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‘1467 MS’ written by Dubhghall Albanach mac mhic Cathail and the Reverend John Beaton’s ‘Broad Book’, written by Ádhamh Ó Cuirnín.
Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.
Book of recipes, started by Anna, Lady Elcho (died 1649), and continued by her daughter Jean, Countess of Sutherland.
Collection of English arms in trick, probably compiled as a working notebook by herald painters in London, one of whom appears to have worked with Sir Henry Saint George, Garter King of Arms.
Copy, dated 1741, by Roderick Chalmers, Ross Herald, of `The descent and pedegree of the most noble and auntient house of the Lords of Sincleer` drawn up by Henry, Lord Sinclair in 1590.
Genealogical and historical material in the hand of Sir James Balfour.
Genealogical and other material collected by William Camden, the antiquary.
Genealogies, notes, formal documents and other papers of and concerning the Elphinstone family of Lopness.
Manuscript copy of the English ‘History of the Macdonalds’, ascribed by Donald Gregory to a Hugh Macdonald.
Microfilm of genealogical material.
Microfilm of three Gaelic manuscripts of religious and medical texts.
The contents are as follows:
‘1467 MS.’ written by Dubhghall Albanach mac mhic Cathail and the Reverend John Beaton’s ‘Broad Book’, written by Ádhamh Ó Cuirnín, [circa 1425, circa 1467], (Adv.MS.72.1.1);
Manuscript, 16th century-17th century, containing a medical compendium, in Gaelic, asembled by the Mull Beatons (Adv.MS.72.1.2);
‘Materia medica’, 15th century, formerly belonging to the Beaton family of physicians (Adv.MS.72.1.3).
Miscellaneous collection of items of various dates transcribed by George Paton, the antiquary, circa 1790.
Papers, chiefly relating to lands and families of Morayshire, Banffshire, and Aberdeenshire, collected by William Rose, in Montcoffer, the genealogist.
Many of the papers bear notes by Rose.
Papers concerning the Mackenzies, MacRaes and Mathesons of Lochalsh and Kintail, Wester Ross, collected by Captain Alexander and Betsy Matheson.
Concerning genealogy, history and traditions of the families.
Papers, consisting of historical and genealogical notes and extracts, transcripts of formal and legal documents of earlier periods (as well as a number of original documents and papers), and a few unrelated letters.
Papers of Dr Alasdair MacLean, historian and genealogist.
Papers of the Reverend William Matheson.
Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.
Pedigree of the family of Meikle, by William Percy Meikle, 1933, amended in 1939, with notes, 1948.
‘The Ogilvies of Boyne’ by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (Aberdeen, 1933), containing inserts; with further letters and papers formerly loosely enclosed therein.
Typescript copy of the Inventory of Writs and Title-Deeds relating to the lands of Mount, Cupar, Fife, with genealogical and other notes and four pedigrees by Douglas Hamer, University of Sheffield, based on the original documents.
Typescript Peeblesshire church histories, by Dr Clement Bryce Gunn, intended to form part of the author's series of 'Books of the Church'.
The typescripts, chiefly 20th-century and consisting largely of excerpts from the kirk-session records, are almost ready for publication, and are accompanied by notes, newspaper cuttings, and photographs. Churches other than parish are dealt with, and biographical and genealogical information is given about ministers.