Identity area
Reference code
MS 333
Title
Whaling log books of Walter Kinnes and David Esplin
Date(s)
- 1902-1908 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.12 linear metres
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
The volumes were found in Lornty House, Blairgowrie owned by the Grimond Family. It is thought that the volumes were not Grimond possessions but possibly belonged to a tenant of Lornty, Captain Taylor who rented the house for a year or two c 1970.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The volumes consist of four log books and one volume showing various lists kept by Walter Kinnes and David Esplin on board the SS Active during expeditions to Hudson Bay and Straits and also relates to Mica mining.
Accruals
Not expected
System of arrangement
Usually chronological within series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Paper
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Description control area
Description identifier
MS 333
Rules and/or conventions used
Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Status
Catalogued
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English