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Papers concerning the Lord High Commissioners to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
The papers contain a large number of photocopies of documents dating back to the 17th century.
Papers of and concerning Randolph Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway, and his family.
Letters and papers of randolph Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway and his wife Countess Harriet Blanche, 1834-73, consisting mainly of political and family letters.
Including circa 90 letters, containing social and political news and comment.
With a draft of a parliamentary speech on the Colliery Bill, 1842.
Papers of and concerning the Horsburgh family.
Comprising:
1. pedigree, 19th century, of the Horsburgh family
2. transcripts of, and extracts from, charters and letters concerning members of the Horsburgh family
3. presentation, 1836, of the Reverend David Gairdner to the Church and Parish of Skirling
4. presentation, 1831, of the Reverend Dr George Burns to the Church and Parish of Tweedsmuir.
Papers of and relating to Harry Lauder.
Papers, circa 1900-1935, of and relating to Sir Harry Lauder. Includes scripts of `patter`, songs and music by Lauder and other writers; draft of `Immortal Memory` speech given by Lauder in Boston, USA, 1915; letter, 1917, of Hannen Swaffer, editor of `The Weekly Dispatch`, praising Lauder`s appearance on the London stage after his son`s death in action in France in December 1916.
Papers of James B Caird, including manuscripts and corrected typescripts of poems, essays, articles and talks; and letters to Caird on literary matters.
Among the letters to Caird are two of Sorley Maclean, one of George Scott-Moncrieff, two of Edwin Morgan, three of Edwin Muir, three of Sydney Goodsir Smith, one of Douglas Young, and four, 1967-1978, of C M Grieve.
Papers of Robert Kemp.
Including diaires, accounts, photographs and typesripts of plays, novels, short stories, addresses, broadcast talks and documentaries.
With letters of, among others, James Bridie and Cedric Thorpe Davie.
Papers of Sir Alexander MacEwen.
Including corrected typescripts of addresses and broadcast talks, manuscript and typescript drafts of an unpublishedwork on nationalism and political systems, and three letters.
Papers of Sir William O Hutchison.
Including sketchbooks, manuscripts and typescripts of addresses and talks, and over 100 letters to Hutchison, mostly concerning his paintings.
With associated printed items and photographs of paintings.
Papers of Sydney Goodsir Smith.
Includes corrected typescripts of articles, reviews and broadcast talks, together with 55 letters from various correspondents.
Papers of William Will.
Including manuscripts and typescripts of lectures and addresses, and 68 letters from, among others, John Buchan, Sir Ian Hamilton and Neil Munro, on literary and personal matters.
Personal and political correspondence of Walter E Elliot and of Katharine, Baroness Elliot of Harwood.
Personal and political papers of Eustace George Willis, Labour MP and Minister of State for Scotland, with some photographs and memorabilia.
Single letters and papers.
“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of original 17th-century Scottish historical documents, and of copies, 18th century.
The papers appear to have belonged to Lord Swinton, and may be the collection of the Reverend Samuel Semple, Swinton’s maternal grandfather (cf. FES i, 172).
Two letters, 1746, of Donald McDonald of Trionadrish, one to his wife, the other probably to James Graham of Airth
With a copy of McDonald`s speech at his execution, and two letters, 1757, of his brother, Robert, while exiled at Donai, to his sister.
Typescript of an address on Robert Louis Stevenson delivered by R A Knox to the Stevenson Club in 1949.
The typescript was marked by R A Knox to indicate pauses and points of emphasis.
A letter of Knox to Sir Randall Philip, Sheriff of Ayr and Renfrew, concerning the deposit of the address in the National Library of Scotland, is also included.
Typescripts of talks of Sir James B Thomson on Tonga and Malaysia.
With two letters of the Reverend Thomas M Donn to Thomson, and cuttings.