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Religious commonplace book, of the Napier family, containing, "A copy of some familiar letters which passed between intimate friends, as they were written from the originall's for the transcriber's private use".
Item
Identifier: MS.3008
Scope and Contents
The items are numbered, and there is a list of contents at the beginning and end.Most of the letters, which cover the period 1721-1781, with a few of 1707, are addressed by Archibald Napier of Bowhopple, Minister of Kilmadock, the transcriber's grandfather (see number 61), and his son, Thomas Napier of Greenhill, watchmaker in Glasgow, to Archibald Napier, apothecary in Edinburgh, and other members of the family. There are also copies of letters of other writers, hymns, sermons,...
Dates:
1707, 1721-1781.
Sketchbooks and commonplace books of the Grant family of Kilgraston.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14214/1-5
Dates:
1812-1868.
Spiritual Commonplace Book compiled by a Scottish Congregationalist.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14503
Dates:
1812-1815.
Three commonplace books of Andrew Douglas, paymaster to the navy, father of George of Cavers (born 1753), consisting chiefly of philosophical reflections, poetry, notes on current affairs and medical receipts, mostly taken from printed sources.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.17.1.10-17.1.12
Dates:
1772-1785.
Two commonplace books of George Glen Napier.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9098
Scope and Contents
Containing quotations from Tennyson`s "In Memorium", press cuttings and commentaries.
Dates:
circa 1905-circa 1928.
Two notebooks and a commonplace book of E H Mill of the Burn, Kincardineshire.
File
Identifier: Acc.10469
Scope and Contents
Notebooks record travels and climbing expeditions in Italy, France and Spain.
Dates:
1872-1882 and undated.
Two-volume commonplace book compiled by David R Robertson for his daughter Helen Stewart.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14249/1-2
Scope and Contents
A commonplace book in two volumes compiled by David R Robertson and inscribed to his daughter Helen Stewart for her birthday: 'two volumes of memorials and happy memories; comprising notes and sketches of my father's and mother's country and also of our familiar holiday haunts'. The volumes contain poetry, paintings and drawings, illuminated lettering, and extracts from books on history and Scottish folklore.
Dates:
1894-1943.
Various manuscripts written or owned by Thomas Ruddiman.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20491-20496
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts are lettered RA-RK (RC missing) and some also have Roman numerals.
Dates:
4th quarter of 17th century-1st half of 18th century.
Women, education and literature: the papers of Maria Edgeworth, 1767-1849, part 3, reels 1-4 (Adam Matthew, 2001).
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1205-1208
Dates:
1793-1st half of 19th century.