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Typescript chronological list of the Senators of the College of Justice from 1532 to 1920, with biographical notes, compiled by Charles John Guthrie, Lord Guthrie (born 1849, died 1920), and Jessie E Macdonald.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.20.2.13-20.2.17
Scope and Contents

The contents consist of 4 volumes of lists, and miscellaneous papers.

The manuscripts were compiled by Lord Guthrie as material for a book projected by him.

Dates: 1st quarter of 20th century.

Typescript copy of report, 1920, of expedition of Alexander M Kellas to ascend Kamet in the Himalayas.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.9603
Scope and Contents

With presentation note and letter, 1921, to Dr Ernest L Kennaway.

Dates: 1920-1921

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

 File
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.

Typescript note of Ian Rankin.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.11448
Scope and Contents

Concerns the connection between Rankin`s writings and National Library of Scotland.

Dates: 1997.

Typescript notes compiled by James Steuart.

 File
Identifier: Acc.3631
Scope and Contents

Concerning the Steuart family and on the history of the legal firm, J C and A Steuart.

Dates: Undated

Typescript notes on and correspondence concerning Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley novels.

 File
Identifier: MS.23068
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows.

(i) Typescript notes of James Hogg Macdonald, concerning the Waverley novels (folios 1-5);(ii) Notes on text of Waverley Novels by Isabel Brown, with associated correspondence, 1955, of W L Renwick (folio 6)

Dates: [Circa 1955], undated.

Typescript of Donald Fraser's 'Memoirs of an Unsuccessful Revolutionary', with biographical notes and a chronological index.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13176
Scope and Contents Typescript memoirs of Donald Fraser (1904-1956), Scottish politician and a leading member of the Common Wealth Party. The memoris are incomplete as a result of Fraser`s premature death in 1956. They chart his early life, professional activities and his involvement in inter-war politics, particularly the ILP and the Common Wealth Party that had been founded by the Liberal MP Sir Richard Acland in 1942 to contest by-elections against reactionary candidates. The manuscript biographical notes...
Dates: Circa 1955.

Typescript of Malcolm Murray, "Överslöjtnant Alexander Irvings Skotska Bördsbrer av den 16 Maj 1642".

 File
Identifier: Acc.9162
Scope and Contents

With an English translation, notes and correspondence, 1986.

Dates: 1976-1986.

Typescript of set of poems, 1924, of William Soutar, "Over the Goompa Gu".

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7104
Scope and Contents

With manuscript notes, 1923, 1941, of Soutar, and four letters, 1940, from him to James Gilchrist, on literary and political matters.

Dates: 1923-1924 and 1940-1941.

Typescript Peeblesshire church histories, by Dr Clement Bryce Gunn, intended to form part of the author's series of 'Books of the Church'.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.954-961
Scope and Contents

The typescripts, chiefly 20th-century and consisting largely of excerpts from the kirk-session records, are almost ready for publication, and are accompanied by notes, newspaper cuttings, and photographs. Churches other than parish are dealt with, and biographical and genealogical information is given about ministers.

Dates: Early 20th century-mid 20th century.

Typescripts, manuscripts, research notes, correspondence and other papers of Duncan Fraser and of Standard Press publishers, Montrose.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8058/1-239
Scope and Contents

Including corrected typescripts and proofs of historical and topographical works, and circa 400 letters and copies of letters.

With papers, 1928-1959, of the Standard Press, Montrose.

Dates: 1765-1983.

Typescripts of "An Oidhche Mus Do Sheòl Sinn".

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.12472
Scope and Contents

Includes notes, research notes, vocabulary and correspondence.

Dates: circa 2000-2003.

Typescripts of literary works by David Lindsay (1878-1945).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.27247-27252
Dates: [Circa 1920]-1942, undated.

