J.D. Forbes (msdep7)
The papers of James David Forbes (1809-1868), Principal of the United Colleges of St Andrews University from 1859-1868. A large collection, primarily of correspondence, containing several thousand letters on scientific and personal matters, many of the correspondents being the most eminent scientists of Forbes' day.
The department also holds J.D. Forbes' library: see the J.D. Forbes Collection on the Rare Books page.
The collection is fully listed on the Manuscripts database.