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Records of the Amalgamated Slaters` Society of Scotland.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.124- is now Acc.4707.

Records of the Edinburgh People's Festival.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14155/1-42
Scope and Contents The Edinburgh People’s Festival (EPF) was founded in 2002 by Colin Fox as a ‘more accessible and inclusive cultural alternative’ to the Edinburgh International Festival. It presented a series of plays, lectures, concerts, pageants, ceilidhs, and art exhibitions in different venues around the city of Edinburgh in August and throughout the year until 2018. The EPF was established in part as a tribute to the festival of the same name organised by the Edinburgh Labour Festival Committee,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1949-1954, 2003-2020.

Records of the National Party of Scotland, Scottish Convention, Scottish Covenant Association and Scottish National Party.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.7295/1-34
Scope and Contents

Minutes, letters and papers, with miscellaneous printed political leaflets and ephemera retained with the collection, from the Edinburgh Headquarters of the Scottish National Party. Included are records of other organizations of the national movement.

Dates: 1932-1974, undated.

Records of the North East Fife Conservative and Unionist Association.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13853
Scope and Contents

Including records of predecessor bodies and associated local Conservative and Unionist Associations.

Dates: 1902-2000.

Records of the Royal Highland Yacht Club

 Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14054/1-8
Content Description

Minutes, correspondence, lists of members, newsletters and journals.

Dates: 1970-2021.

Related material inserted in ‘Our Journall into Scotland, Anno Domini 1629, 5th of November’ by Christopher Lowther (Edinburgh, 1894).

 File
Identifier: MS.20755
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Photographs of the original manuscript (folio 1, 2, 5, 6); (ii) Letters, 1894, 1918, to the publisher, David Douglas, about the edition (folios 3, 7, 10, 18-48); (iii) A copy with manuscript corrections of pages 73-88 of the ‘Thirteenth report of the Historical Manuscripts Commission’, Appendix, Part VII (London, 1893) (the first publication of Lowther's journal) (folio 11); (iv) Press cuttings, 1894, containing reviews of the book (folio 50); (v) A...
Dates: [1893, or after]-1918.

Review, 1972, by Robert Nye of Erick Linklater, "The Voyage of the Challenger".

 Item
Identifier: Acc.9817
Scope and Contents

Press cutting from "The Scotsman", with a note, 1974, by Linklater.

Dates: 1972-1974

School report card of Robert Garioch Sutherland.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10626
Scope and Contents

With photographs and press cutting.

Dates: 1926-1927.

Scrap-book containing correspondence of and related printed items concerning William Sulzer, counselor at law and sometime Governor of New York.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.5.2
Scope and Contents The correspondence, which consists mostly of incoming letters dated 1920-1922, together with a few dated 1916-1917, relates to the aftermath of his political career, which was virtually terminated by his impeachment and removal from office as Governor of New York in October 1913, after less than a year in office; to his investments (mostly in mining shares), and to matters of personal interest.The printed items, which consist of contemporary press-cuttings and small pamphlets,...
Dates: 1st quarter of 20th century.

Scrap-book entitled "Scott Appropriatily [sic] Embellished" compiled by a Mrs Stephens.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.12379
Scope and Contents

Scrap-book consists of cartoons and caricatures from periodicals matched with quotations from Walter Scott`s works.

Dates: circa 1885.

Scrapbook concerning plans to re-build the chapel of Holyrood House.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14089
Content Description A scrapbook documenting Lord Leven's proposal to re-build the chapel of Holyrood House, Edinburgh, and his bequest of a large sum of money assigned to this purpose. According to the terms of the will, the work depended on the approval of two executors, who in 1906 decided not to let it go ahead. The scrapbooks contains press cuttings of obituaries and death notices of the Earl of Leven, some printed documents and reports, and newspaper articles and letters to the editors. With a...
Dates: ca. 1908

Scrapbook concerning the Vernacular Circle of the Burns Club of London.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8438
Scope and Contents

Containing reports, press cuttings, programmes and correspondence.

