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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)MS72
TitleDiary of John Austin of Greenock
Extent1 volume
Date1855-1858
DescriptionManuscript diary kept by John Austin in 'Orr's Diary' for 1855, also containing entries for the years 1856, 1857 and 1858. Sporadic entries make the course of events difficult to follow, but the writer gives some details about his friends and social activities in Greenock and Edinburgh, and about the courtship of his future wife
Access ConditionsAccess to all registered readers
CopyrightPermission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Director of Special Collections (email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk). Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material
LanguageEnglish
Finding AidsA catalogue of this collection is available on the online archive catalogue. Click on the Finding Number to display the summary contents list of the catalogue and to view the full catalogue. A paper copy of this catalogue is also available for consultation at Special Collections.
Access StatusOpen
Administrative HistoryLittle is known about John Austin, apart from internal evidence gained from the diary. He was living in Greenock in 1855 where he worked in an office, but his family lived in Edinburgh, and he seems to have moved back there early in 1857. He married Eliza Lumsden Pratt in June 1858 in Edinburgh, and he records their courtship and marriage in the diary
AcquisitionPurchased November 1999
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