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13 diaries and letterbooks of James Gilliland Simpson, merchant, and his wife Jane née Horsburgh.
Includes a related typescript, circa 1985, of John Home Simpson.
African diary, 1885, and copies of letters, 1885-1886, of Dugald McFadyen.
Diaries and letters concern the African Lakes Corporation`s trading station at Mandala, British Central Africa (Malawi). Includes a photograph of McFadyen, undated.
Annotated copy of Archibald Stalker, "Conversation with Himself".
Comprising extracts from his diary for 1957-1969.
Annotated typescript translation of the diary of Alexander Amman, Polish Army. Translated by Michael Allan.
Autobiographical notes, transcribed diary and anecdote of James Wardrop.
With diary, 1841-1861, of his daughter, Shirley.
Biography of James Bonar, compiled by his son.
Mostly comprising extracts from Bonar`s diary and correspondence.
Born digital diaries of Dr Ian McKee concerning his term as a SNP MSP.
Climbing diaries and articles on mountaineering of Alexander Cunninghame Douglas Small, Schoolmaster and climber.
Climbing diaries, narratives and photograph albums of Una Cameron.
Computer print-out of 'The Referendum: a journal', by Sir Charles Fraser.
The diary, which covers the period February 2013 to September 2014, records the views of Sir Charles Fraser on the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014. It notes conversations with friends and family on issues raised by the referendum, and includes comments on the nature of the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ campaigns, Devo-max, key political figures, foreign and domestic policy, currency and social union.
Copies of emigration papers of Ernest Robb.
Copy by Sir James Balfour of the diary of Robert Birrell, burgess of Edinburgh.
Apart from a few entries at the beginning, recording major events since 1370, it covers the period between 1566 and 1603, breaking off in July of that year. All the entries concern public events.
Copy of a diary of French onion-seller, known as "Onion Johnnie" in South East Scotland.
Copy of "The Endurance Diary of Harry McNeish", carpenter with Ernest Shackleton`s 1914-1916 Imperial Trans-Atlantic Expedition.
Transcribed by Shane Murphy from a microfilm in the National Library of Australia, Canberra. Includes copy of "The Diary of Thomas H Orde-Lees`s Imperial Trans-Atlantic Expedition, 1914-1916" being notes made by Margot Murrell, 1997.
Corrected typescript drafts of `Points in time: an autobiography` by Dr William Johnstone, and related materials.
Corrected typescript of Richard Meinertzhagen, "Kenya Diary, 1902-1906" (Edinburgh, 1957).
Correspondence and journels of and concerning Dr Hermann Philip, missionary, his wife, Dora Stephens and his daughter Anna Maria Henderson.
Correspondence and other papers of John Dowden, Bishop of Edinburgh.
Correspondence and papers concerning the wartime detentions and deportations of members of the Jannetta family, St Andrews.
Correspondence and papers of A H E L Holt.
Concerning chiefly Holt`s work as a railway engineer in Iraq, 1916-1932 and undated, and as a soil consultant in Sudan, 1952-1958.
Also includes:
papers and notebooks, 1884-1929 and undated, of his father-in-law, the Reverend E M Macphail
papers, 1880-1907 and undated, concerning the claim by Stewart Soutar Johnstone to the Marquesate of Annandale.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Robert Murdoch Smith.
Concerning Murdoch Smith`s archaeological and diplomatic activities, as used by W K Dickson in his "Life" (1901).
Correspondence and papers of Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae of Auchairne and the Bay of Islands.
Correspondence and papers of Canon John Gray, parish priest of Saint Peter`s, Morningside, Edinburgh; and of Mark André Raffalovich.
Correspondence and papers of Charles Forrester.
Charles Forrester (1895-1980), a graduate of Heriot Watt College, Edinburgh, was Professor of Chemistry 1926, Vice-Principal 1932 and Principal 1936-1948 of the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. After his retirement he worked in the Chief Scientist's Division, Minister of Power, 1949-1960, and the British Coal Utilisation Research Association 1960-1963. The papers largely concern Forrester's position as Director of the Indian School of Mines.