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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.
Manuscript material of David Livingstone, additional to MSS.10707-10756: Letters, manuscripts, maps, and other papers of and concerning David Livingstone, being the material formerly stored in the David Livingstone Centre at Blantyre, Lanarkshire.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20314-20316
Dates:
1849-1873.
Manuscripts, typescripts, research notes and personal papers of Jean Mary Allan, librarian and novelist.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8844/1-65
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, short stories, poems, essays, talks and some personal papers.
Dates:
1896-circa 1976.
Miscellaneous purchases.
File
Identifier: MS.20766
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Correspondence, 1802-1815, undated, of and concerning R B Sheridan (including letters of Sir John Macpherson and Samuel Whitbread, and material on the Drury Lane Theatre) and his son Thomas (including descriptions of a journey to Edinburgh and of Madeira); a poem, 1772, of Sheridan to his future wife; and various notes and press cuttings, 1788-1914, undated, on Sheridan and his works (folio 1);
(ii) Letters, 1922-1928, of Sir James G Frazer to William...
Dates:
1772-1930, undated.
Miscellany of letters and documents of African explorers, missionaries, and administrators.
Series
Identifier: MS.20311
Dates:
18th century-20th century.
Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
Series
Identifier: MSS.22022-22075
Dates:
1871-1926, undated.
Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21193-21198
Dates:
1569-1876, undated.
Papers of the author, poet and journalist, Rachel Annand Taylor (1876-1960), consisting chiefly of material for her published and unpublished works.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20404-20435
Dates:
1892-1965, undated.
Volume entitled 'Celtic music', compiled by David R Robertson, a mercantile clerk in Dundee, consisting of pipe tunes, poems, notes and memoranda, extracts from published sources, letters from correspondents interested in Gaelic culture, and some press cuttings and photographs.
File
Identifier: MS.22164
Scope and Contents
The title is taken from folio 1, a vellum leaf.Some items found loosely enclosed have been tipped or pasted in.The work consists of an introduction (folio 6) preceded by prefatory poems (folio 2), and eight sections: Old highland airs (folio 39), Clan tunes (folio 90), Jacobite airs (folio 131), Battle tunes (folio 159), Laments (folio 209), Old Scottish airs (folio 223), Army tunes (folio 244) and General marches (folio 276).There are two unrelated items:...
Dates:
1911-1912.