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“A fortnight's cruise in the Ailsa from June 29 to July 13 1892”.

 Item
Identifier: MS.9231
Scope and Contents

An account of a voyage in an RNYC yacht round the Western Islands, by an unidentified author, illustrated with photographs, water-colour drawings, and pen sketches of the party, crew and scenery.

The party includes Jessie, Rae, Fred and cousin A. Rintoul and others.

The crew were Captain Peter MacNichol, Jack MacMillan, John MacAllister, Ronald MacDonald, Malcolm Wilkie and Dugald MacGillivray.

Dates: 1892.

Album of Draycott House, Derbyshire.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3009
Scope and Contents Hugh Scott of Draycott (Draycot, Draycote) House, a Captain in the East India Marine, was a son of Walter Scott of Raeburn (died 1830) and cousin of Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford. The album, compiled by Hugh Scott's descendants, contains letters of Sir Walter Scott and members of his family, printed matter relating to the subscription raised to purchase Abbotsford for the Scott family, drawings and photographs of Draycott, notes on family history by William Scott of Raeburn (died 1855),...
Dates: Mid 19th century-1936.

Albums relating to Robert Mossman and the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-1905.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13649
Scope and Contents Scrapbook relating to Robert Mossman and the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-1905. The scrapbook includes: Mossman`s commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Edinburgh City Volunteer Artillery, 1893; 17 letters, 1902-1905, of Mossman to his father and `Isabella`, concerning his journey and experiences on board ship, destinations on his journey including Kngstown in Ireland, Madeira, the Cape Verde Islands, Port Stanley, the South Orkneys and Buenos Aires; a letter of William...
Dates: 1893-1938

Circa 500 letters of Florence M Russell to Norman McLaren.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10639
Scope and Contents

With cards, drawings and photographs.

Dates: 1951-1976 and undated.

Douglas of Cavers papers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7488
Scope and Contents 1. Scrapbook inscribed `James Malcolm Palmer Douglas. This book started by his father and continued by his mother, 1948`, with pasted in letters, household accounts and bills for garden seeds, genealogical charts, invitations, menu cards, press cuttings and photographs, 1712-1948, undated.2. Plan of the Cavers Estate the property of James Douglas Esq., 19th century.3. Plan of the Cavers Estate, 19th century.4. Cavers Estate Woods, record of plantations,...
Dates: 18th century to 20th century.

Drawings and photographs relating to the work and professional interests of David Beeton, costume designer.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13431
Scope and Contents

A collection of drawings and photographs, circa 1950-1990, relating to the work and professional interests of David Beeton, costume designer (d. 2013). As well as Beeton’s own drawings, and photographs of many of his costumes for the BBC, the accession includes his collection of theatrical costume design drawings by earlier designers such as Anthony Holland (1912-2001), R St John Roper (1913-1977) and Beverley Sutcliffe (fl. circa 1960s).

Dates: c 1950-1990

Drawings, photographs, maps, plans and prints, largely from the Cities and Town Planning Exhibition devised by Sir Patrick Geddes.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13319
Scope and Contents The Cities and Town Planning Exhibition was originally conceived in conjunction with the first Town Planning Conference of 1910 organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects, at Burlington House, London, to mark the passing of the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909. Patrick Geddes was asked to be its Director and used it to demonstrate his method of city survey. After the conference, Geddes toured the exhibition to cities interested in learning about the latest developments in...
Dates: 1649-1919, undated

Family magazine 'The Blue Bell', written by various members of the Gibb family of Carnwath.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.9169-9170
Scope and Contents

The twelve issues cover intermittently the period October 1855-December 1856, and are written in various hands. The contents include stories, local news, a few photographs and drawings, and other 'newspaper' features.

Dates: 1855-1856.

Journal of `A few weeks among the Blue-bells of Scotland, memoranda of men, manners and mountains above the Tweed`

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13639
Scope and Contents The author of this illustrated journal lived at Bedford Villa, Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, and was probably Ada Margaret Leech, wife of Charles Octavius Harvey, Wine and Spirit Merchant, Bristol.The writer and `Charles` travelled from Bristol to Melrose by train and visited Abbotsford, Melrose Abbey and Dryburgh Abbey before leaving for Edinburgh. Queen Victoria had recently been in Edinburgh and there are numerous pasted in printed drawings of scenes of her visit. The...
Dates: 1886

Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.50707-50842
Scope and Contents This collection reflects the personal life and artistic career of Lady Mackay (b.1941). The papers contain correspondence, sketchbooks and loose artworks, writing drafts and proofs, school records, personal and art-related photographs, family papers, and career-related ephemera.The collection has been arranged into five distinct series as follows:1. Correspondence of Lucinda Mackay (with friends, close acquaintances, painting subjects, patrons, other artists, and...
Dates: 1941-2022

Letters of W S Graham and his wife Nessie to Sylvia Thompson; with photographs and artwork.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13264
Scope and Contents

Sylvia Thompson became friendly with the Grahams in the 1980s. From a nursing background, she became a great source of practical help to the couple during W S Graham`s last years, which were dogged by ill-health. The great affection in which she was held by the Grahams is evident in the letters, and in the various gifts of photographs and drawings.

Dates: 1982-1987.

