A selection of around 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets from the library of the Gaelic scholar Hew Morrison LLD (1850-1935), Edinburgh's first City Librarian. It is a general collection of works in Scottish Gaelic, strong in literary and religious works, chiefly of the 18th and the 19th century. A notable item is 'A Galick [sic] and English Vocabulary' (Edinburgh, 1741) by the Jacobite poet Alexander Macdonald, the first secular book to be printed in the Scottish Gaelic language.

Organisation

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

Acquisition

The collection was purchased by the Library in 1935. A further five items were donated by descendants of Dr Morrison between 1994 and 2015.

Online resources

Gaelic books from the Morrison Collection