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A Guide to the RLS Collection at the Writers' Museum, Edinburgh A Guide to the RLS Collection at the Writers’ Museum, Edinburgh Writers’ Museum Catalogue Listing Accession No Description Battledores LSH 1/1-2/91 Bats threaded on one side, vellum or stretched parchment Book LSH58/91 Rag-book, The Child’s Own Alphabet, painted by RLS Book LSH59/91 Facsimile of RLS's baby book. Original in Beinecke Library, Yale Wallace and His Time, inscribed and gifted to RLS for winning “First Book LSH 60/91 English Prize” Bracelet of plaited hair worn by Margaret Stevenson, said to be Mrs Bracelet LSH 61/91 Stevenson's hair Kaleidoscope LSH 62/91 Belonging to RLS Watch and Key LSH 63/91 Belonging to Alison Cunningham Photograph LSH 64/91 RLS wearing hat, cape, frock Framed Pencil Drawing; Lock of Hair LSH 65 / 91 Drawing of RLS age 4, with lock of hair Hymn Book LSH 66/91 Belonging to Alison Cunningham Skelt's Sheets LSH 67/1-/91 For juvenile drama, the kind RLS would have used New Testament LSH 68/91 Inscribed to RLS as child from his mother Scissors LSH 69/91 Found in the garden of Swanston cottage Silk sash in black, white and red tartan (Macpherson chief tartan). Sash LSH 70/91 RLS wore this as a child Miniature Portraits LSH 71/91 John Balfour and his wife and Mary Cecilia Balfour Complete Works of Charles-Louis, Baron de Montesquieu, with Books LSH 72/1-2/91 RLS's signature on the inside, dated 1871 Book LSH 73/91 Bible of Spain, RLS's card in the inside cover Pamphlet LSH 74/91 Pentland Rising by RLS Red leather, golden lettering on spine: Pentland Rising, Intermittent Slip Cover LSH 74a/91 Light, Thermal Influence Golf Ball LSH 75/91 The letters RLS scratched on it, from Swanston Cigarette Papers LSH 76/91 RLS favoured this brand - Papier Person Paille de Ring Photograph LSH 77/91 RLS in “Baronet's hat” Cuff Studs LSH 78/1-2/91 Belonging to RLS A Guide to the RLS Collection at the Writers’ Museum, Edinburgh, 2 Cuff Studs LSH 79 /1-2/91 Belonging to RLS, different pattern from above Pipe and Carrying Case LSH 80/1-2/91 Belonging to RLS The Charity Bazaar - An Allegorical Dialogue LSH 81/91 Signed by RLS Fishing Basket LSH 82/91 Belonging to RLS Fishing Rod LSH 83/a-c/91 Belonging to RLS Umbrella LSH 84/91 Inscribed 17 Heriot Row Box Settle LSH 85/91 Carved with the words of Alison Cunningham Bed End LSH 86/91 RLS born in this bed Booklet LSH 87/91 Moral Emblems by RLS, printed on the Davos Press Miniature Bust LSH 88/91 RLS (by H.S. Granley) Booklet LSH 89/91 "The Graves and the Pen of Scenes from Nature" by RLS Davos Press LSH 90/a-c/91 Davos Press Framed Letter LSH 91/91 Autographed letter from RLS to Robert Chambers Esquire Autographed letter from Mrs R.L. Stevenson, with autograph from Framed Letter LSH 92/91 RLS to Mrs MacMoralnd Book LSH 93/91 Across the Plains and Other Essays by RLS Bound copy of Atlanta Magazine, serial story David Balfour by RLS Magazine LSH 94/91 appears here Bound volume of Young Folks Magazine, containing Treasure Island Magazine LSH 95/91 by RLS Book (First Edition) LSH 96/91 A Child's Garden of Verses, by RLS, 1885, first edition Book LSH 97/91 A Child's Garden of Verses by RLS Deacon Brodie by RLS, plate on the inside for Lord Guthrie, Play LSH 98/91 Swanston Cottage Gift from RLS to W.E. Henley's daughter. Henley then gave it to Silver Pap-Boat in Rudyard Kipling's daughter. Mrs Kipling gave it to the RLS club, Case LSH 99/1-2/91 who donated it to the museum Wooden Food Bowl LSH 100/91 8-legged wooden food bowl Basket LSH 101/91 Samoan basket Coconut Cup LSH 102/91 Coconut cup 2 Shells Sent from Samoa by RLS to his cousin Lady Kyllachy LSH 103/1- A Guide to the RLS Collection at the Writers’ Museum, Edinburgh, 3 2/91 Lucky Charm or Cut from rafters where the Stevensons lived at Apemama in Gilbert God LSH 104/91 Islands - Fanny says "My first, and I trust my last, theft" LSH 105/1- 2 Sea Shells 2/91 Possibly from Samoa Wine Glass LSH 106/91 Reputedly used at Vailima Plate LSH 107/91 Dinner service used by RLS in Samoa "Tusitala" Ring LSH 108/91 RLS's tortoiseshell and silver ring Ivory Box LSH 109/91 Given to Mrs Margaret Stevenson by RLS Head Rest LSH 110/91 Samoan bamboo pillow used by RLS LSH 111/1- Fish Hooks 7/91 Samoan fish hooks LSH 112/1- 2 Fans 2/91 Samoan fans Samoan Brush LSH 113/91 Grass brush Framed Document LSH 114/91 Extract of RLS's registry of birth Framed Etching LSH 115/91 Etching of Skerryvore LSH 116/91 Boots (1-2) Worn by RLS in Samoa LSH 117/91 Spurs (1-2) Worn by RLS in Samoa Riding