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Photographs. 95
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Language
English 773
Undetermined 561
Latin 52
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic 34
Multiple languages 29
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Names
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832) 13
Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881 7
Burns, Robert (poet) (1759–1796) 6
Spark, Muriel Sarah, Dame (née Camberg, author) 6
Hamilton, James Alexander Douglas-, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, solicitor and politician, b 1942 5
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Stevenson, Robert Louis Balfour, novelist, 1850–1894 5
Tranter, Nigel Godwin , author, 1909-2000 5
Elphinstone, Margaret, author, b 1948 4
Erskine, David Steuart, 11th Earl of Buchan (succ 1767), 1742-1829 4
Gray, Alasdair (author) (1934-2019) 4
Linklater, Eric Robert Russell, author, 1899-1974 4
National Library of Scotland 4
Beattie, William, Librarian of the National Library of Scotland, 1903-1986 3
Calder, Angus Lindsay Ritchie (historian, writer, and poet) 3
Church of Scotland 3
Free Church of Scotland 3
Hogg, James, the Ettrick Shepherd (Scottish poet, novelist and essayist) 3
Mitchison, Naomi Mary Margaret (née Haldane), Baroness Mitchison (author) 3
Robertson, Sir Lewis, Knight, administrator and industrialist, 1922-2008 3
Scottish National Party 3
Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, antiquary, 1781-1851 3
Stevenson, Ronald J, composer and pianist, 1928-2015 3
Borrow, George Henry (writer and traveller) (1803-1881) 2
Buchan, John Norman Stuart, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, 1911-1996 2
Buchan, Priscilla Jean Fortesque, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie (politician, née Thomson, then Grant) (1915-1978) 2
Dennistoun, James, antiquary, 1803-1855 2
Douglas, family, of Cavers 2
Drummond, William, of Hawthornden, poet, 1585-1649 2
Duncan, Archibald Alexander McBeth, Professor of Scottish History, University of Glasgow, b 1926 2
Dunnett, Dorothy, novelist and artist, wife of Sir Alastair McTavish, journalist and newspaper editor, née Halliday, 1923-2001 2
Edinburgh Bibliographical Society 2
Elphinstone, family, of Lopness 2
Erskine, John, of Carnock, Professor of Scots Law, University of Edinburgh, 1695-1768 2
Fairley, John A, local historian, fl 1900-1929 2
Forrester, Colin David Ian G, Clan Secretary and Historian, Clan Forrester Society, fl 1967-1992 2
Geikie, Mary, novelist, fl 1908-1948 2
Gibb, Andrew Dewar, Professor of Law, University of Glasgow, 1888-1974 2
Graham, Robert Bontine Cunninghame (of Gartmore and Ardoch, author, formerly Bontine) (1852-1936) 2
Haig, Douglas, 1st Earl Haig, 1861-1928 2
Hall, Sir James, 4th Baronet, geologist and chemist, 1761-1832 2
Hildebrandt, Franz, Minister of Slateford-Longstone Church, 1909-1985 2
Hislop, Joseph Dewar, singer, 1884-1977 2
Hume, David, philosopher, 1711-1776 2
Kennaway, James Peebles Ewing, novelist and scriptwriter, 1928-1968 2
Lockhart, John Gibson (biographer of Scott) 2
MacEwen, Andrew B W, Stockton Springs, Maine, fl 1975-1977 2
Maidment, James, antiquary, d 1879. 2
Martin, Burns, author of "Allan Ramsay: a Study of His Life and Works", fl 1900-1945 2
McGregor, family 2
McLean, John David Ruari McDowall Hardie, typographer and author, 1917-2006 2
Morrison, Hew, 1850-1935 (Librarian, Edinburgh Public Library, Gaelic scholar) 2
Nye, Robert, author and poet, b 1939 2
Pilkington, Charles, mountaineer, b 1850 2
Primrose, Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery (statesman) 2
Ramsay, Allan, poet, 1684-1758 2
Ronaldson, family 2
Scott, Robert Falcon, Captain, Royal Navy, Antarctic explorer, 1868-1912 2
Smith, Sydney Goodsir, poet, playwright, 1915-1975 2
Stuart, Malcolm (Michael) Moncrieff, 1903-1991 (civil servant in India and Pakistan) 2
Traverse Theatre Club, Edinburgh 2
University of Edinburgh 2
Watt, Donald Elmslie Robertson, historian, 1926-2004 2
Whyte, Donald, Vice-President of the Scottish Genealogy Society, 1924-2010 2
Young, Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun, poet, 1913-1973 2
A and C Black Ltd, Edinburgh, publishers and booksellers 1
Abbott, Minnie, illegitimate daughter of James Nasmyth, engineer, née Russell, then Richardson, c 1858-1940: recipient 1
Abulafia, John, writer and director, b 1947 1
Adam, Robin J, Professor of Medieval History, University of St Andrews, fl 1960-1998 1
Agnew, Swanzie, wife of Sir Fulque Melville Gerald Noel, 10th Baronet of Lochnaw, née Erskine, 1916-2000 1
Aldis, Harry Gidney, bibliographer, 1863-1919 1
Alexander, Alastair, sports radio commentator, b 1937 1
Allan, Jean Mary (librarian and novelist, pseudonym Lennox Allan) 1
Allen, Frederick Denison Campbell , Member of the Scottish Mountaineering Club, d.1964 1
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, 1871-1913 1
Anderson and Woodman Library, Strichen, Aberdeenshire 1
Anderson, Iain Fleming, historian, b 1902 1
Anderson, James, author of "Sir Walter Scott and History", b 1918 1
Anderson, John, Emigrant, fl 1857-1867 1
Anderson, John, Emigrant, fl 1857-1867: former owner 1
Anderson, Margaret, Emigrant, fl 1857-1867 1
Anderson, Margaret, Emigrant, fl 1857-1867: former owner 1
Anderson, William James, Senior Curate, St Mary's, Chelsea, 1894-1972 1
Andrew, Elizabeth, lover of Robert Burns, poet, née Paton, fl 1786 1
Angus, Archibald, son of David, civil engineer, fl 1904-1916 1
Angus, David, civil engineer, 1855-1926 1
Angus, David, civil engineer, 1855-1926: recipient 1
Angus, Mary, wife of David, civil engineer, née Wilson, fl 1904-1939 1
Angus, Mary, wife of David, civil engineer, née Wilson, fl 1904-1939: recipient 1
Angus, Nancy W, daughter of David, civil engineer, fl 1907-1960 1
Angus, Stewart, son of David, civil engineer, fl 1904-1916 1
Archibald Constable and Co, Edinburgh, publishers 1
Ardern, L L, Librarian, College of Technology, Manchester, fl 1953-1988 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, Fife and Forfar Imperial Yeomanry 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, Gordon Highlanders, 1st Battalion 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire 1
Atlee, Dr Edwin Augustus, 1776-1852 1
Baillie, Joanna (playwright and poet) 1
Baine, John, teacher and astronomer, b 1754 1
Baker, Jane, scriptwriter, fl 1968-1970 1
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