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Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
ALS Collection
General material designation
Parallel title
Letters Collection
Other title information
ALS refers to autographed letters, signed.
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Legacy title, based on content.
Level of description
Collection
Repository
Reference code
CA RBD MSG 1215
Edition area
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1775-1977 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
cm of textual records
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archival description area
Custodial history
Scope and content
The collection consists of autographed signed letters from multiple senders, representing authors, artists, politicians, and other figures from Canada and Europe. The letters were accumulated by the Rare Books and Special Collections unit of the McGill Library over many years and assembled into the collection.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Letters are chiefly arranged into files by correspondent, alphabetically. Some miscellaneous letters have been grouped together alphabetically. Within an alphabetical file, letters are generally arranged chronologically.
Language of material
English
French
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
Also described in the McGill Libraries catalogue.
Associated materials
Accruals
General note
Please note description is ongoing.