Title: The treasure of Auchinleck
Description: After the death of James Boswell, his papers were scattered and believed destroyed. This is the story of how they became lost, their rediscovery, the detective work that tracked them down, and the scholarship that put them back together.
Subjects: Collectors and collecting, Manuscripts, Scottish Manuscripts, Boswell, James, 1740-1795
Places: Auchinleck, Scotland
People: James Boswell (1740-1795), Ralph Heyward Isham (1890-1955)