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Letters, 1807-1887, undated, chiefly of Edward Ellice of Invergarry (died 1865), and a few press cuttings, 1865, 1929, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.15196
Scope and Contents
The contents of this manuscript had become separated from the Ellice Papers (MSS.15001-15195, Ch.12601-12763) and were purchased separately.The manuscript consists of;
(i) Letters 1845-?1857, undated, of Edward Ellice to his niece Marion, subsequently Coleman, chiefly concerning British and European political affairs. (Folio 1.) For the rest of his letters to her see MS.15072.
(ii) Letters, [circa 1832-?1862], undated, of Ellice to Joseph Parkes concerning political affairs....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1807-1887, 1929, undated.
Letters, 1914-1941, of Lord Alfred Douglas to William Sorley Brown, editor of the ‘Border standard’, concerned chiefly with the publication of Douglas's articles, poems and speeches; with several drafts of letters chiefly written to newspapers for publication.
File
Identifier: MS.9925
Scope and Contents
Also included are a number of newspaper-cuttings, 1915-1936, undated, by or about Lord Alfred Douglas, and the manuscripts, 1915, undated, of three sonnets. "All's well with England", 'Winston Churchill' and 'A Christmas sonnet', all apparently unpublished.
Dates:
1914-1941.
Letters, accounts, newspaper cuttings, and other papers concerning the Western Bank of Scotland compiled by J S Fleming, liquidator of the bank.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.1.13-21.1.14
Dates:
1850-1860.
Letters and papers concerning the manuscript of ‘Marmion’ by Sir Walter Scott.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.16A
Dates:
1867, 1898-1899.
Letters and papers of and concerning John Leyden.
File
Identifier: MS.971
Scope and Contents
The contents include: letters of John Leyden chiefly to William Erskine, 1797—1811, undated (folio 1); poems of Leyden, some apparently unpublished (folio 95); letters to Erskine and others regarding Leyden, written after his death, 1811-1826 (folio 120); and cuttings from Indian newspapers, 1811-1812 (folio 179). Also included are an account in Leyden's hand of the story of Duke Richard Sans Peur and the Company of Hellequin, apparently used by Scott in the essay ‘On the Fairies...
Dates:
1797-1826, undated.
Letters and papers of John H Balfour-Browne, Kings Counsel (1885-1921).
File
Identifier: MS.19609
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Letters, 1846-1919, undated, chiefly addressed to John H Balfour-Browne. They had been kept as a collection of autographs and include fragments of letters and signatures (which have not been indexed). The correspondence mostly concerns Balfour-Browne's literary work and legal matters. (Folio 1.)(ii) Typescript with manuscript corrections and newspaper cutting of 'A Criticism and a Reminiscence' by Balfour-Browne, published in the...
Dates:
1814-1919, undated.
Letters and papers of the geologist, Leonard Horner, and of his family.
Series
Identifier: MSS.2213-2222
Dates:
1782-1880.
Letters chiefly addressed to Archibald Constable, the publisher.
File
Identifier: MS.8991
Scope and Contents
The letters are almost all from members of the Constable family, and those of each correspondent are grouped together and arranged in chronological order. The chief correspondents are John Constable, Berwick, Michael Constable of Woodford, Charles Constable, London, Colonel George Constable and Dr Robert Constable, all of whom write concerning family matters.Appended to the volume are three miscellaneous items: a clipping, 1815, from the ‘Kelso Weekly Journal’ advertising books...
Dates:
1799-1827.
Letters, engraved portraits, printed biographical notes, and other papers, chiefly of generals and admirals who served under Napoleon.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9310-9315
Scope and Contents
The letters, which were collected for their autograph interest, are chiefly on army administrative matters, but a few concern military conditions and contemporary events.
Dates:
1779-1884.
Letters, manuscripts, notebooks and printed items of and concerning David Gray, of Kirkintilloch.
Series
Identifier: MSS.8463-8481
Scope and Contents
David Gray is known particularly for his major poem 'The Luggie'.