Dates: Undated

Scrapbook of Ralph Richardson.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8253
Scope and Contents

Concerning the South African War.

Including correspondence from his brother, Mervyn, press cuttings and pamphlets.

Dates: 1899-1902.

Scrapbook, photograph album and typescript magazines of and relating to Isobel Wylie Hutchison and her siblings.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13412
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook, photograph album and typescript magazines, ca.1894 – 1900, of and relating to Isobel Wylie Hutchison and her siblings, the children of Thomas Hutchison, Merchant, Edinburgh [b.1841]. The typescript magazines and many of the photographs relate to the Hutchison children’s childhood at Carlowrie.

Dates: ca.1894-1900

Scrapbooks of Arthur Maurice Roth, schoolboy in Callander, containing daily observations on the progress of the Second World War.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14009/1-36
Scope and Contents

The scrapbooks cover the period from December 1943 to August 1945. They consist of 36 notebooks in which Roth has written short notes on the progress of the war, illustrated with press cuttings he had collected.

Although it is not clear why Roth began to keep a daily record of events occurring during the war, he had an interest in military history, and keeping a record of the war on a daily basis helped to develop his knowledge of geography.

Dates: 1942-1945.

Scrapbooks of correspondence and papers of Alexander MacDonald ("Gleannach").

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13587
Scope and Contents Alexander MacDonald ("Gleannach", 1860-1928) is the author of `Story and Song from Loch Ness-side` (Inverness 1914) and of a Gaelic poetry collection of his own, `Còinneach `us Coille` (Inverness 1895). After the appearance of his poetry collection he continued to contribute songs composed or edited by himself to newspapers, but these were not subsequently collected into a second volume. He also wrote a large number of articles on Gaelic- and Highland-related matters in journals...
Dates: 1878-ca. 1925

Scrapbooks of Lord MacGregor Mitchell.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13603
Scope and Contents

Eleven scrapbooks, 1899-1935, concerning Lord Robert MacGregor Mitchell (1875-1938), Scottish lawyer and judge, Liberal MP for Perth and University Rector.

The scrapbooks contain newspaper cuttings, letters, photographs and miscellaneous ephemera mostly documenting Lord Mitchell’s legal and political career, as well as his personal interests in golf and cricket.

Dates: 1899-1935

Scrapbooks of press cuttings on Scottish football and politics compiled by John Weir

 Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10122
Scope and Contents

With one scrapbook of cuttings from Catholic newspapers.

Dates: 1986-1989.

Scripts, programmes and other papers of Marillyn Gray, Scottish actor and theatre director, mostly relating to the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12942/1-124
Scope and Contents

Papers of Scottish actor and theatre director Marillyn Gray (1930-2006), chiefly relating to the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh, in which she was a regular performer. The Gateway papers came into her care at some point after the theatre closed possibly entrusted to her by, or after the death of, Sadie Aitken (1905-85) Gateway Theatre General Manager, some of whose papers are in the collection.

Dates: 1925-1997.

