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Apparently incomplete collection of correspondence and papers of William Marshall and of members of his family, together with related papers compiled by David J Mackenzie, Sheriff-substitute of Glasgow.
William Marshall, who was factor to the Duke of Gordon, was known in his own day as a Scottish fiddler and composer of strathspeys, and an inventor. The collection contains almost nothing of musical interest, and the largest single part consists of letters and copies of letters of his sons whilst on active service in India and in the Peninsular War, written to him and to other members of the family.
Corrected typescript drafts of `Points in time: an autobiography` by Dr William Johnstone, and related materials.
Correspondence and papers of John Pitcairn Mackintosh, Professor of Politics at Edinburgh University and Member of Parliament for Berwick and East Lothian, 1966-1974, 1974-1978.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane.
Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
Duplicated typescript material consisting of genealogical studies of branches of the Forrester family.
'Genealogie of the family of Achinbreck' (Campbell): a typewritten copy of a manuscript, 1741, in Adv.MS.34.6.19 (Genealogical collections), with autograph notes and corrections by Herbert Campbell, Cyprus, circa 1932.
Literary papers and correspondence of Nigel Tranter.
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, scripts of and notes for addresses and talks, and circa 440 letters and copies of letters.
Manuscript material from the 5th Earl of Rosebery's library at the Durdans, Epsom.
Microfilm of papers of Edwin Muir.
The contents are as follows:
Copy of ‘First poems’ (London, 1925) by Edwin Muir, with numerous manuscript corrections and notes, [1925, or after], by the poet (MS.19651);
Copy of ‘Chorus of the newly dead’ (London, 1926) by Edwin Muir, with Muir's corrections, [1926, or after] (MS.19652);
Manuscript and typescript drafts and fair copies of poems, [?1942-?1959], by Edwin Muir (MS.19653);
Notebook, 1947-1948, of Edwin Muir (MS.19663).
Miscellany of letters and documents of African explorers, missionaries, and administrators.
Records of the Lanarkshire Miners` County Union, the Lanarkshire Mineworkers` Union and the National Union of Mineworkers, Lanarkshire Area.
Small collections of correspondence and papers of and to members of the Haldane family.
Two copies, early 17th century, of ‘Historie and Chronicles of Scotland’ by Robert Lindesay of Pitscottie, written circa 1565.
Typescript, 1920, of ‘The Gordons of Craichlaw’ by William MacMath, with corrections and prefatory notes by the author.
A letter about the work from E A Hornel, 1921, and a copy of Macmath's reply have been inserted (folio i).
Typescript copy of report, 1920, of expedition of Alexander M Kellas to ascend Kamet in the Himalayas.
With presentation note and letter, 1921, to Dr Ernest L Kennaway.