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Grosart, Alexander Balloch, 1827-99 (author and editor)

 Person

Biography

Alexander Balloch Grosart (1827-99), author and editor, was born at Stirling on 18 June 1827. He was educated privately and at the parish school of Falkirk, and entered the University of Edinburgh at the young age of fifteen. He was licensed by the presbytery of Edinburgh in January 1856. He died at Bank Villa on 16 March 1899.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

Alexander Balloch Grosart: Correspondence to Francis Jenkinson, 1894-1896

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/595-596
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 1894-1896
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

Alexander Balloch Grosart: Correspondence to W.G. Searle and [?] Griggs, 1869-1881

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/584-594
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 1869-1881
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).