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15 letters and cards of Annie French to Elinor Black.

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Identifier: Acc.8792
Scope and Contents

With an account by Dr Black of their meeting.

Dates: 1938-1952.

41 letters and documents, 1656-1667, mostly of General George Monck to Sir Thomas Morgan, Commander of the army in Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10583
Scope and Contents

Concern miltary arrangements.

With notebook, 1660, of Morgan as governor and later personal accounts, 1680s to 1690s.

Dates: 1656-circa 1699.

"An Account of the Action off the Little Fisher Bank [the Battle of Jutland] May 31st 1916" by the Reverend R H Malden, Chaplain, Royal Navy on HMS Valiant.

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Identifier: Acc.11023
Scope and Contents

Includes related letter to Mrs Simpson, Abbotsknowe, Peebles, and a privately printed memoir of "The Battle of Jutland" (Leeds, 1918).

Dates: circa 1918.

Apparently incomplete collection of correspondence and papers of William Marshall and of members of his family, together with related papers compiled by David J Mackenzie, Sheriff-substitute of Glasgow.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.15369-15378
Scope and Contents

William Marshall, who was factor to the Duke of Gordon, was known in his own day as a Scottish fiddler and composer of strathspeys, and an inventor. The collection contains almost nothing of musical interest, and the largest single part consists of letters and copies of letters of his sons whilst on active service in India and in the Peninsular War, written to him and to other members of the family.

Dates: 1778-1961, undated.

Autograph manuscripts of dramas and other works of Sir David Erskine.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.5.1.16-5.1.21
Scope and Contents

The majority of the works are unpublished, and those which are published present considerable divergences. All the plays were written for the stage, and in some cases the names of the actors appear in the list of dramatis personae. Adv.MS.5.1.16, (i) and (ii) seem to be unconnected with the remainder of the collection.

Dates: Early 19th century.

Copies, early 18th century, of letters and memoirs of covenanters.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.32.4.4
Scope and Contents The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Letters, 1675-1677, of the preacher John Welwood. They are mostly addressed to Elizabeth Collace and her sister Katharine Ross, but there are also a few to the covenanter Richard Cameron. The letters, which are not in strict chronological order, are chiefly religious in nature, but there are occasional mentions of the persecutions in Fife, the Merse and Teviotdale. (Folio 1.)(ii) Memoirs of Katharine Ross. The...
Dates: 1675-early 18th century.

Copies or drafts of letters and memoranda of Mary, Queen of Scots, or associated closely with her, probably written by various secretaries.

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Identifier: MS.6135
Scope and Contents The items are also closely associated with William Maitland of Lethington, and are chiefly concerned with the diplomatic negotiations of the period with England and France; they are apparently unpublished. Where no exact date is given on the document, the letters have been dated from internal evidence.The contents are as follows.(i) Copy letter, [end of February 1563], of William Maitland of Lethington to François, Duc de Guise, reporting the course of his...
Dates: [1562]-1563, [1568].

Copy of James Loch, "Memoir of George Granville, late Duke of Sutherland" (1834).

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8475
Scope and Contents

With papers and letters, 1832-1833, mostly concerning the erection of memorials to the Duke.

Dates: 1832-1834.

Copy of ‘Memoirs of the Secret Services of John Macky (London, 1733) with manuscript annotations.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.32.4.2
Scope and Contents The volume also contains extracts of two letters, ?circa 1690, concerning the attitude of James VII towards the Church of England (folio 1), and `Some additional Characters of the chief of the last Ministry`, 1715, signed M S (folio 3). The characters, which are apparently copied from another manuscript, are of Bolingbroke, Stafford, the Bishop of London and others. The annotations, writtenbetween 1781 and 1797, are signed `M.` and `E.M.` and are mostly copies of notes by...
Dates: Circa 1690, 1715, 1733, 1781-1797.

Diary, two letters and typescript reminiscences of Sergeant Harry Hawthorne, 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers.

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Identifier: Acc.12568
Scope and Contents Lance Sergeant Harry Hawthorne served in the 5th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borders during World War II. He was made a prisoner of War in early February 1945 and released by British troops on 2 May 1945. This small collection contains some correspondence and several manuscript and typescript extracts from his diary, which provide an insight into his experiences during the war.Contains the following:1. Letter from Major A.D. Macdonald, C.C. D. Company, 5th...
Dates: 1945, [circa 1980-1989], undated.

Inscribed copy of George S Robertson, "Reminiscences of an Orkney Nonagenarian" (1977).

 Item
Identifier: Acc.10199
Scope and Contents

Includes a letter of Robertson.

Dates: 1977.

Memoir of George Romanes in the form of a letter to his son Professor George Romanes.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.12749
Scope and Contents

Memoir covers some Romanes family history, George Romanes` early life in Edinburgh, his early work as a civil engineer in Egypt and Calgary and war service with the Royal Engineers from 1917-1919. Includes transcript.