Cap LSH 118/91 Worn by RLS in Samoa Riding Whip LSH 119/91 Used by RLS in Samoa Made by William Deacon Brodie. RLS gifted the wardrobe to W.E. Wardrobe LSH 120/91 Henley Bookcase Containing 20 LSH 121/91 Volumes (1-20) The Swanston Edition of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Collection of Books ex Alison LSH 123/1- Cunningham 48/91 Books belonging to Alison Cunningham Collection of LSH 124/1- Books 15/91 15 books relating to places associated with RLS Collection of LSH 125/1- Books 26/91 The Vailima Edition of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Collection of LSH 126/1- Books 29/91 Biographies and books containing biographical materials on RLS 43 works by RLS Collection of LSH 127/1- A Guide to the RLS Collection at the Writers’ Museum, Edinburgh, 4 Works by RLS 43/91 Collection of LSH 128/1- 6 books containing biographical material of other authors connected Books 6/91 with RLS Collection of LSH 130/1- Books 13/91 13 books of reminiscences of RLS Collection of LSH 131/1- Books 17/91 17 critical works Collection of LSH 132/1- Books 4/91 4 books with RLS themes Collection of LSH 133/1- Books 10/91 10 books by or about members of the Stevenson family Collection of LSH 134/1- 3 books from RLS's library: Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra; Books 2/91 Poetical Works by George Herbert; and The Synagogue by G Harvey Robert Louis Stevenson, 2 Poetical Epistles to his friend Charles Manuscript Book LSH 136/91 Baxter - original manuscripts Manuscript of Bound volume of poems by RLS, "Adieu to the City" & "Spring Poems LSH 137/91 Song" Lett's Australasian Diary and Almanac LSH 138/91 Belonging to Lloyd Osbourne at Vailima 2 manuscript letters from RLS to Alison Cunningham, typed by Lord Guthrie and bound in a book. Handwritten questions by Guthrie and Letters LSH 139/91 answers by Cummy. Alison Cunningham's diary. She kept the diary while travelling with Book LSH 140/91 RLS on the Continent in 1863 Bound letters (Manuscript) LSH 141/91 May go with the box of RLS letters. Books (Printed LSH 142/1- 2 books - Japanese RLS bibliography, German book on RLS and foreign languages) 2/91 Davos LSH 143/1- Sheet Music 50/91 50+ sheet music, chiefly poems 2 Plays & Programme LSH 144/91 The RLS Club: An Hour of Stevenson Century Magazine LSH 145/91 Article on RLS Typewritten correspondence between RLS and W.E. Henley in 1888. Correspondence LSH 146/91 Also Charles Baxter, Katherine de Mattos, Fanny Stevenson. Book LSH 147/91 History of the Speculative Society Magazine of Art, containing "A Penny Plain and Twopence Book LSH 148/91 Coloured" by RLS LSH 149/91 Album of Entitled "Cruise of the Equator". Photos taken by the Stevenson party A Guide to the RLS Collection at the Writers’ Museum, Edinburgh, 5 Photographs during travels in the South Seas, June-December 1889 Belonging to Lloyd Osbourne. Scenes and incidents connected to Album of RLS on various Pacific Islands (Marquesas, Sandwich, Hawaii, Photographs LSH 150/91 Tahiti) Collected by Jane Whyte Balfour. Watercolour, sketches, pen and Album LSH 151/91 ink, photos. From Samoa Album LSH 152/91 Photos and letters relating to RLS - mainly Scotland Album of Belonging to Lloyd Osbourne. Photos of scenes with RLS on various Photographs LSH 153/91 Pacific Islands Album - Photos, Miscellaneous cuttings, letters and photos relating to opening the Letters, Cuttings LSH 154/91 RLS rooms at Saranac Lake, NY Album - Photos, Correspondence to Lord Guthrie from 1908-1917, referring to RLS's Correspondence LSH 155/91 friends and haunts Album - Photos, Illustrations LSH 156/91 Mostly from Swanston. Originally belonging to Alison Cunningham Photos and proof copies of illustrations "From Saranac to the Album LSH 157/91 Marquesas" Album - Swanston LSH 158/91 Photos relating to Swanston. Taken by R.H. Raynor Photograph Album places associated with RLS. Compiled by William F. Album LSH 159/91 Alexander of the RLS Club Album - Photos and Cuttings LSH 160/91 Scrap book by Lord Guthrie Collection of LSH 173/1- Magazines 8/91 Pall Mall Magazine: Articles on RLS or by his friends Scribner’s LSH 1644/1- Magazine 20/91 Various articles by RLS, Fanny Stevenson, Sidney Colvin, etc LSH 175/1- The Bookman 3/91 The April edition has a reference to RLS Cornhill LSH 176/1- Magazine 3/91 Articles on RLS LSH 177/1- Empire Review 7/91 Unpublished letters from RLS to Lady Colvin (Fanny Sitwell) Collection of LSH 178/1- Magazines 4/91 "The Myth of Robert Louis Stevenson" by E.F Benson.
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