R. M. Ballantyne Letters

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], R. M. Ballantyne Letters, Ms1987-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894
Abstract:
The R. M. Ballantyne Letters includes two letters from Scottish novelist Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825-1894) to his publishers and one to a close friend or relative.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], R. M. Ballantyne Letters, Ms1987-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The R. M. Ballantyne Letters consists of two letters from Ballantyne to his publishers and one to a close friend or relative.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish born novelist, primarily of juvenile literature. During the course of his literary career, he authored more than 100 books, including The Coral Island (1858) and Snowflake and Sunbeams (1856).

Acquisition information:
The R. M. Ballantyne Letters were purchased by Special Collections in 1987.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the R. M. Ballantyne Letters was completed in 1987. Additional information was completed in April 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Authors
British literature