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Subject
Correspondence. 247
Photographs. 177
Letters. Correspondence. 106
Typescripts. 81
Notes. 77
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Manuscripts. 63
Poetry. 60
Diaries. 57
Articles. 55
Notebooks. 52
Minutes. Administrative records. 43
Drafts. Documents. 37
Speeches. Documents. 34
Administrative records. 29
Copies. Derivative objects. 27
Reports 27
Albums. 26
Publications. 26
Pamphlets. 25
Printed materials. Object genre. 25
Programmes 23
Financial records. 21
Photocopies. 21
Obituaries. 20
Reports. 20
Scripts. Documents 18
Memorandums. 17
Short stories. 17
Novels. 16
Scrapbooks 16
Drawings. Visual works. 15
Ephemera. 15
Lectures. 15
Lists. 15
Reviews. Document genre. 15
Plays. 14
Programmes. 14
Reviews. Document genre 14
Accounts. 13
Biographies. 13
Leaflets. 13
Photograph albums. 13
Posters. 13
Sketches. 13
Catalogues. 12
Literature (writings). 12
Maps. Cartographic materials. 12
Newsletters. Serials. 12
Legal documents. 11
Minute books. 11
Postcards. 11
Audiocassettes. 10
Documents. 10
Essays. 10
Personal papers. 10
Proofs. Printed matter. 10
Songs. Musical compositions. 10
Autobiographies. 9
Histories. 9
Periodicals. 9
Research notes 9
Books 8
Genealogies. 8
Proofs. printed matter 8
Travel journals. 8
Annotations. 7
Fragments. 7
Journals. Accounts. 7
Politics. 7
Portraits. 7
Scrapbooks. 7
Sketches 7
Translations. Documents. 7
Travel journals 7
Certificates 6
Certificates. 6
Excerpts. 6
Genealogical tables. Genealogies. 6
Memoirs. 6
Microfilms. 6
Negatives. Photographs. 6
Offprints. 6
Professional papers. 6
Scripts. Documents. 6
Transcripts 6
Account books. 5
Autographs (manuscripts). 5
Commonplace books. 5
Extracts. 5
Illustrations. Layout features. 5
Invitations. 5
Magazines. periodicals. 5
Musical compositions. 5
Rules. Instructions 5
Scores 5
Second World War (1939-1945). 5
Sermons 5
Slides. Photographs. 5
Telegrams. 5
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Language
English 423
Undetermined 102
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic 8
Multiple languages 8
French 2
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Names
Gray, Alasdair (author) (1934-2019) 6
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh 6
Edinburgh International Festival Society 5
Hamilton, James Alexander Douglas-, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, solicitor and politician, b 1942 5
Scottish National Party 5
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Burns, Robert (poet) (1759–1796) 4
Cameron, Sir David Young, Knight, painter and etcher, 1865-1945 4
Mitchison, Naomi Mary Margaret (née Haldane), Baroness Mitchison (author) 4
Gordon, Seton Paul, naturalist and author, 1886-1977 3
Hislop, Joseph Dewar, singer, 1884-1977 3
Hutchison, Isobel Wylie (botanist and traveller) 3
Maclean, John (revolutionary socialist) 3
Meacham, Gwendoline Emily, Scottish nationalist, pseudonym Wendy Wood, 1892-1981 3
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832) 3
Balfour, Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour (statesman) 2
Braehead Secondary School, Buckhaven 2
Buchan, John Norman Stuart, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, 1911-1996 2
Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, author, publisher, Governor-General of Canada, 1875-1940 2
Buchan, Priscilla Jean Fortesque, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie (politician, née Thomson, then Grant) (1915-1978) 2
Cochrane, Hon Sir Archibald Douglas, Knight, Captain, Royal Navy, Governor of Burma, 1885-1958 2
Davidson, Andrew Nevile, Minister of Glasgow Cathedral, 1899-1976 2
Elliot, Walter Elliot, Secretary of State for Scotland, 1888-1958 2
Ewart, Gavin Buchanan, poet, 1916-1995 2
Fox, Colin, b. 1969 (politician) 2
George Waterston and Sons Limited, printers, stationers and sealing wax manufacturers 2
Grimond, Joseph, Baron Grimond, politician, 1913-1993 2
