https://www.srcrockett.scot/themuseum/files/original/06cb5598aaa9cfbef80bb954be87c4f2.pdf 23197bacc080e5e2be6b97bd57cdb785 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource LETTER REPOSITORY Type The nature or genre of the resource Archive letters relating to S.R.Crockett Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource In this case the author of the letters Description An account of the resource Detail of the letters content. Where letters don't have files attached often the description gives you all you need to know. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource In this case the person the letter was sent to, or sometimes, relates to Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Please see our rights policy page Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant In this case the address relating to the letter (not all these are accurate) Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website https://srcrockett.scot/LETTERS/1910/SRC_Friend_24Sep_1910.pdf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SRC_1910_490 Title A name given to the resource Letter from S.R. Crockett to old friend (bookseller) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource S.R. Crockett Subject The topic of the resource Everyman series, books, library, Mary McConnachie, uncles Robert and William, village library, Sunday School libraries, book collecting, 51st birthday Description An account of the resource Written on 51st birthday; thanks friend for care about Everyman series; explains away in London placing work and arranging for sons (one Navy, other journalism); Mary McConnachie will receive and shelve books; requests catalogues of other series to supplement Everyman; describes disposing of uncles' 2000 volumes of religious tales, keeping only Galloway and standard books, donating rest to village and Sunday School libraries; reflects on early book-buying from friend and J.R. Murdoch; expresses lifelong hunger for books often going poor to feed his mind; notes sons lack same keenness with access to 30-40,000 volume library; warmly praises bookseller friend's universal kindness, wisdom and intelligence Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bookseller friend (recipient), Mary McConnachie, uncles Robert and William, Mr Henderson, Mr Thomson, J.R. Murdoch (mentioned) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-09-24 Type The nature or genre of the resource LETTER Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Auchencairn 51st birthday book collecting books Everyman series library Mary McConnachie Sunday School libraries uncles Robert and William village library