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Miscellaneous papers of the Faculty of Advocates Library.
File
Identifier: F.R.339e/54
Scope and Contents
The papers include: Minutes, Reports, Complaints 1739-1867. including those of J Hill Burtin, 1844 and 1867.
Dates:
1739-1867.
Papers concerning Scottish history.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.6687
Scope and Contents
Comprising:1. letters of horning, circa 1657, in the name of Oliver Cromwell, against several hundred people for absenting themselves from courts held at Inverness2. minutes, 1693, of the committee of the Scots Parliament appointed to consider the financial projects of Hugh Chamberlain3. two documents, 1697, concerning the commission appointed to enquire into witchcraft in Renfrewshire4. eight documents, 1597-1802, concerning Scottish...
Dates:
1597-1802.
Papers of and concerning the firm of William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers in Bannockburn; and concerning the parish of St Ninians, Stirlingshire.
Record Group
Identifier: MSS.9662-9684
Dates:
1709-1886, undated.
Papers of John Spottiswoode, Advocate, Keeper of the Advocates’ Library, 1702-1728.
Series
Identifier: MSS.658-660
Dates:
1698-1718.
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 the Faculty of Advocates concerning the case of Messrs Tait against James A Maconochie.
File
Identifier: F.R.339r/19
Dates:
1823, undated.
Papers of the Incorporation of Mary`s Chapel, Edinburgh.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7344
Dates:
1666-1866.
Papers of the National Council of Labour Colleges.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.5120 Box 1(1)—[Additional] Box 20(20)
Dates:
1900-1977, undated.
Papers of the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC).
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13657/1-71
Scope and Contents
The papers include minutes, committee papers, working group papers and reports produced by the Library and Information Services Council Scotland (LISC(S)) and its successor the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC). Although the organisation dates from 1982 there are papers relating to its creation between 1979 and 1982. There are a number of papers which relate to LISC partners in Northern Ireland and Wales. There are several files which relate to the restructuring of LISC(S) into...
Dates:
1979-2011.
Papers of the Traverse Theatre.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9285
Scope and Contents
Includes minutes, accounts, correspondence and play scripts
Dates:
1969-1985.
Papers of the Traverse Theatre Club, including correspondence, minutes, accounts and play scripts.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.305
Dates:
1966-1978.
Papers of Yes Tweeddale and Women for Independence Scottish Borders, pro-independence campaign groups active during the Scottish Independence Referendum campaign 2014.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13615
Dates:
2013-2014.
Petition, resolution and other papers concerning the Faculty of Advocates Library.
File
Identifier: F.R.345/18
Dates:
1827-1829.
Records of Saint Ninian`s Cathedral, Perth; of the diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld, and Dunblane; and of the Episcopal Church in Scotland.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.251
Scope and Contents
Also included are papers of clergymen connected with Saint Ninian`s, including sermons, historical and liturgical works by Bishop Charles Wordsworth, Bishop George Howard Wilkinson, Dean George Taylor Shillito Farquar, and Dean James Wilson Harper.
Dates:
1648-20th century.
Records of the National Party of Scotland, Scottish Convention, Scottish Covenant Association and Scottish National Party.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.7295/1-34
Scope and Contents
Minutes, letters and papers, with miscellaneous printed political leaflets and ephemera retained with the collection, from the Edinburgh Headquarters of the Scottish National Party. Included are records of other organizations of the national movement.
Dates:
1932-1974, undated.
Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.28.1.2-28.1.7
Dates:
1705-1773.
Transcripts, 18th century, of journals, 1547-1553, of the House of Lords for the reign of Edward VI; with a collection of songs and airs, 18th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.31
Dates:
1547-1553, 18th century.
Typed transcripts, 1956-1957, concerning the Burghs of the Chanonry of Ross, Rosemarkie and Fortrose in the period 1455-1710.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.3566/1-2
Scope and Contents
Comprising typed transcripts of the town council minutes and burgh count books of the Burgh of the Chanonry of Ross, 1647-1658, and the Burgh of Fortrose, 1674-1710, and of charters and other deeds concerning the Burghs of the Chanonry of Ross, Rosemarkie and Fortrose, 1455-1661.
Dates:
1956, 1957.