RE: St Clairs of the Isles--Locations

[Peter Dillon <Peterd@hagley.school.nz>]

Victoria University Library in Wellington, New Zealand has a copy.

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> From: 	Ian Sinclair[SMTP:sinclrig@netspace.net.au]
> Reply To: 	sinclair@matrix.net
> Sent: 	Tuesday, 26 September 2000 21:36
> To: 	sinclair@matrix.net
> Subject: 	Re: St Clairs of the Isles--Locations
> 
> Rory,
> 
> If you can get access to a copy of the book, pages 556/7 (the last 2
> pages)
> of the book, lists approx 100 persons / institutions that subscribed
> before
> publishing. Approximately 50 of the subscriptions were from individuals
> (all
> of whom are lost since gone), so one can only guess where the books ended
> up. Local records indicate that ony 500 volumes wee printed and they are
> spread world wide
> 
> I fortunately managed to get the Victorian State Library to micro fische
> the
> entire book for me. It is small print and not easy to read but have found
> the Caithness Cadet families to be very interesting.
> 
> 
> Ian Sinclair, Melbourne, Australia
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rory Sinclair <rory.sinclair@accglobal.net>
> To: sinclair@matrix.net <sinclair@matrix.net>
> Date: Tuesday, 26 September 2000 9:49
> Subject: Re: St Clairs of the Isles--Locations
> 
> 
> >Dear Ian:
> >Good work on putting this on the list!
> >Those books show up in the most amazing places.
> >A few months ago, I accompanied Malcolm Caithness to a meeting with
> Lister
> >Sinclair here in Toronto. Those who are not Canadian will not know that
> >Lister is a broadcaster and has been one in Canada since the late 1940's.
> >He has a couple of PhD.'s, is knowledgeable about practically anything
> and
> >is known by more Canadians than practically any other public personage.
> He
> >brought with him his copy of St. Clair of the Isles and to whom do you
> think
> >it originally belonged?  Alexander MacLean Sinclair of Goshen Nova
> Scotia,
> >and author of the Sinclairs of Rosslyn, Caithness and Goshen (1901) as
> well
> >as the definitive work on the MacLeans.  His signature was in the front
> >cover and now so is Malcolm's.  Not a big story just a nice one.
> >Aye,
> >Rory
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Ian Sinclair <sinclrig@netspace.net.au>
> >To: sinclair@matrix.net <sinclair@matrix.net>
> >Date: Monday, September 25, 2000 6:35 AM
> >Subject: Re: St Clairs of the Isles--Locations
> >
> >
> >>To all interested parties
> >>
> >>The book was published in ASuckland NZ  in 1989 by R Brett
> >>
> >>Among the list of subscribers before print were:
> >>Library of Christiana University, Norway
> >>R Flaws & son, Manchester buildings, Melinda St. Toronto
> >>Ottawa Parliamentary Library, Ottawa, canada
> >>Toronto Public Library, Toronto
> >>Sydney Public Library, Sydney, New South Wales
> >>The Viking Club, 17 Westminster rd, London
> >>The Mitchell Library, 21 Miller St, Glasgow
> >>Douglas & Foulis, 9 castle St, Edinburgh
> >>
> >>This may a starting point for some good research / detective work
> >>
> >>Ian Sinclair
> >>Melbourne Australia
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: CMelahn@aol.com <CMelahn@aol.com>
> >>To: sinclair@matrix.net <sinclair@matrix.net>
> >>Date: Monday, 25 September 2000 4:51
> >>Subject: St Clairs of the Isles--Locations
> >>
> >>
> >>>Seeing the recent mention of the  "The St. Clairs of the Isles"  by
> Roland
> >>>St. Clair of New Zealand, I wonder if we have a listing of where copies
> >>might
> >>>be available to researchers?
> >>>
> >>>I visited Kansas City recently and was surprised to find a copy in the
> >>>Genealogical Collection of the main public library in downtown Kansas
> >City.
> >>>
> >>>Others know of locations where this book is publicly available?  Add a
> >list
> >>>of these locations to our web pages?
> >>>
> >>>Chris
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