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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.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.323- is now Acc.13476.
Dates:
1944-1978.
Correspondence of Malcolm MacFarlane, with related literary, lexicographical and musical papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9736/1-161
Scope and Contents
Born in Dalavich, Argyll and resident for most of his life in Paisley and Elderslie where he was in business as a surveyor, MacFarlane was a notable Gaelic activist and writer from the late 1880s. He played a prominent part in the early years of An Comunn Gaidhealach (particularly in the production of its magazine, An Deò-Gréine, later An Gaidheal) while, as a radical in politics, taking issue with what he regarded as the An Comunn leadership's over-deference to aristocratic patronage and...
Dates:
1882-1930, undated.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.20534-20654
Dates:
1907-1964, undated.
Journals and correspondence of and concerning David Roberts.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7723
Scope and Contents
Comprising:1. Eastern journal, 1838-1839, of Roberts, in two volumes ("Egypt" and "Syria"), in the hand of his daughter, Christine Bicknell2. "The Roberts Festival", 1842, album containing press cuttings, reports and correspondence with or concerning Roberts3. Family correspondence, 1836-1863, of Roberts, including 60 letters to Christine and Henry Bicknell4. Draft essay, 1851, on the Royal Academy of Arts, and a page of notes, 1862, on...
Dates:
1836-1863 and undated.
Literary, personal and political papers of James Kelman, with digital archive.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13471
Dates:
circa 1970-2012.
Papers concerning Denys Hay`s introductory essay, "Fiat Lux" to "Printing and the Mind of Man" (1967).
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7684
Scope and Contents
Including correspondence, typescript drafts and proofs.
Correspondents include John Carter, Percy Muir and Stanley Morison.
Dates:
1964-1967.
Small collections of correspondence and manuscripts of the author and essayist Thomas De Quincey, acquired at different times.
File
Identifier: MS.21239
Scope and Contents
Thomas De Quincey's own letters are written to his family and friends about his work and other activities, finance, and family matters. Letters addressed to him include one from an unnamed American admirer, 1853, (folio 18) which was published in ‘Thomas De Quincey’, pages 103-105, the catalogue of an exhibition held at Dove Cottage and the National Library of Scotland.Most of the manuscripts are fragmentary drafts of unidentified essays, but they include parts of "The English...
Dates:
1800-1855, undated.