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Correspondence and papers of and concerning O H Mavor ('James Bridie'); with letters of Evan John to Alfred Wareing.
Series
Identifier: MSS.8181-8184
Dates:
1927-1951.
Correspondence and papers of Douglas Young, including papers and printed material of the Scottish National Party, PEN International and other political and cultural bodies.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.6419 Box 1(1)-Box 108(3)
Scope and Contents
Including manuscripts and typescripts of poems, articles, reviews and lectures.
With letters of and to various correspondents, including James Bridie, C M Grieve, Neil Gunn, Eric Linklater, Naomi Mitchison, and Edwin Muir.
And documents and correspondence concerning the SNP, PEN, the Saltire Society, and other organisations.
Dates:
1890-1973, undated.
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13405
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1947-1994, of James Douglas Hamilton, Lord Selkirk of Douglas. The collection comprises papers, 1947-1977, concerning the death of Douglas, 14th Duke of Hamilton; correspondence, 1954-1994, of James Douglas Hamilton with George, 10th Earl of Selkirk; papers, ca. 1980-1994, relating to his death and the future of the earldom; and personal papers and correspondence, ca. 1950-1985, of Lord Selkirk of Douglas.The correspondence includes letters of several statesmen and other...
Dates:
1947-1994.
Literary papers and speeches of Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond.
Series
Identifier: Dep.363
Dates:
Circa 1950-1983.
Papers concerning the authorship of the Waverley novels, compiled by Gilbert James French.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.8906
Scope and Contents
Includes pamphlets, newspaper articles and letters.
With letters of J G Lockhart and others concerning the controversy and the writings of French, W J Fizpatrick and others, on the subject.
Dates:
circa 1840-1857.
Papers of James A Roy.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4079
Scope and Contents
Including printed pamphlets, and typescripts of articles and an unpublished work.
Dates:
circa 1910-circa 1966.
Papers of Sir John Davidson, mostly concerning Field-Marshall Douglas Haig and the First World War.
File
Identifier: Acc.3679
Scope and Contents
Contains the following:1. Photostat of article on 1917 French mutinies in "Blackwood's Magazine", January 1944.2. Memorial article on Haig by Davidson in the 'Contemporary Review', March 1928. (two copies).3. Map showing allied gains 8 August–11 November 1918 with typescript notes.4. Pamphlet: 'The "Total" War' by General Ludendorff.5. Speech delivered by Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bart., of Ulbster, … in memory of Haig 28 Jun 1950....
Dates:
1918, 1927, 1928, 1944, 1950, 1953, undated.
Political, academic and personal papers of John Pitcairn Mackintosh, political academic and MP for Berwick and East Lothian.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13476/1-319
Scope and Contents
John Pitcairn Mackintosh (1929-1978) was a political scientist, professor of Politics at Edinburgh University and a Labour MP for Berwick and East Lothian (1966-1974, 1974-1978). He was pro-Europeist and pro-devolutionist and campaigned in favour of a yes vote during the 1979 Referendum on a Scottish Aseembly.The material consists of the personal and academic papers detailing Mackintosh’s political and academic career. The papers document his many academic ventures including his...
Dates:
1927-1978, undated.