NAHSTE: Correspondence and Loose Papers

Edinburgh University Library Department of Special Collections
Correspondence and Loose Papers
Series Summary
Reference Code	GB 0237 John Walker
Date(s)	1760s-1804
Extent and medium of the unit of description	7 folders of loose sheets and 1 bound volume
Name of creator	Walker \| John \| 1731-1803 \| professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh and clergyman
Biographical History
Biographical History	These papers begin shortly before Walker's commission to make an extensive study of the Hebrides, and continue through his appointment in 1779 to the chair of Natural History at Edinburgh, and conclude with his death.
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	Correspondence and Loose Papers consists of: Correspondence arranged chronologically from 1762 to 1804, papers concerning the Natural History Museum, papers relating to the Agricultural Society of Edinburgh, a printed inventory of Dr Walker's books sold upon his death, and a notebook containing a documents index and two copies of a pair of Catholic pastoral letters on the funerals of two prominent men.
Index
Subjects	Religion Politics
Businesses and Organisations	Church of Scotland
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Correspondence and Loose Papers