Papers of Dr. J. M. Kerr

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-802
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1905-1910
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box

Scope and Content

The papers are composed of manuscript notes of a trip to Lucerne, Switzerland, in a notebook, manuscript notes forEn Italic Pepesin two notebooks, and a bundle of papers, typescriptIts Hooley Talking. The latter is a novelette supposedly of the experiences of an Irish immigrant in Glasgow, and the Swiss trip is that made by a student, a working-class journey in Europe written at a time when most descriptions are of middle-class and upper-class journeys.

Administrative / Biographical History

Dr. J. M. Kerr was a medical graduate, Edinburgh University, and he had been a former pupil of George Watson's Boy's College, Edinburgh.

Access Information

Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.

Acquisition Information

Material acquired from Secretary's Office, Edinburgh University, as bequest from Dr. J. M. Kerr, February 1987, Accession no. E87.19.

Other Finding Aids

Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987.

Accruals

Check the local Indexes for details of any additions.