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Additional papers to the collection of John Riddell, the Peerage lawyer.
Most of the correspondence is addressed to James Law, Writer to the Signet, who acted as London agent in many Peerage Cases in which Riddell was involved; and much of it is from other lawyers.
Album of ‘Jacobite relics’, containing printed and manuscript material and portraits, formerly owned, perhaps started, by James Maidment, and containing additions made by a later owner.
Collection of copies of letters and papers concerning the formation of the Irish Treasury Board and the procedures to be adopted by it, with notes on the procedures of the British Treasury.
The volumes have the book-plate of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie, and, as he was secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1794-1795, were presumably compiled on his instructions.
Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.
The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.
Copies, 19th century, and original papers collected by Sir William Fraser, 16th century-1793.
Correspondence and papers of Douglas Young, including printed material, mostly concerning Scottish politics.
Including manuscripts and corrected typescripts of plays, articles, reviews, addresses, and broadcast talks, with letters on literary, academic and political matters.
Also printed items concerning the Scottish National Party, PEN, and other organisations.
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.
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.
Correspondence and papers of Priscilla, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, and some papers of John, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, 1945-1978; with a speech, 1935, of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir.
Correspondence and papers of Sir Lewis Robertson.
Correspondence and papers of Sir Robert A Watson-Watt, including his collection of printed material concerning the history of radar.
Contains correspondence and papers concerning radar in World War II, the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, 1951, and other activities and interests.
Includes photographs, articles and printed books.
Correspondence and papers of the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.
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.
Correspondence and papers of the Traverse Theatre Club, Edinburgh.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
Legal and historical collections of Sir Lewis Stewart of Kirkhill, advocate, compiled early in the 17th century.
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.
Papers concerning "Passacaglia on DSCH" by Ronald Stevenson
Includes scores, notes, press cuttings, a speech and correspondence.
Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Papers of and concerning Joseph Hislop.
Including notes, sketches, typescripts of broadcast talks, photographs, correspondence, press cuttings and concert and opera programmes.
Papers of David Torrance relating to the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014.
Papers of John Cranna of the Scottish Unionist Association.
Papers of Professor Andrew Dewar Gibb, Queen`s Counsel, including diaries, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts and corrected typescripts of unpublished works, lectures, addresses, memoranda and broadcast talks, with related printed items.
Papers of Sir Alexander Gibson.
Includes correspondence, concert programmes, notes and speeches.