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Correspondence, diaries, articles and other papers of or collected by William Laird McKinlay concerning the Canadian National Arctic Expedition and the expedition of the 'Karluk' to Wrangel Island, Russia.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12696/1-67
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the papers in this collection relate to the Canadian National Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, and the part played in it by William McKinlay and the expedition leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson. McKinlay's account of his experiences, especially those of being shipwrecked and marooned on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia, were published by him in 'Karluk: the great untold story of Arctic expedition'.
Dates:
Circa 1903-1982, undated.
Correspondence, manuscript drafts and typescripts concerning "MacDiamrid`s Disciple" by Henry Mair.
File
Identifier: Acc.12033
Dates:
2000-2001.
Correspondence of Malcolm MacFarlane, with related literary, lexicographical and musical papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9736/1-161
Scope and Contents
Born in Dalavich, Argyll and resident for most of his life in Paisley and Elderslie where he was in business as a surveyor, MacFarlane was a notable Gaelic activist and writer from the late 1880s. He played a prominent part in the early years of An Comunn Gaidhealach (particularly in the production of its magazine, An Deò-Gréine, later An Gaidheal) while, as a radical in politics, taking issue with what he regarded as the An Comunn leadership's over-deference to aristocratic patronage and...
Dates:
1882-1930, undated.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.20534-20654
Dates:
1907-1964, undated.
Draft manuscript of the introduction and book I, chapters 1 and 2 of `Forty-three Years at the Cathedral Perth 1883-1926` by the Reverend George T S Farquhar, Dean of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
Item
Identifier: Dep.366
Dates:
1926, or after.
Drafts and corrected typescripts of "The Seven Deadly Sins: a Mask", libretto by Robert Nye, music by James Douglas.
Series
Identifier: Acc.6241/1-5
Scope and Contents
With manuscript score of the music, and correspondence concerning the work and its performance at the Stirling Festval, 1973, and Edinburgh International Festival, 1974.
Dates:
1973-1974.
Drafts and manuscripts of Rawdon Goodier`s contributions to "The Mountain Spirit" (New York, 1979, London, 1980) and "The Cairngorms" (1990).
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10380
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence on the publications.
Dates:
1973-1990.
Drafts and proofs of film scripts, short stories, articles and illustrations of Alasdair Gray, with some related correspondence.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12557/1-21
Scope and Contents
The largest portion of this collection is taken up by drafts of film scripts for 'Poor things', co-written by Alasdair Gray and Sandy Johnson, director, with comments and changes of both, as well as comments and changes of Iain Brown, producer, and Brian Gibson, another director who was later attached to the project.There are also some files of correspondence and drafts of articles and illustrations for other projects, as well as typescripts and proofs of the short story...
Dates:
1988-2003.
Drafts of lectures, notes, and other papers on ecclesiastical subjects by John Dowden, Bishop of Edinburgh.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3555-3563
Dates:
Late 19th century-[before 1911].
Drafts, proofs, notes, and research materials of Tom Pow, including related correspondence and other literary papers.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12950/1-59
Dates:
[1915]-2007, undated.
English translation of ‘Petri Gyllii de Topographia Constantinopoleos et illius Antiquitatibus’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.4.2
Scope and Contents
It would appear to be a draft translation, and two stages can be discerned in its text. Books I-II (folios 1-31) are a first draft, written in a hand that is rather difficult to read, and extensively disfigured by large numbers of deletions and insertions; Book I Chapter 1 is misplaced at folio 21. Books III-IV (folios 32-67) are a later draft, written in a clearer hand, and bear fewer amendments. Apart from Book I Chapter 1, which is incomplete and in some confusion, the translation is...
Dates:
18th century.
Fragments, drafts and notes in the hand of Sir Robert Sibbald, mainly on Scottish antiquities and topography.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.1.21
Dates:
[?Late 17th century-?1722.]
George Home of Wedderburn`s copy of "The Mirror", with manuscript notes and essay drafts inserted.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7665
Dates:
1779-1780.
Heavily corrected manuscript of chapters I-XVII of Thomas Reid, "Treatise on Clock and Watchmaking" (1826).
File
Identifier: Acc.8787
Scope and Contents
With printed text and plates (with corrections) for Reid`s entry on horology in the "Edinburgh Encyclopedia".
Dates:
circa 1826.
