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Miscellaneous formal documents relating to the Urquhart family of Burdsyards.

 Collection
Identifier: Ch.8437-8442
Scope and Contents

An inventory is available.

Dates: 1666-1827.

Miscellaneous papers.

 Series
Identifier: MS.1001

Papers and correspondence of John Dunlop.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12087
Scope and Contents

Concern Dunlop`s membership of the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War.

Dates: 1937-1999.

Papers, chiefly Gaelic, of Duncan Campbell, Inverness (1826-1916).

 File
Identifier: MS.14883
Scope and Contents This loose collection of papers belonged to Duncan Campbell, who was born at the farm of Kerrumore, Glenlyon, of which his family had been tenants for three generations. He was editor of the ‘Northern Chronicle’, co-editor of the ‘Highland Monthly’, and author of a number of works relating to Highland history, notably the ‘Book of Garth and Fortingall’. (See ‘Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness’, volume 28, page vi).The papers here described are in many different...
Dates: 17th century-1st quarter of 20th century.

Papers, circa 1852-1872, of William Strathhenry Kemp.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9427
Scope and Contents

Includes historical and literary lectures and essays, and addresses to pupils at Falkirk Grammar School and Glasgow High School.

With papers, 1897-1904, of Robina Jane Kemp, including certificates and testimonials.

Dates: circa 1852-1904.

Papers concerning H S Reid.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6530
Scope and Contents

With genealogical notes concerning the Ronaldson and Gemill families.

Dates: 20th century.

Papers concerning persons named Thomson.

 File
Identifier: Acc.4310
Scope and Contents

Comprising marriage contracts, 1690, 1781, bond, 1690, and two other papers, 1798, 1804 (Leith and Musselburgh).

Dates: 1690-1804.

Papers concerning the family of John Lapraik.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11293
Scope and Contents

Includes:

11 family letters to Thomas Lapraik, Muirkirk, 1810-1843 and undated

genealogical notes, 19th century

Burgess Ticket for Andrew Berry of Newmilns, 1843.

Dates: 19th century

Papers of Adam Elder, emigrant to Australia.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13214
Scope and Contents Papers, 1902–1927, of Adam Elder (1879-1961), emigrant to Australia. Adam Elder was born in Hawick, Scotland, in 1879. After serving an apprenticeship to the joiner trade, he moved to Glasgow where he acquired significant knowledge of building construction and trained in sanitary science. In 1903 he was appointed Assistant Sanitary Inspector of the Burgh of Port Glasgow and in 1906 he became Sanitary Inspector and Inspector of Cleansing of the same authority. Adam Elder emigrated to...
Dates: 1902-1927.

Papers of and concerning A J McNeill Reid and his family.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6925
Scope and Contents

Including correspondence concerning a biography of Alexander Reid.

Dates: 1866-1968.

Papers of and concerning John Mackinnon.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7428
Scope and Contents

Seven documents:

will, 1807, of Roderick Mackinnon

two letters, 1838, of Major Macdonald, 93rd Highlanders, in Halifax, Nova Scotia

furlough, 1835, containing physical description of John Mackinnon

pay list, 1839, of a recruiting party at Stornoway

discharge certificate, 1842, of John Mackinnon

certificate of pledge, 1849, of the Marine Temperance Society of New York.

Dates: 1807-1849.

Papers of and concerning the painter Edward Arthur Walton (1860-1922).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.19245-19250
Scope and Contents

A member of the Glasgow School and a friend of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Edward Arthur Walton exhibited regularly at both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water-Colours.

Dates: 1891-1925.

Papers of and concerning the Sidey family.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9521
Scope and Contents

Includes certificates, obituaries, photographs and other papers of and concerning Dr Charles Sidey and Dr James A Sidey.

With early photograph of the Scottish rugby team.

Collection also contains a silver coloured coin promoting the abolition movement.

Dates: 1817-1886.

Papers of and concerning William Murray.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.7323
Scope and Contents

Including photographs and copies of letters concerning Murray`s military service in the First World War.

The papers were received in three installments.

Dates: 1911-1977 and undated.

Papers of Handel Kay, municipal engineer.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10350
Scope and Contents

Papers concern Kay`s professional career and the town of Denholm, Roxburghshire.

Dates: 1919-1979.

Papers of Hercules Ross.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.50264-50265
Scope and Contents

Papers include copies of letters sent to Lord Nelson and letters sent by Ross during his time as a merchant at Kingston, Jamaica.

Dates: 1782- circa 1891.

Papers of James Lauder Davidson.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13567
Scope and Contents The collection comprises several manuscript and typescript diaries which illustrate James Lauder Davidson’s experiences during his time in Burma, before and after WWII, and his military involvement in the conflict. Of particular interest are the earlier and later diaries, as well as the diary charting his escape into China. The collection also includes two photographic albums. The first one (item 2 in the collection) includes original photographs taken by Davidson. Most of them include...
Dates: 1938-1947

Papers of James Spence Ritchie (1916-1994.)

