William Beattie Collection

Name

William Beattie Collection

Description

A small selection (98 items) of books, pamphlets and off-prints from the library of Professor William Beattie (1903-1986) CBE, Keeper of Printed Books in the National Library from 1931 to 1953, and then Librarian from 1953 to 1970. These books are mostly presentation copies from the authors, and they illustrate Beattie's interests in bibliography and Scottish literature and his friendship with leading scholars in those fields.

Organisation

The books have been catalogued individually and have the shelfmark 'WB.'.

Acquisition

The collection was purchased by the Library in 1986-1988.

Related collections

Letters and papers received by the Library, most notably notes for, and a draft of, Beattie's 1965 Lyell Lectures on the history of the Library, are held in the Library's manuscript collections at Acc.9374.

Shelfmark

WB.

Subjects

Scottish history and literature