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'17 poems for 6d' (Edinburgh, 1940) by Sorley Maclean and Robert Garioch, with manuscript corrections by Maclean., 1940.
Item
Identifier: MS.26630
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Robert Sutherland (1909-1981) who wrote under the name 'Robert Garioch', was educated in Edinburgh and, after the war of 1939-1945 when he was a prisoner in Italy and Germany, became a schoolteacher in Kent. He returned to Edinburgh in 1959, where he taught and worked for the School of Scottish Studies in the University.
Dates:
1940.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the poet, Robert Garioch Sutherland, and his father.
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Work by other writers collected by Robert Garioch Sutherland.
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Inscribed copies of printed books of Robert Garioch Sutherland, some with annotations by Sutherland.
17 postcards of Stansmore Dean Stevenson and Jean Stevenson to Elise Pruvost, their housekeeper in France.
File
Identifier: Acc.14471
Scope and Contents
The postcards, all except one written in French, were formerly part of the family album of Elise Pruvost and her daughter Christiane Lavoger. They date from the period when Stansmore Dean Stevenson and her husband, the painter R. Macaulay Stevenson, and step-daughter Jean Stevenson, stayed in Montreiul-sur-mer, France. The collection also includes a photograph of Elise Pruvost and the Stevenson family on a visit to London, c.1925.With biographical information, in French, compiled...
Dates:
1910-1926.
17th century customs book to which has been added historical material relating to contemporary affairs in Scotland, including, accounts, 1618-1630, of the Salt Custom on the North and South of the First of Forth, `Ane memorandum of all the declaration, petitions, protestations...to the shires with the names of ther Commissioners and Collonells`, 1637-1648, a history of the events of 1635-1662 and accounts, 1619-1630, of the Coal Custom on the North and South of the Firth of Forth.
Series
Identifier: Acc.1006- is now MS.2263.
Dates:
1618-1662.
17th century deeds, Pitsligo., 1600-1699.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/192
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1600-1699.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Charters, legal papers and pedigrees.
17th-century extracts and transcripts, in the hand of Sir James Balfour, of chartularies and other historical works.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.2.9
Scope and Contents
17th-century manuscript written and compiled by Sir James Balfour containing the following works:1. Copy by Sir James Balfour of George Marjorybanks, 'Annals of Scotland, 1514-94'. Folios 6r-23r.A history of Scotland in the form of annals written in Scots, originally written in the late 16th century by George Marjoribanks, burgess of Edinburgh. The location of the original manuscript from which Balfour made his copy is unknown. The work is separated into...
Dates:
17th century.
17th-century manuscript, probably written in Scotland, containing a translation into Latin of the 'Οἰκουμένης περιήγησις' ['Description of the Known World'], by Dionysius Periegetes.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.5.7
Scope and Contents
17th-century manuscript, probably written in Scotland, containing a translation into Latin of the 'Οἰκουμένης περιήγησις' of Dionysius Periegetes, also known as the Description of the Known World.The translation is probably the work of Sir John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton, as suggested in a heading on page 1 in the hand of Sir Robert Sibbald, which reads: 'Dionisii Alexandrini Perihegesis Carmine Heroico Latino e Graeco reddita per Anonymum Scotum (ut creditur D. Jo. Nisbeti de...
Dates:
17th century.
17th-century transcripts of foundation charters of religious houses in Scotland made by Sir James Balfour; and a transcript, probably late 16th-century, of the Chartulary of Balmerino Abbey.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.2.5
Scope and Contents
A volume containing transcripts of foundation charters of religious houses in Scotland in the hand of Sir James Balfour, and a late 16th-century transcript of the Chartulary of Balmerino Abbey.The two sets of transcripts were probably brought together in the mid-17th century, and were certainly together before the death of Charles Fairfax in 1673. The volume is interleaved, which was probably done in the late 18th century, with insertions also added at the end.Folios...
Dates:
Late 16th century and 1st half of 17th century.
18 charters concerning the lands of Bendochy, Perthshire.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.9322
Dates:
1538-1604.
18 letters and one telegram, 1945-1954, of Walter de la Mare to Alice V Stuart.
File
Identifier: Acc.4875
Scope and Contents
With letter, 1961, of Theresa Whistler to Alice V Stuart, concerning Walter de la Mare.
Dates:
1945-1961.
18 letters concerning Wemyss Castle estate, Fife.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.3110- is now MS.10686.
Dates:
1800-1838.
18 letters of and to Andrew James Cochrane Johnstone.
File
Identifier: Acc.8967
Scope and Contents
Concerning his business affairs in Spain and Portugal.
Dates:
1808-1833.
18 letters of David Livingstone to his daughter, Agnes, and others family members.
File
Identifier: Acc.5538- is now MS.10704.
Dates:
1852-1862.
18 letters of Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Earl of Minto, to Sir John Murray, Lord Advocate.
File
Identifier: Acc.3860- is now MS.19736(part).
Dates:
1837.
18 letters of Henry Dundas to his son Robert.
File
Identifier: Acc.6409- is now MS.14839, ff 48-101.
Dates:
1807-1810.
18 letters of James Moir to his wife, with six other related letters and a set of manuscript copies.
File
Identifier: Acc.3386- is now MS.10999, ff.173-219.
Dates:
1805-1814.
18 letters of Jeremy Robson to Duncan Glen, with 11 copies of letters of Duncan Glen., 1965-1967.
File
Identifier: Acc.7125 Box 12(2)
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Including manuscripts, typescripts, and proofs of poems, articles, and reviews, with correspondence and accounts.
Dates:
1965-1967.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including typescripts, proofs and financial records, of Akros Publications, 'Akros' magazine and Duncan Glen.
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Correspondence and papers relating to books published by Akros Publications; for correspondents with surnames from Rankin to Scott.
18 letters of John Rae to Gladys Holman Hunt and Marion Holman Hunt.
File
Identifier: Acc.5257- is now MS.11000, ff 186-223.
Dates:
1883-1892.
18 letters of John Smith.
File
Identifier: Acc.7737
Scope and Contents
Concerning Road Trustee business in Roxburghshire.
Dates:
1832-1839.
18 letters of or concerning to Scotsmen or Scotland.
File
Identifier: Acc.4319- is now MSS.9811-9813.
Dates:
18th century to 20th century.
18 letters of Robert Cadell to Walter Scott and to Charles Scott, and one of Alexander Ballantyne to Walter Scott.
File
Identifier: Acc.2561- is now MS.5317.
Dates:
1831-1832.
18 letters of Thomas Carlyle to W. Tait and A. Black.
File
Identifier: Acc.1913- is now MS.3828(i).
Dates:
1825-1854.
18 letters to Daniel Clark (Campbeltown).
File
Identifier: Acc.2911- is now MS.8886, f.135.
Dates:
1785-1802.
18 letters to the family of Bishop Brinkley of Cloyne, many of Maria Edgworth and her family.
File
Identifier: Acc.6931
Scope and Contents
Most containing references to Sir Walter Scott.
Dates:
1814-1839.