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Corrected typescript drafts of `Points in time: an autobiography` by Dr William Johnstone, and related materials.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.332
Dates:
1980.
Correspondence and other papers of John Dowden, Bishop of Edinburgh.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.171
Dates:
1858-1940, and undated.
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 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 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.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.337- This deposit is is now part of Acc.11884.
Dates:
1935, 1945-1978.
Correspondence and papers of the Traverse Theatre Club, Edinburgh.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.142- is now Acc.4850.
Dates:
1963-1969.
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, photographs and antiquarian collections on Pictish symbol-stones, of Cosmo Gordon.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.272- is now Acc.12803.
Dates:
20th century.
Drafts of lectures, notes, and other papers on ecclesiastical subjects by John Dowden, Bishop of Edinburgh.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3555-3563
Dates:
Late 19th century-[before 1911].
Drafts, proofs, notes, and research materials of Tom Pow, including related correspondence and other literary papers.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12950/1-59
Dates:
[1915]-2007, 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.
Letters, engraved portraits, printed biographical notes, and other papers, chiefly of generals and admirals who served under Napoleon.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9310-9315
Scope and Contents
The letters, which were collected for their autograph interest, are chiefly on army administrative matters, but a few concern military conditions and contemporary events.
Dates:
1779-1884.
Letters, papers and photographs of James Keir Hardie and Emrys Hughes.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.176
Dates:
1884-1969.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of 'Something leather', by Alasdair Gray, with proofs, illustrations and related correspondence.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10371/1-32
Scope and Contents
Includes nine manuscript and typescript drafts of the novel, drafts of individual chapters, and related notes, correspondence and illustrations. Post-publication material includes copies of the US hardback edition, revised paperback edition, and cuttings of UK press coverage of the book.Alasdair Gray's descriptions have been retained in the scope and contents notes for each file, and include insights into his working process, comments on how the novel progressed, and how...
Dates:
1968-1991.
Microfilm of eight ledgers of Alasdair Gray, containing work notes for stories, poems, plays, and his last novel, with draft of letters and many diary entries.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.2061-2062
Dates:
1945-2008.
Miscellaneous manuscript and a few printed items.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.1.19
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Printed prospectus of the Sanitary Protection Association of Edinburgh, late 19th century. (Folio 1.)(ii) Printed list of members, with subscriptions, of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries (Konungliga Norraena Fornfraeda-Felag), 1849, in Icelandic. There are also an extract from the constitution of the Society (in French), a note on the subscriptions (in Danish), and a list of the books published by the Society....
Dates:
1561, 17th century-late 19th century.
Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.
Series
Identifier: MSS.22171-22194
Scope and Contents
The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.
Dates:
Mid 20th century-1988, undated.
Papers and correspondence of Ronald W Clark.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9589
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, notes, manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, drafts, photographs, pamphlets and press cuttings.
Dates:
1948-1987.
Papers collected by the Highland Society of Scotland Ossian Committee and its successor the Committee on Celtic Literature.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.2.10
Dates:
1797-1807.
Papers concerning "Passacaglia on DSCH" by Ronald Stevenson
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11055
Scope and Contents
Includes scores, notes, press cuttings, a speech and correspondence.
Dates:
1960-1994.
Papers of and concerning Joseph Hislop.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7080
Scope and Contents
Including notes, sketches, typescripts of broadcast talks, photographs, correspondence, press cuttings and concert and opera programmes.
Dates:
1900-1975.
Papers of and concerning the Reverend George Murray Reith.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3564
Scope and Contents
Including notebooks, press cuttings, an unpublished life of Sir Stamford Raffles, and lectures on ecclesiastical history.
Dates:
[?1885]-?1st half of 19th century.
Papers of James Haldane Stewart Lockhart, concerning administration in Wei Hai Wei, and Chinese art and literature.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.83- is now Acc.4138.
Dates:
1859-1937.
Papers of Magnus Magnusson.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13542/1-1198
Scope and Contents
This archive contains the papers of Magnusson Magnusson (1929-2007), broadcaster, scholar, author and environmentalist accumulated over the course of his career. After embarking on a career in journalism in the 1950s Magnusson moved into television in the-mid 1960s where he presented such programmes as "Chronicle" which was dedicated to achaeological discoveries. Magnusson may be best known for his role of quizmaster on the long-running BBC show Mastermind. Magnusson had a strong connection...
Dates:
circa 1948-2006.
Papers of Paul Henderson Scott.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13505/1-79
Scope and Contents
Paul Henderson Scott was born and educated in Edinburgh, attending Edinburgh’s Royal High School and then moving on to study at Edinburgh University. It was at university that he first became involved with the Saltire Society. Shortly after this Scott was called up to serve in World War Two. He began his training as an army officer driving a lorry. However, through contact with diplomats from the foreign office he decided to take the examination and soon became a diplomat. A long diplomatic...
Dates:
1976-2001