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13819/1-68
Dates: Majority of material found in 1837-1838, 4th quarter 19th century, [1914 and after] ?1920s, 1930-1994.

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Certificates 80
Letters. Correspondence. 29
Photographs. 21
Correspondence. 20
Certificates. 17
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Marriage certificates. 15
Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 12
Notes. 11
Diaries. 10
Legal documents. 9
Memorandums. 8
Birth certificates. 7
Burgess tickets. 7
Speeches. Documents. 7
Copies. Derivative objects. 6
Photocopies. 6
Accounts. 5
Commissions. Permissions. 5
Passports. 5
Certificates of Freemasonry. Certificates. 4
Lists. 4
Photograph albums. 4
Poetry. 4
Translations. Documents. 4
Abstracts. Summaries. 3
Death certificates. 3
Discharges. Legal Documents. 3
Drafts. Documents. 3
Essays. 3
Extracts. 3
Genealogies. 3
Indentures. Legal Instruments. 3
Invitations. 3
Lectures. 3
Manuscripts. 3
Medals. 3
Microfilms. 3
Petitions. 3
Sketches 3
Warrants. Permissions. 3
Wills. 3
Account books. 2
Agreements. Legal instruments. 2
Bonds. Legal instruments. 2
Charters 2
Commonplace books. 2
Contracts. Agreements. 2
Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500. 2
Excerpts. 2
Instructions. Document genre. 2
Lecture notes. 2
Ledgers. Account books. 2
Leith. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.1667. Latitude: 55.9500. 2
Logs. Records. 2
Military Commissions. Military Records. 2
Minute books. 2
Novels. 2
Pamphlets. 2
Periodicals. 2
Plans (orthographic projections). 2
Publications. 2
Rentals. Records (documents). 2
Reports 2
Reports. 2
Research notes 2
Second World War (1939-1945). 2
Testimonials. 2
Typescripts. 2
Accounts of intromissions. 1
Advertisements. 1
Albums. 1
Articles. 1
Assignations. Legal Instruments. 1
Audiotapes. Sound recordings. 1
Ayr. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland. County. 1
Ballads. 1
Banff. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland. County. 1
Bills of lading. 1
Biographies. 1
Bonds of relief. Legal instruments. 1
Campbeltown (inhabited place). Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Argyll and Bute. Longitude: -5.6333. Latitude: 55.4333. 1
Cashbooks. 1
Certificates of authenticity. 1
Charter of Confirmation. Legal Instruments. 1
Charters. 1
Cheques. 1
Circular letters. 1
Claims. Legal documents. 1
Class cards (University). 1
Class certificates (University). 1
Copybooks. Instructional materials. 1
Course work. 1
Covenants. 1
Decrees 1
Decrees arbitral. Legal instruments. 1
Denholm. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. Inhabited place. Longitude: -2.6833. Latitude: 55.4500. 1
Depositions. Testimonies. 1
Descriptions. Documents. 1
Dispatches. 1
Dispositions. Legal Instruments. 1
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Language
English 105
Undetermined 15
Multiple languages 2
Chinese 1
French 1
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German 1
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Names
Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, author, publisher, Governor-General of Canada, 1875-1940 2
Abbey School, Stirling 1
Anderson, Agnes, wife of James, cowpar, née Mure, then Johnston, fl 1677 1
Anderson, James, Leith, cowpar, fl 1677 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, Territorial Army 1
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Beneficent Society of Bo'ness 1
Bienert, Werner, German Language Teacher, 1902-1988 1
Borthwick, family, of Crookston 1
Boyd, family 1
Boyd, family, of Knockson 1
Brown, Jeanette, girl guide, Glasgow, fl 1920: recipient 1
Buchan, Anna Masterton, author, pseudonym O Douglas, 1877-1948 1
Buchan, J Walter, head of the Commercial Bank, Peebles, brother of John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, author, publisher, Governor-General of Canada, 1882-1953 1
Buchan, Susan Charlotte, Baroness Tweedsmuir, née Grosvenor, 1882-1977 1
Campbelton, David, seaman, Edinburgh, b 1926. 1
Carlyle, Alexander James, Rector of St Martin's and All Saints', Oxford, 1861-1943 1
Chalmers, Thomas (Principal of New College, Edinburgh) 1
Coldray, Peter, Seaman, fl. 1923-1954 1
Cramer, Sidney, genealogist, fl 1904-1985 1
Davidson, James Lauder, forester, 1916-1992 1
Dickson, Jessie, wife of William Baillie, photographer, Hamilton, née Frater, 1896-1963 1
Dickson, William Baillie, photographer, Hamilton, 1896-1968 1
Dobson, family, Edinburgh 1
