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"An Aon Dleasnas"/"The One Duty", typescripts of poem of James S Adam for Alastair and Dorothy Dunnett.
English and Gaelic texts.
Archives concerning Polish students at the University of St Andrews.
Balcarres Papers.
Collection of manuscript material transferred from printed theses collection, 1637-late 19th century, chiefly consisting of German academic papers, but including a small cache of Scottish legal papers, 19th century.
With some Scottish legal papers, 19th century, including account of the death of a child chimney sweep in Edinburgh in 1817.
Copy, 1802, of verses of Sir John Harington, Queen Elizabeth I`s godson, written in 1602 to accompany a New Year`s gift of a dark lantern to James VI.
The present manuscript was copied by the poet John Leyden. An inscription at the end of the verses states that he had made the transcription `from the original in the University Library, Edinburgh, March 26, 1802`. The verses, written in Latin and English, are preceded by a detailed description of the lantern.
The verses are apparently unpublished.
Copy of Sir George Arthur, "Life of Lord Kitchener" (1920), containing author`s letter, ?1921, and proof of Earl Haig`s preface for French edition.
Copy, with manuscript additions and corrections, of Alexander MacBain, "An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language" (first edition, Inverness, 1896).
Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
Correspondence and papers of the Reverend John MacKechnie.
Editorial correspondence and papers of Derick S Thomson.
Papers concern Thomson`s "Companion to Gaelic Scotland" and "Gairm" magazine
Editorial correspondence and papers of Gairm magazine and of Gairm Publications.
‘Exercitationes Physicae’.
The work consists of an introduction and four `exercitationes` divided into chapters. Mention is made of authors such as Gerard Vossius, Descartes and Gassendi. There are a few diagrams dealing with astronomy. The work is followed (folio 131) by theological notes in English and Latin, including part of an attack on the philosophy of Descartes.
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton relating to historical matters.
Correspondence, papers and copies of research documents assembled by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton for the publication of his books 'Motive for a Mission, the Story Behind Rudolf Hess’s Flight to Britain' (1st edition London 1971, 2nd edition Edinburgh 1979 and paperback edition, 1980); 'Air Battle for Malta: The Diaries of a Fighter Pilot', (Edinburgh 1981); and 'Roof of the World: Man’s First Flight Over Everest', (Edinburgh 1983).
Gaelic songs and music, with some translations, collected and arranged by Duncan M Morison, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Includes musical pieces composed by Morison.
Journals and notebooks of Edward Theodore Salvesen, Lord Salvesen.
Letters, 1812-1852, to William Menzies, his wife Elizabeth and their son James.
Includes letters and papers, 1679-1834 and undated, concerning the Robertsons of Struan, and poetry in English and Gaelic, undated.
Letters, photographs and papers of Lena Scott, relating to Grange School, Edinburgh and her service in the First World War.
Literary correspondence (circa 5000 letters) of William Neill.
Correspondence concerns poetry and poetry publications in Scots and Gaelic.
Manuscript containing: (i) copies of correspondence, with related papers, between the `Catholic Remainder of the British Church` (the non-juring Bishops) and the Orthodox Church, concerning a scheme for union between these bodies, 1716-1725; (ii) copies of letters of Thomas Brett to Archibald Campbell, Bishop of Aberdeen, 1722-1725.
Manuscript of, and additional material relating to, ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson [of Kinmundy, Sheriff of Forfarshire], Scottish History Society, 1st Series, Volumes 32 (1899), 35 (1899) and 38 (1901).
Manuscript scores of Gaelic and Scots songs for the clarsach, by Jean Campbell.
Includes a copy of article (English translation) by Ank Van Campen on Jean Campbell.