Literary papers, correspondence and artwork of Alasdair Gray.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.13289/1-109
Scope and Contents This collection includes personal and working papers of Alasdair Gray, with the great majority of the papers concerning 'A Gray play book' (Luath, 2009) and 'A life in pictures' (Canongate, 2009).The 'play book' papers include typescripts from throughout Gray's life of many of the plays which made up the book, as well as annotated proofs, and correspondence concerning the book's production.There are extensive visual materials collated by Gray for the production of 'A...
Dates: 1951-2011.

Manuscripts, correspondence, and papers of Robert Blair Wilkie and his family.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12765/1-42
Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence, publications and papers of Robert Blair Wilkie (1913–1998) and his family. Robert Blair Wilkie was the curator of the Old Glasgow Museum 1965-1998 (formerly known as the People’s Palace Museum). Active member of the Scottish Nationalist movement (joined Scottish Nationalist Association under John MacCormick in 1937), in 1945 he was the SNP candidate in West Renfrewshire, and in the following year he was appointed editor of the Scots Independent...
Dates: 1870-2001.

Material relating to Learmont Drysdale, the composer.

 File
Identifier: MS.6297
Scope and Contents

Included are Learmont Drysdale's certificates for drawing and musical composition, reports on his progress at the Royal Academy of Music, 1889-1890, some drawings (folios 6-7), and a photograph of Ladislao Zavertal with the Pollokshields Musical Society, 1875 (folio 10). There are two letters, 1927, 1949, concerning the material (folio 1); and the Lucas Memorial and Bronze medals of the Royal Academy (awarded 1890) are boxed with the collection.

Dates: 1875-1949.

Nine letters of John Brown.

 File
Identifier: Acc.6882
Scope and Contents

With two drawings by Brown, four letters from his sister, and associated photographs.

Dates: 1875 and undated.

Papers of and concerning Norman Douglas.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.11365
Scope and Contents

Includes letters, 1917-1951 and undated, and photographs, 1943-1971 and undated, of Norman Douglas, and papers, 1954-1957, of John Davenport concerning a proposed biography of Douglas. These papers formerly formed part of the collection of John Sanderson.

Dates: 1917-1971 and undated.

Papers of Dr Harold John Taylor, Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University, India.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12051
Scope and Contents

Includes letters, drawings and photographs.

Dates: 1927-1996.

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Dirleton. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - East Lothian. Inhabited place. Longitude: -2.7667. Latitude: 56.0333. 1
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Dryburgh Abbey. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. Ruins. Longitude: -2.6667. Latitude: 55.5667. 1
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Glasgow. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Glasgow. Inhabited place. Longitude: -4.2500. Latitude: 55.8833. 1
Greeting cards. Correspondence. 1
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Language
English 25
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Abbot, Ian, poet, 1947-1989 1
Adair, John (surveyor and map maker) 1
Beeton, David Nicholson, costume designer, 1952-2013 1
Brown, John, author of "Rab" and physician 1
Brown, John, author of "Rab" and physician, 1810-1882 1
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Bruce, James, of Kinnaird, traveller in Africa, 1730–1794 1
Bruce, William Speirs, explorer, 1867–1921 1
Campbell, family 1
Clerk, Sir John, 2nd Baronet, of Penicuik, 1676-1755 1
Davenport, John, writer, fl 1954-1957 1
Davison, Emily Wilding, suffragette, 1872-1913 1
Douglas, George Norman, travel writer, 1868-1952 1
Douglas, family, of Cavers 1
Geddes, Sir Patrick, Knight, sociologist, 1854-1932 1
Gordon, family, of Ellon 1
Graham, Agnes, wife of William Sydney, née Kilpatrick, 1909-1999 1
Graham, William Sydney, poet, 1918-1986 1
Gray, Alasdair (author) 1
Harvey, Ada Margaret Leech, wife of Charles Harvey, Wine and Spirit Merchant, Bristol, fl.1882-1891: author 1
Harvey, Charles Octavius (wine and spirit merchant, Bristol) 1
Hill, David Octavius, photographer, 1802-1870 1
Hutchison, Isobel Wylie (botanist and traveller) 1
Login, family 1
Mackay, Lucinda Louise, Lady, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Inchcape (artist) (b 1941) 1
Maitland Mackgill Crichton, family 1
Mavor, Osborne Henry, playwright, pseudonym James Bridie, 1888-1951 1
Maxwell, Gavin, author, 1914-1969 1
McLaren, William Norman, film director, 1914-1987 1
Mears, Norah, Lady Mears, wife of Sir Frank C., Architect, nee Geddes, 1887-1967 1
Mossman, James, Jeweller and Watchmaker, Edinburgh, fl.1870-1905: recipient 1
Mossman, Robert Cockburn, meteorologist, 1870-1940 1
Nettle, George Henry, poet, fl 1894-1939 1
Percy, Lady Edith, wife of Henry, 7th Duke of Northumberland, née Campbell, 1849-1913 1
Russell, Florence M, correspondent of W Norman McLaren, film director, fl 1936-1992 1
Sanderson, John, collector, d 1986: collector 1
Scott, Lady Isobel Alice Adelaide, wife of James Cospatrick Hepburne Scott, née Kerr, 1881-1976 1
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832) 1
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1
Taylor, Harold John, Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University, India, d 1996 1
Thompson, Sylvia, friend of W S Graham, b 1934: recipient 1
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1819-1901 1
Wilkie, Robert Blair, Editor of the "Scots Independent", 1913-1998 1
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