Dowden, John, Bishop of Edinburgh, 1840-1910 1
Duncan, John Weir, surgeon, 1826 or 1827-1850 1
Duncan, John Weir, surgeon, 1826 or 1827-1850: recipient 1
Dundas, family, of Ochtertyre 1
Dunlop, John, International Brigader, Spanish Civil War, 1915-2006 1
Edmonstone, James, of Newton, fl 1793 1
Elder, Adam, Sanitary Inspector of Port Glasgow and emigrant to Australia, b 1876 1
Fairley, John A, local historian, fl 1900-1929: recipient 1
Fleming, David Hay, antiquary, 1849-1931 1
Free Church Training of College, Moray House, Edinburgh 1
Gemill, family 1
Ghezzi, Pier Leone, artist, 1674-1755 1
Girl Guides Association, Scotland, Glasgow 1
Hart, Alexander, Bonnymuir radical, 1794-1876 1
Hart, John, brother of Alexander, Bonnymuir radical, fl 1814 1
Hay, Richard Augustine (canon and antiquary) 1
Henderson, Donald, Edinburgh, builder, fl 1890: recipient 1
Henning, Hugh, Stirling, fl 1728. 1
Highland Colliery Ltd, Ross Pit, Brora 1
Holden, family, of Baldovie 1
Home, Joseph, of Ninewells, 1681-1713 1
Home, Katherine, mother of David Hume, philosopher, née Falconer, 1683-1745 1
Honeyman, Thomas John, Director of Glasgow Art Gallery and Museums, 1891-1971 1
Horn, John, Commander of "Anna", fl 1796: recipient 1
Incorporation of Architects in Scotland 1
Johnston, James Frederick Junor (Major-General) 1
Jones, Edmund Morse, physician, fl 1843 1
Jones, Thomas, physician, fl 1786 1
Kay, Handel, municipal engineer, fl 1906-1987 1
Kemp, Robina Jane, kinswoman of William Strathhenry Kemp, Rector of Falkirk Grammar School, fl 1897-1904 1
Kemp, William Strathhenry, Rector of Falkirk Grammar School, d 1873 1
Kerr, Roderick Watson, poet and author, d c 1973 1
Kirk, John, Minister of Barry, d 1858. 1
Lapraik, John (poet) 1
Lapraik, Thomas, Muirkirk, fl 1810-1843 1
Lawson's, department store, Edinburgh 1
Livingstone, Robert Moffat, son of David, explorer and missionary, pseudonym Rupert Vincent, 1846-1864 1
Lochhead, Marion Cleland, journalist, editor and author, 1902-1985 1
Lockhart, Sir James Haldane Stewart, Knight, colonial official and art collector, 1858-1937 1
MacGill, James, of Rankeillour, younger, fl 1578 1
MacGregor, Gregor, Cacique of Poyais, South American adventurer, 1786-1845 1
Mackinnon, John, Sergeant, 93rd Highlanders, fl 1807-1849 1
Mackinnon, Roderick, Lieutenant, North Carolina Highlanders, d c 1807 1
Macmillan, Hugh Pattison, Baron Macmillan of Aberfeldy, 1873-1952 1
Malloy, Jane, shop assistant, Lawson's, department store, Edinburgh, fl 1955-1956. 1
Marine Temperance Society of New York 1
McCorkindale, Alexander, seaman, Dalkeith, b 1930. 1
McGaw, William (cinema manager) 1
Merchant Navy, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commercial shipping fleet 1
Moncreiff, James, 1st Baron Moncreiff, of Tulliebole, 1811-1895: recipient 1
Murray, William, Edinburgh, chartered accountant, fl 1911-1978 1
National Council of Labour Colleges. 1
National Union of Mine Workers, Scotland, Brora Branch 1
Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758–1805 1
Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, publishers and printers 1
Paterson, Rachel, United Free Church missionary in Rajputana, India, fl 1891-1925: recipient 1
Railway Clerks' Association 1
Reid, A J McNeill, art dealer, d c 1977 1
Reid, Alexander, art dealer, 1854-1928 1
Reid, Harry Seymour, Bishop of Edinburgh, d 1943 1
Reid, Helen, Free Church Training College, Edinburgh, fl 1874: recipient 1
Riely, Ellen, West of Scotland Power Loom Female Weavers' Society, fl 1833 1
Rigg, Enid Diana Elizabeth, Dame, actress, b 1938 1
Ritchie, James Spence, former keeper of manuscripts at the National Library of Scotland, Stepfather of Major-General James Frederick Junor Johnston. 1
Ritchie, Margaret Macrae Ward (née Junor, then Johnston, mother of Major-General James Frederick Junor Johnston) 1
Ronaldson, family 1
Ross, Henrietta née Parish (wife of Hercules Ross) 1
Ross, Hercules, merchant, 1745-1816 1
Ross, Horatio, 1801-1886 (Sportsman) 1
Ruddiman, Thomas, Librarian of the Advocates' Library, 1674-1757: recipient 1
Scott, Jane, wife of Sir Walter, 2nd Baronet, née Jobson, d 1897 1
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832) 1
Scottish Trades Union Congress, Annual Congress 1
Sidey, Charles, Edinburgh, surgeon, d 1872 1
Sidey, James Archibald, Edinburgh, surgeon, d 1886 1
Sim, William, colour manufacturer, b 1843 1
Skene, George, of Rubislaw, Advocate, 1807-1875 1
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