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'Lives of the most eminent British painters, sculptors, and architects', by Allan Cunningham, various editions, (London, 1830-1839), 6 volumes, interleaved, with original letters to the author and others (1829-1837), copies of letters (1710-1830) and notes in the autograph of his son Francis, printed cuttings, and portraits.
This material was collected by the author, Allan Cunningham, and his son with a view to a new edition. Loose papers have been pasted into the interleaved volumes or collected in a separate volume (MS.832).
Manuscript and typescript drafts of 'Something leather', by Alasdair Gray, with proofs, illustrations and related correspondence.
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'Poor things', 'Ten tales tall and true' and 'Why Scots should rule Scotland', by Alasdair Gray, with some related correspondence and source materials.
Manuscripts collected by William Lee Ferguson, Edinburgh.
Manuscripts, correspondence, and papers of Robert Blair Wilkie and his family.
Manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence and other papers of Gavin Ewart, poet.
Manuscripts, typescripts, notes and drafts of Kathleen Jamie, with related papers.
Manuscripts, typescripts, proofs and correspondence of Alasdair Gray, mainly concerning 'Working legs', as well as other works.
Includes extensive working papers and proofs for 'Working legs', including cast notes and publicity materials, as well as papers relating to the 1997 editions of 'Why Scots should rule Scotland' and 'Unlikely stories, mostly'.
Material relating to Sir Walter Scott and Robert Southey, written and collected by James Glen, Writer, Glasgow.
`Melange Ridicule`, commonplace book compiled by Rachel Duff
Commonplace Book containing miscellaneous verse, riddles, letters and numerous pasted in cartoons, drawings and press cuttings. Printed items include prints from John Kay`s `Original Portraits`, 1839, a printed programme for the New Concert Hall, Canongate, 1754 and a copy of the `Edinburgh Evening Courant` for 24 September 1745 with an account of the Battle of Prestonpans.
Meteorological records, mostly concerning Scotland and England, collected by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Robert Mossman and others.
Microfilm of papers of and concerning James Augustus Grant.
Military papers of Douglas Neil Wimberley, containing correspondence, speeches, printed books and pamphlets.
Minute books, press cuttings, correspondence and financial papers of the Waldensian Missions Aid Society, Scotland.
Minutes and records of the Edinburgh and District Trades Council.
Minutes, correspondence and other papers of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, mainly records of the Scottish Liberal Party.
Minute books and other papers from the Edinburgh headquarters office of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, consisting mainly of older records of the Scottish Liberal Party prior to its union with the Social Democratic Party and the creation of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, and including records of the Scottish Liberal Club and the Scottish Reform Club.
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of the 1st and 2nd Viscounts Melville.
Miscellaneous manuscript and a few printed items.
Miscellaneous papers, chiefly of the seventeenth century, relating to private, domestic, and public matters.
Included are letters to John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, various members of the Townshend family, George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow, and Sir Michael Stanhope, son of Sir Michael Stanhope (died 1552).
Music books containing fiddle music written by William McKinley, with a quantity of loose sheets of music and accompanying material.
Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.
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.
Notes of Dr Alexander Mitchell for a biography of John Gibson Lockhart, taken chiefly from manuscript material in the National Library of Scotland.
The notes fill fifty-four notebooks (MSS.5210-5263).
MSS.5264-5265 contain miscellaneous correspondence and papers concerning John Gibson Lockhart.