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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.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.15369-15378
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1778-1961, undated.

Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.15560-15901
Scope and Contents John Purves began his teaching career as a lecturer in English under Professor Emile Legouis at Lyons University in 1902, having graduated M.A. at Edinburgh University in 1900, He was a Carnegie Research Scholar in modern languages in Rome and Siena from 1903 to 1904, then lectured in English under Professor Herbert Grierson at Aberdeen University from 1904 to 1906. He became Professor of English at Transvaal Technical Institute, Johannesburg and at Transvaal University College, Pretoria...
Dates: Mid 14th century-[before 1962], undated.

Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.20005-20036
Scope and Contents

There are letters and papers of Mary Haldane’s sisters Jane and Elizabeth, and her brother Sir John Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and his wife, Ghetal, née Herschell. There are also a few letters and papers of Mrs Haldane's daughter Elizabeth S Haldane, and collections of press-cuttings relating to her son Richard, Viscount Haldane.

Dates: 1833-1925, undated.

Correspondence and papers of or concerning General Sir Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.16407-16420
Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Thomas Graham is chiefly with his factor, Henry Burt, concerning his estate of Balgowan, but includes also some letters from eminent friends and acquaintances not included in MSS.3590-3645. There are also papers of Mrs M E Maxtone Graham concerning the publication of her book ‘The beautiful Mrs Graham’, and typescript material and correspondence concerning a projected book on Lord Lynedoch.

Dates: 1759-[circa 1947.]

Correspondence and papers of the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.21001-21069
Scope and Contents

Robert Cadell (1788-1849) was the partner of Archibald Constable, and, after the dissolution of that partnership in 1825, the sole publisher of Walter Scott's novels. His papers reflect his personal and business relations with Scott and other authors, as well as his family affairs.

Dates: 1802-mid 20th century, undated.

Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13059/1-500
Scope and Contents Tom Weir is probably best known for his long-running STV series ‘Weir’s Way’. He was born in Glasgow and served in the Royal Artillery during World War II. He worked as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey before embarking on the career that was to make him a household name. Tom Weir is also notable as a mountaineer. He was a member of the first post-war Himalayan expedition and a number of important exploratory expeditions in Nepal in the early 1950s. He became a...
Dates: circa 1916-2006.

Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane.

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Identifier: MSS.20510-20533
Scope and Contents

Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.

Dates: 1884-1936, undated.

Journals, letters, manuscripts, notes, verse and other papers of and relating to Alastair Cram.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13170
Scope and Contents Alastair Cram was educated at Perth Academy and Edinburgh University and started his working life as a solicitor in private practice at the Scottish Bar. In the Second World War he saw service with the Royal Regiment of Artillery and SAS during which time he was taken prisoner and was involved in several successful escapes. Alastair Cram was awarded the Military Cross in 1945. In peacetime, he served as a Judge in Kenya and, in 1965, was Governor-General of Malawi. Alastair Cram was also a...
Dates: 1928-1967, and undated.

Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21193-21198

Papers of Dr Farquhar Macintosh.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.14003
Content Description Correspondence and other papers of and about Dr Farquhar Macintosh, teacher and educationalist and supporter of Gaelic. He was born in Elgol, Isle of Skye, on 27 October 1923, a native speaker of Gaelic, and died in Edinburgh, 18 November 2007. He went to Edinburgh University and Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow, and became headmaster of Portree High School (1962-1966) and Oban High School (1967-1972), and finally Rector of the Royal High School, Edinburgh (1972 to 1989). He served...
Dates: 1940s-2007

Papers of Prof A N Jeffares.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12551

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Caddy, Peter, Co-founder of the Findhorn Foundation, 1917-1994 1
Cram, Alastair, Lawyer and Judge in Kenya, 1909-1994 1
Elliot, George Francis Stewart , Hon, 1822-1901 (barrister) 1
Gordon, Cosmo Alexander, bibliographer, 1886-1965 1
Gordon, Cosmo Alexander, bibliographer, 1886-1965: recipient 1