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Photocopy of a letter, undated, of Robert Louis Stevenson to his mother, Margaret Stevenson.

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Identifier: Acc.9506
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With photocopies of notes, 1894 and undated, concerning Stevenson by Charles Baxter and A S Neilson.

Dates: 1894 and undated.

Photocopy of a reminiscence, 1937, of Rhoda Balfour concerning the quarrel between Robert Louis Stevenson and William E Henley.

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Identifier: Acc.9846
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With covering note by her son, Prof Michael Balfour.

Dates: 1937 and 1989.

Photocopy of James Hogg manuscript, "Sir David Graeme: a Fragment".

 Item
Identifier: Acc.9764
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Includes a note of authentication by William Hogg, nephew of the poet.

Dates: 1888.

Prints from original photographs of events in Russia, featuring Zinoviev and Béla Kun.

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Identifier: Acc.5435
Scope and Contents

Prints from original photographs of political events in Soviet Russia; many feature Grigori Evseevich Zinoviev, and the Hungarian communist leader Bela Kun; with a translation of the Russian comments on the verso of the original photographs, and xerox copies of these explanations.

Dates: Circa 1920.

Research material, including correspondence, notes, copies and transcripts, of and collected by Michael Parnell for his 'Eric Linklater: a critical biography'.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10248/1-200
Scope and Contents

Includes photocopies of correspondence and other papers of and concerning Linklater.

Dates: 1899-1986.

Research papers concerning Clan Gregor, including extracts and copies of historical and genealogical papers; with some papers relating to the history and administration of the Clan Gregor Society.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12335/84-243
Scope and Contents

The arrangement and description of the papers from the Clan Gregor Centre was undertaken by Sheila McGregor on behalf of the Centre. The described papers represent the activities of a small number of people who collected and compiled them over many years, combining traditional knowledge with research to both preserve and extend information about the clan.

Dates: 1539-2001.

Research papers, notes and email correspondence of Margaret Elphinstone relating to ‘The Gathering Night’ (Edinburgh: Canongate, 2009), with some printout drafts of sections of the novel.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13731/1-11
Scope and Contents Like many historical novelists, Margaret Elphinstone carries out extensive research on the subjects on which she plans to write. These papers demonstrate that she pursues her research to academic levels and beyond: corresponding with, and interviewing, experts in very specialised fields; reading widely; attending conferences and courses and - to some extent - trying to experience for herself what her characters’ lives would ‘feel’ like. The file headings alone indicate the depth and breadth...
Dates: Circa 2007-2008.

The Clan Gregor Centre archive.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11713/1-85
Scope and Contents Material concerning the history and genealogy of the McGregors, including printed items and a full set of the journal "The Quaich", 1989-1997.The arrangement and description of the papers from the Clan Gregor Centre was undertaken by Sheila McGregor on behalf of the Centre. The described papers represent the activities of a small number of people who collected and compiled them over many years, combining traditional knowledge with research to both preserve and extend information...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1915-1926, 1981-1999, undated.

Typescript copy of the journal, 1831-1832, of the Reverend James Robert Boyd.

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Identifier: Acc.7316
Scope and Contents

Kept during a visit to Edinburgh and the Borders.

With notes and comments by the transcriber John S B Pratt Junior, undated

photocopy of a charcoal sketch, circa 1838, of Dr Boyd

biographical note, 1882.

Dates: 1831-1882.

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Correspondence. 12
Letters. Correspondence. 11
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Memorandums. 3
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Transcripts 3
Transcripts. 3
Articles. 2
Carbon copies. Reprographic copies. 2
Diaries. 2
Excerpts. 2
Graphs. 2
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Indexes. Reference sources. 2
Lecture notes. 2
Maps. Cartographic materials. 2
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Travel journals. 2
Account books. 1
Admiralty charts. 1
Anecdotes. 1
Audiocassettes. 1
Autobiographies. 1
Cartland (inhabited place). Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Lanarkshire. 1
Cello music. 1
Census records. 1
Chirnside (inhabited place). Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. Longitude: -2.2000. Latitude: 55.8000. 1
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Commentaries. 1
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Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500. 1
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Family papers. 1
Faroe Islands. Europe. Dependent state. Longitude: -7.0000. Latitude: 62.0000. 1
Fugues. Musical compositions. 1
Great Highland Bagpipe music. Bagpipe music. 1
Greeting cards. Correspondence. 1
Inverness. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Highland. Inhabited place. Longitude: -4.2500. Latitude: 57.4500. 1
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Language
English 33
Undetermined 8
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic 1
Russian 1
 
