957, represents some of the replies. There are seventeen correspondents in all, including John Masefield, John Gielgud, and Douglas Hyde, newly made First President of Eire. There is also one letter of unknown provenance, from John Galt [Senior], to David Taylor, Attorney, regarding the Cause of the Providence Whirrie and Cargo, 6 Jan 1776. |
| Appraisal | This material has been appraised in line with normal procedures. |
| Accruals | None expected. |
| Arrangement | Arranged chronologically. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the University Archivist and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material. |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | No physical conditions affecting use of collection. |
| Related Material | Autograph letters received by Miss J. W Aberdein, whilst a student at Aberdeen University, from Maurice Baring, Lord Dunsay and W. B Yeats, regarding permission to produce plays, 1919, have also been deposited in this repository (MS 2618). |