Haig, Douglas, 1st Earl Haig, 1861-1928 2
Kesson, Jessie Grant, novelist, née McDonald, 1916-1994 2
Lauder, Sir Henry MacLennan, Knight, comedian, 1870-1950 2
Lockhart, Sir James Haldane Stewart, Knight, colonial official and art collector, 1858-1937 2
MacGilleMhoire, Dòmhnall R (poet and shopkeeper, Scalpay, Isle of Harris) 2
Mavor, Osborne Henry, playwright, pseudonym James Bridie, 1888-1951 2
McKinlay, William Laird, scientist on Canadian National Arctic Expedition, teacher, 1888-1983 2
McTaggart, William, painter, 1835-1910 2
Mearns, Jim, b.1959 (civil servant, archaeologist, and political campaigner) 2
Mossman, Robert Cockburn, meteorologist, 1870-1940 2
Murray, David, journalist, writer and broadcaster, fl 1934-1972 2
Murray, Katherine Marjory Stewart-, wife of John, 8th Duke of Atholl, née Ramsay, 1874-1960 2
Napier, George Glen, miscellaneous writer, fl 1889-1940 2
National Council of Labour Colleges 2
National Party of Scotland 2
Reeve, Eric Cyril Raynold (British geneticist) (1913-2011) 2
Russell, Stanley Livingstone (filmmaker) 2
Scottish Liberal Democrats, political party 2
Scottish Liberal Party, political party 2
Simon, Edith (writer and artist) (1917-2003) 2
Tolmie, Frances, folklorist, 1840-1926 2
Tranter, Nigel Godwin , author, 1909-2000 2
Traverse Theatre Club, Edinburgh 2
Wimberley, Douglas Neil, Major-General, 1896-1983 2
7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland) 1
A and C Black Ltd, Edinburgh, publishers and booksellers 1
ASH Scotland, anti-smoking charity 1
Academics Together (pro-union campaign organisation, Scotland.) 1
Aitken, Sarah Ross, Gateway Theatre General Manager, 1905-1985 1
Akros Publications 1
Akros, literary magazine 1
Allan, J G M, nurse, fl 1938-1942 1
Amalgamated Slaters' Society of Scotland 1
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, 1871-1913 1
Angus, David 1
Angus, Nancy W, daughter of David, civil engineer, fl 1907-1960 1
Antonine Productions (Film Production Company) 1
Argyll Publishing (Glendaruel) 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, 51st (Highland) Division 1
Askew, Gilbert, 1893-1950 1
Ayr Burns Club 1
Baillie, Oscar, cinema manager, 1909-1992 1
Barlow (family) 1
Barns-Graham, Allan, 1874-1957 (landowner) 1
Baxter, William Edward, traveller and author, 1825-1890 1
Begg, Isabella Burns, sister of Robert Burns, poet, 1771-1858 1
Bell, Henry, builder of the "Comet", 1767-1830 1
Bell, William, great grand-nephew of Henry Bell, builder of the "Comet", d 1978 1
Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Rene (poet and author) 1
Bennett, Enoch Arnold, writer, 1867-1931 1
Better Together Aberdeenshire (Local pro-union campaign organisation, Scotland) 1
Bicknell, Christine, wife of Henry S, art collector, née Roberts, b 1821: recipient 1
Bicknell, Christine, wife of Henry S, art collector, née Roberts, b 1821: transcriber 1
Bicknell, Henry Sanford, art collector, 1818-1880 1
Bliss, Douglas Percy, 1900-1984 (painter, wood engraver, scholar, and writer of belles lettres) 1
Bone, Sir Muirhead, Knight, painter and etcher, 1876-1953 1
Boraston, John Herbert, Lieutenant-Colonel, 1885-1969 1
Bottomley, Gordon, author, 1874-1948 1
Bottomley, family 1
Boyd, family 1
Braehead Mountaineering Club 1
Brander, Michael (writer) 1
Broadsheet, poetry magazine 1
Brown, George Douglas, author, 1869-1902 1
Brown, George Douglas, author, 1869-1902: recipient 1
Brown, George Mackay (poet and writer) 1
Brown, Hamish Macmillan (author and mountaineer) 1
Brown, Thomas Craig, Provost of Selkirk, 1844-1922: recipient 1
Brown, William Oliver, editor of "Scots Socialist", 1903-1976 1
Brown, William Oliver, editor of "Scots Socialist", 1903-1976: recipient 1
Browning, Robert, poet, 1812-1889 1
Bruce, William Speirs, explorer, 1867–1921 1
Bryan, Tom, Poet, b. 1950. 1
Buchan, Anna Masterton, author, pseudonym O Douglas, 1877-1948 1
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