Names
Stevenson, Robert Louis Balfour, novelist, 1850–1894 3
Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881 2
Elphinstone, Margaret, author, b 1948 2
Hume, David, philosopher, 1711-1776 2
McGregor, family 2
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Balfour, Michael Leonard Graham, historian and public servant, 1908-1995 1
Balfour, Rhoda, wife of Sir Thomas Graham, author, née Brooke, fl 1896-1944 1
Baxter, Charles, Writer to the Signet, 1848-1919 1
Boyd, James Robert, Principal of the Black River Literary and Religious Institute, 1804-1890 1
Carlyle, Jane Baillie Welsh, poet and writer, née Welsh, 1801-1866 1
Cartland, Sir George Barrington, Knight, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania, 1912-2008 1
Davie, George Elder, Reader in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, 1912-2007 1
Erskine, John, of Carnock, Professor of Scots Law, University of Edinburgh, 1695-1768 1
Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh 1
Fraser, family 1
French, J O, writer on Plumbers' Trade Union, fl 1965 1
Hamilton, James Alexander Douglas-, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, solicitor and politician, b 1942 1
Henley, William Earnest, poet, 1849-1903 1
Henry, William Stuart, artist, pseudonym Henry Stuart, fl 1942-1973 1
Herdman, Robert Duddingstone, painter, 1863-1922 1
Herdman, Robert, painter, 1828-1888 1
Hogg, James, the Ettrick Shepherd (Scottish poet, novelist and essayist) 1
Hogg, William, nephew of James, the Ettrick Shepherd, fl 1888 1
Home, family, of Whitfield and Ninewells 1
Houston, family 1
Hunt, E A, Chirnside, fl 1970 1
Insh, George Pratt, historian, b 1883 1
Kun, Béla, revolutionary, 1886-1939 1
Linklater, Eric Robert Russell, author, 1899-1974 1
Little, Andrew, schoolmaster, Langholm, fl 1782-1803: recipient 1
Macfarlane, Walter, of Macfarlane, antiquary, d 1767 1
MacilleDhuibh, Raghnall, Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Celtic Department, University of Edinburgh, b 1946 1
Mackenzie, family, of Kilcoy 1
Magnusson, Magnus, scholar, broadcaster and enviromentalist, 1929-2007 1
Mitchell, Joseph, civil engineer, 1803-1883 1
Neilson, A S, researcher on Robert Louis Stevenson, fl 1894 1
Parnell, Michael (biographer and senior lecturer in English at the Polytechnic of Wales, now The University of Glamorgan) 1
Plumbers' Trade Union 1
Pont, Timothy, topographer, fl 1574–1611 1
Pratt, John Scott Boyd, author of "Ancestors of Thane and Boyd Pratt", Junior, b 1892: transcriber 1
Quaich, McGregor family genealogical journal 1
Robertson, R P, physician, fl 1900-1982 1
Stevenson, Margaret Isabella, wife of Thomas, civil engineer, née Balfour, 1829-1897: recipient 1
Stone, Jeffrey C, author of "The Pont Manuscript Maps of Scotland", b 1936 1
Strachan, Michael, writer, b 1919 1
Telford, Thomas, engineer, 1757-1834 1
Waterston, Jane Elizabeth, Cape Town, physician, 1843-1932 1
Whyte, Donald, Vice-President of the Scottish Genealogy Society, 1924-2010 1
Zinovyev, Grigory Yevseyevich, Head of the Communist International, 1883-1936 1
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