An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
There are three registers for the Leighton Library that cover the period 1750-1840. All data covering the period are fully transcribed. A fourth ledger, covering earlier borrowings from 1726 to 1748, is included for viewing but not transcribed. Press on ‘Open’ next to the first three registers to view images and transcriptions of the register, and next to the fourth to view images only.
| Name | Start year | End year | Type | Description | Pages | Books | Borrowers | Borrowing records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledger 1 Open | 1780 | 1840 | Town | MS 27: Main Register In some instances, no date of borrowing is recorded and can only be inferred from the previous or following ledger pages. Date of returns are rarely recorded, especially on borrowings made after 1800. Borrowings of multivolume editions that do not state a number of volumes are taken as indicating all volumes (e.g. the entirety of a three-volume novel) unless this seems unreasonable, as in the case of extensive editions such as periodicals. Transcriptions for 1790 were provided by Jill Dye. Help with the diplomatic transcription was provided by Lauren Moffat. | 353 | 784 | 192 | 6424 |
| Ledger 2 Open | 1815 | 1833 | Other | MS 30: Water Drinkers' Register Diplomatic transcription was undertaken by Jacqueline Kennard and Lauren Moffat. | 47 | 175 | 110 | 549 |
| Ledger 3 Open | 1828 | 1842 | Other | MS 25: Matriculation Book Diplomatic transcription was undertaken by Jacqueline Kennard and Lauren Moffat. | 17 | 27 | 11 | 54 |
| Ledger 4 Open | 1725 | 1748 | Other | MS 26: Notes of borrowings from the library. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leighton Minute Book Volume 1 Open | 1734 | 1822 | Other | MS 16: Minutes of the meetings of the trustees, 31 October 1734-March 1822. The minutes of the trustees of the Leighton Library, who met on an annual basis. As an administrative record, it contains no borrowing records. This record has not been transcribed. | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 |