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Letter of William Orpen to John Girdwood.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7969
Scope and Contents
With a sketch of Orpen in military uniform.
Dates:
1916.
Letters and artwork proposals, including sketches and drawings, of Ian Hamilton Finlay, with related drawings, designs and papers of Michael Harvey, letter cutter.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13394
Scope and Contents
A substantial archive of letters, papers, drawings, designs and ephemera of Ian Hamilton Finlay, gathered by one of his major collaborators, the lettering artist and typographer Michael Harvey. The collection comprises over 200 letters, notes, proposals and designs of Ian Hamilton Finlay, and a quantity of material including drawings and plans by Michael Harvey created in response to Finlay`s proposals, with some copies of Harvey’s letters. Accompanying papers include a number of letters of...
Dates:
1970-2006
Letters and correspondence of Alexander Stuart Boyd to members of the Barr family, Woldingham, Surrey.
File
Identifier: Acc.11881
Scope and Contents
On social, artistic and literary matters, several of the documents illustrated with humorous sketches.
Dates:
1898-1918.
Letters of George Richardson and of Sir David Wilkie.
File
Identifier: MS.3812
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Two letters of George Richardson to Archbald Shiells, Inveresk, written from Rome, 1761-1762. Richardson, who complains of the harshness of Mr Adam, his master, is evidently the apprentice George who was with James Adam in Italy during those years, and may be the architect, author of the ‘New Vitruvius Britannicus’ (London, 1802-1808) - see John Swarbrick, ‘Robert Adam and his brothers’ (London, [1916]), pages 94, 142. Shiells was a patron of...
Dates:
1761-1762, 1827-1835.
Letters of, to and concerning David Octavius Hill.
File
Identifier: MS.23636
Scope and Contents
Among the subjects covered are Hill`s role in the Royal Scottish Academy, developments in photography, and his role in producing `The Land of Burns`.Also included is the Diploma admitting Hill as ordinary fellow to the Royal Scottish Society of the Arts.Includes letters between Ian H Macdonald and Katherine Michaelson relating to the use of the letters for an exhibition, and an inventory of all items contained in the file.Five Letters of Ian H Macdonald to...
Dates:
1828-1899.
Letters to Lieutenant-General Sir John Macleod, and an instruction-book of his son Charles.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15381-15382
Dates:
1801-1815.
Literary papers of Séan Rafferty.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12351
Scope and Contents
Includes notebooks, manuscripts and typescripts of poems, short stories, sketches and ???, typescripts of poems by Ted Hughes, and correspondence with Nicholas Johnson and Kevin Perryman.
Dates:
circa 1945-2003.
Manuscript material from the 5th Earl of Rosebery's library at the Durdans, Epsom.
Series
Identifier: MSS.10217-10241
Dates:
1657-1919.
Microfilm of papers of and concerning James Augustus Grant.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.556-558
Dates:
[?1765]-1918.
Microfilm of papers of Sir John Kirk (1832-1922) from the National Library of Scotland (Adam Matthew Publications).
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1724-1733
Dates:
[?1856-?1972.]
Microfilms of the ‘Earnock manuscripts’ containing correspondence and papers, chiefly concerning the publication of James Currie’s 'Works of Robert Burns, with an account of his life', 1st-8th editions.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1019-1020
Dates:
[1797-1819.]
Miscellaneous Gaelic papers in various hands, including that of William Forbes Skene.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.1.15
Dates:
19th century.
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.
Papers and art work of Angela Lemaire, artist and engraver.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12221
Dates:
1962-2003.
Papers concerning James Pittendrigh MacGillivray.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10447
Dates:
circa 1920-1967.
Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21193-21198
Dates:
1569-1876, undated.
Papers, including manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, operas, novels, short stories, sketches and correspodence, of William McArthur.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6878 Box 1(1)-Box 13(30)
Scope and Contents
Including manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, operas, novels, short stories, and sketches, and circa 500 letters to, and copies of letters of McArthur, mostly concerning the broadcasting of his works.
Dates:
1933-1961, undated.
Papers, including notebooks, sketches and correspondence, of Phyllis M Bone.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.199
Dates:
Circa 1915-1971.
Papers of Agnes Miller Parker.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11238
Scope and Contents
Includes sketches, proofs, engravings for book illustrations and 560 letters, mostly concerning her engravings.
Dates:
1913-1972 and undated.
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 relating to Sir David Young Cameron, Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Society of Arts, including sketches, manuscripts of lectures and addresses, correspondence and printed items.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.215- is now Acc.8950.
Dates:
1884-1945.
Papers of George Thomson, chiefly concerning Robert Bums.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20438-20439
Dates:
1798-1851.