Jacobite papers deriving from W B Blaikie`s collection.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.6849
Scope and Contents
Including:
manuscript draft report, circa 1745, on Sir John Cope`s military operations
manuscript verses, 1745, on Gladsmuir
"A Chronological Table of Military Operations in Great Britain, 1745-1746".
Dates:
circa 1745-1746.
Ledgers, notebooks, literary correspondence and audiovisual and printed material of Alasdair Gray.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13416/1-100
Scope and Contents
Literary papers of Alasdair Gray, including ledgers and notebooks used for journal entries, drafts of letters and poems, working notes and illustrations. Literary papers and correspondence include material relating to 'A life in pictures' (Canongate, 2010) and 'Every short story' (Canongate, 2012). The collection of CDs and DVDs includes scans and drafts for these works as well as 'A Gray play book' (Luath, 2009).There is also a small collection of printed material, mostly...
Dates:
1909-2012.
Letters chiefly of, to, or concerning David Livingstone and his wife; and other papers.
File
Identifier: MS.20312
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, 1841-1872, undated, of David Livingstone to among others Mary Moffat (his future wife), Margaret Sewell, Robert Moffat, Frank Vardon, J B Braithwaite, Henry Labouchere, Sir Richard Owen, ‘The times’, his son (William) Oswell, Sir Baldwin Walker, George E Seward and Sir George H Richards (folio 1);(ii) Letters (some drafts), 1859-1865, undated, to Livingstone and his wife from among others John Washington, Sir Baldwin Walker,...
Dates:
1841-1890, undated.
Letters of Thomas Carlyle to his family.
Series
Identifier: MSS.511-518
Scope and Contents
There are no letters of Thomas Carlyle to his father. Several letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle (sometimes added to Carlyle’s letters as postscripts) and of various members of Carlyle’s family are included. Other writers are Daniel Corrie, Bishop of Madras, 1836; W H Wills, ‘Editor and factotum‘ of Charles Dickens, 1855; and Rudolf Sonnenburg, who brought out a German edition of ‘Frederick’, 1867. There are also letters of Carlyle to Whewell, 1861, Emerson, 1869, and others.
Dates:
1821-1870, undated.
Literary papers and speeches of Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond.
Series
Identifier: Dep.363
Dates:
Circa 1950-1983.
Literary papers, correspondence and artwork of Alasdair Gray.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.13289/1-109
Scope and Contents
This collection includes personal and working papers of Alasdair Gray, with the great majority of the papers concerning 'A Gray play book' (Luath, 2009) and 'A life in pictures' (Canongate, 2009).The 'play book' papers include typescripts from throughout Gray's life of many of the plays which made up the book, as well as annotated proofs, and correspondence concerning the book's production.There are extensive visual materials collated by Gray for the production of 'A...
Dates:
1951-2011.
Literary papers of Alison Fell.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12394/1-85
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of poetry, short stories, novels, and works for radio, film and the theatre.This collection includes papers relating to the following published works:'The bad box' (London: Virago, 1987)'The crystal owl' (London: Methuen, 1988)'Dreams, like heretics' (London: Serpent’s Tail, 1997)'Every move you make' (London: Virago, 1984)'The grey dancer'...
Dates:
1971-2001.
Literary papers of Andrew Greig.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13460/1-64
Content Description
Literary papers of Andrew Greig, circa 2000-2013, relating mainly to the following works: `Getting Higher`, `At the Loch of the Green Corrie`, `As Though We Were Flying`, `Found at Sea`, `Fair Helen`.
Dates:
circa 2000-2013.
Literary papers of Stewart Conn.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12098/1-57
Scope and Contents
Literary papers, 1961-1999, of Stewart Conn (b. 1936), a poet and playwright who was for many years a drama producer for BBC Radio Scotland. These papers includes correspondence, typescripts and a small number of manuscript drafts of poetry, and scripts of plays and adaptations for stage, radio and television.Many of the scripts in this collection have never been published, but it includes manuscripts and typescripts relating to the following published works: 'The Chinese tower'...
Dates:
1961-2005.
Literary papers of the poet and author, Alastair Reid (born 1926).
Series
Identifier: MSS.27446-27464
Scope and Contents
Born in Whithorn and educated at St Andrews, Alastair Reid lived in Spain and Latin America for many years, translating from Spanish as well as writing his own poetry and prose. His papers reflect these different kinds of work.
Dates:
1953-1981, undated.