Dates:
1845-1964.
Letters of and to George G Napier.
File
Identifier: Acc.9311
Scope and Contents
With press cuttings and printed items.
Dates:
1889-1939 and undated.
Letters of and to Naomi Mitchison.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10909
Scope and Contents
With typescripts, undated, of prose pieces and verse including "Prisoners at War", photographs and press-cuttings.
Dates:
1943 and undated.
Letters of James M Craigen with sundry reports, documents and directories concerning the Scottish Special Housing Association and Scottish Trades Union Congress.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10476
Dates:
circa 1970-1989.
Letters of John Byrne to Douglas Percy Bliss.
File
Identifier: Acc.14291
Scope and Contents
John Byrne was a student of the Glasgow School of Art from 1958 to 1963, while Douglas Percy Bliss was its Director. The letters concern Byrne's early career as a painter and playwright and his relationship with Portal Gallery, Mayfair, London, where he exhibited under the name 'Patrick'.With ephemera collected by Bliss including printed leaflets and catalogue guides to 'Patrick''s exhibitions, newspaper cuttings on John Byrne's work, and John Byrne's 1999 Millenium commemorative...
Dates:
1967-1973.
Letters of Muriel Spark to Tony Strachan with related press cuttings and audio-visual material.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12681
Dates:
1957-2006.
Letters of Norman McLaren to Florence Russell, including painted and etched films; with papers collected by Florence Russell, comprising press cuttings, a sound recording, articles and printed material, concerning the work of Norman McLaren.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.5649/1-26
Dates:
1934-1976, undated.
Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson and of his wife, Fanny, to Anne Jenkin, with related papers.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13744/1-6
Scope and Contents
Fleeming Jenkin was Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh and Stevenson’s tutor in that capacity. Stevenson showed little aptitude or interest in engineering but the two men became firm friends. After Jenkin’s sudden death in 1885, his widow Anne asked Stevenson to write a memoir of her husband and this correspondence arose from that connection.
Dates:
1885-1914, undated.
Letters of Sir Walter Scott, chiefly to Charles Erskine, with associated papers.
File
Identifier: MS.23127
Dates:
1816-1824.
Letters of William Sharp ('Fiona Macleod') to the publisher Frank Murray concerning two of Sharp’s works: ‘Vistas’ (Derby, 1894) and ‘Pharais’ (Derby, 1894); with related material.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9985-9986
Dates:
1893, 1894, 1899, undated.
Letters, photographs and press-cuttings relating largely to the climbing activities of Iain Smart and Malcolm Slesser in Greenland and elswhere.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13310
Dates:
1946-1992
Letters, press cuttings, and manuscript music concerning Bessie Kerr.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21562-21563
Scope and Contents
Bessie Kerr, a native of Banff, made her London début as a contralto in 1918, and from then until about 1934 sang regularly for the BBC, for Chappell 'Pop' concerts, and for Promenade concerts. Her correspondence includes letters of Sir Edward German and Frederic King her teacher at the Royal Academy of Music.
Dates:
1904-1934, undated.
Letters, press cuttings, photographs and pamphlets concerning Tibbie Shiels.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9850
Dates:
circa 1878-1882.
Letters to John Duncan Hamilton of Glasgow, mostly on literary matters.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.1.23-81.1.24
Dates:
1894-1930.
Literary and personal papers, 1909-1953, of Joyce Anstruther Placzek, known as 'Jan Struther', with related papers, 1954-2010, including printed material and press cuttings.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13220/1-49
Scope and Contents
Articles and poems published in newspapers and magazines are all faithfully preserved in 16 large albums of press cuttings.She was a keen supporter of the Democratic Party and the correspondence files contain some letters of Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson. The papers include several travel journals, and manuscripts and typescripts of many articles, verses, songs and hymns - which she had a gift for writing, despite her own agnosticism. Also significant are the manuscripts...
Dates:
1909-2010.
Literary manuscripts, correspondence and related papers of Jessie Kesson.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13722
Dates:
Circa 1946-1994.