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Correspondence and papers of the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.21001-21069
Scope and Contents

Robert Cadell (1788-1849) was the partner of Archibald Constable, and, after the dissolution of that partnership in 1825, the sole publisher of Walter Scott's novels. His papers reflect his personal and business relations with Scott and other authors, as well as his family affairs.

Dates: 1802-mid 20th century, undated.

Diaries and biographical memoranda of Archibald Palmer Douglas of Cavers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8883
Scope and Contents

Includes accounts of visits to Canada, 1905-1906, and New Zealand, 1906.

Dates: 1880-1947.

Diary of Walter Scott, farmer at Nether Bonchester, Roxburghshire.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7184
Scope and Contents

The entries date from Walter Scott's acquisition of the property in May 1730, where an account is given of the conditions of the transaction, and break off in March 1743. They consist of memoranda concerning the management of the farm, such as details of the hiring of labour and the sowing and harvesting of crops, transactions with other farmers, and miscellaneous accounts.

Dates: 1730-1743.

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 of John Blythe Kinross, containing business papers, private correspondence and diaries.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8699/1-58
Scope and Contents Containing correspondence, memorandums, diaries and other papers.The main interest of the collection lies in the material to the Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation (ICFC), to the financing of small businesses, and in general to Kinross’s activities in the City of London from 1928 to the present day. In addition to formal business, the papers contain a significant quantity of private correspondence, and some interest diaries. All the papers carry useful and sometimes...
Dates: circa 1925-1980.

Seven diaries of Patrick Cadell, Keeper of Manuscripts, National Library of Scotland.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11641
Scope and Contents

Includes memorandum of matters outstanding on his leaving and a copy of a song, composed and sung by Timothy Lawrence, at Mr Cadell`s leaving party in 1990.

Dates: 1983-1990.

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Language
English 7
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Names
Cadell, Patrick, Keeper of the Records of Scotland, 1941-2010 1
Douglas, Archibald Palmer, of Cavers, 1880-1947 1
George Waterston and Sons Limited, printers, stationers and sealing wax manufacturers 1
Gibb, Andrew Dewar, Professor of Law, University of Glasgow, 1888-1974 1
Kinross, John Blythe, financier, 1904-1989 1