Dates: 1957.

Memoirs of Ann Anderson, a nurse in Australia.

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Identifier: Acc.11468
Scope and Contents

Includes documents and letters of and concerning Ann Anderson.

Memoir published in 1992.

Dates: circa 1850-1900.

Miscellaneous material, mostly of a religious nature.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.32.3.9
Scope and Contents The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) `A Testamentary Memoir written by Theophilus, in which his own dearest concerns are Ingenuously Narrated, and sundry of a more publick Nature are also touched, all Addressed to his surviving friends`, early 18th century. This is similar in style to the ‘Memorial` of James Hog, and the hand is probably the same as that of Adv.MS.32.3.8. The author appears to have written other memorials and a short history of the Covenanters based...
Dates: 18th century.

Papers of Alexander Galloway, concerning William Soutar.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7089
Scope and Contents

Including:

six letters, 1939-1942, of William Soutar to Alexander Galloway, mainly on literary matters

two letters, 1949, Francis George Scott to Alexander Galloway, concerning Soutar

two photographs, circa 1916-1920, of Soutar

typescript account of Alexander Galloway, describing his friendship with Soutar.

Dates: circa 1916-1942.

Papers of Lord Pitman.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5297
Scope and Contents

Comprising:

1. travel journals, 1924 and circa 1930, concerning Jamaica and Italy

2. "Tatters: a Memoir", 1937

3. Noelle Reid "A Pleasant Walk to Music Land", 1931

4. letters to Lord Pitman.

Dates: 1924-1937.

Papers of Sir Joseph Nöel Paton.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9591
Scope and Contents

Includes an account of his visit to Windsor Castle in 1863 to paint members of the Royal Family.

Dates: 1836-1867 and undated.

Papers of Walter S Crow.

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Identifier: Acc.7164
Scope and Contents

Including account of 1918 war experiences, compiled in 1977 from original notebook carried in the field, which is also presented, together with a letter on the battle of Château-Thierry.

With photocopies of two letters, 1944, of W R Crow, and photocopies of unassociated essays.

Dates: 20th century.

Peninsular War papers of General Sir Hew Whiteford Dalrymple.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9716
Scope and Contents

Includes letters Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, dispatches, letter books and drafts of his writings.

Dates: 1807-1809.

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Anderson, Ann, nurse in Australia, 1833-1906 1
Black, Elinor F E, President of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, 1905-1982 1
Black, Elinor F E, President of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, 1905-1982: recipient 1
Church of Scotland, Blantyre Mission, Malawi 1
Crow, W R, Sergeant, Indian Command, Royal Air Force, fl 1944 1
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Crow, Walter S, Sergeant, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, d c 1978 1
Dalrymple, Sir Hew Whitefoord, 1st Baronet, General, 1750-1830 1
French, Annie, illustrator, 1872-1965 1
Galloway, Alexander, correspondent of William Soutar, poet, fl 1939-1977 1
Galloway, Alexander, correspondent of William Soutar, poet, fl 1939-1977: recipient 1
Gower, George Granville Leveson, 1st Duke of Sutherland, 1758-1833 1
Hawthorne, Harry, Sergeant, 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, b 1917 1
Hetherwick, Alexander, Head of Church of Scotland Mission, Blantyre, Nyasaland, 1860-1939 1
Lindsay, James, 24th Earl of Crawford and 7th Earl of Balcarres, 1783-1869 1
Loch, James, Advocate, 1780-1855 1
Mackay, Colin, poet, 1951-2003 1
Macphail, Earle Monteith, Principal of Madras Christian College, 1861-1937 1
Macphail, Earle Monteith, Principal of Madras Christian College, 1861-1937: recipient 1
Malden, Richard Henry, Dean of Wells, 1879-1951 1
Monck, George, 1st Duke of Albemarle (created 1660), 1608-1670 1
Morgan, Sir Thomas, 1st Baronet, Governor of Jersey, 1604-1679 1
Paterson, Richard, missionary, b 1899 1
Paton, Sir Joseph Nöel, Knight, painter, 1821-1901 1
Pitman, James Campbell, Lord Pitman, Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland, 1864-1941 1
Reid, Noelle, author of "A Pleasant Walk to Music Land", fl 1931 1
Riddell, John, peerage lawyer, 1785-1862: recipient 1
Robertson, George Scott, author of "Reminiscences of an Orkney Nonagenarian", b 1887 1
Romanes, George J, son of George, civil engineer, fl 1957-2007: recipient 1
Romanes, George, civil engineer, d ? 1964 1
Scott, Francis George, composer, 1880-1958 1
Scott, Margaret Heather, wife of Tom, poet and editor, née Fretwell, b ? 1934: recipient 1
Soutar, William (poet) 1
Stewart, Robert, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (statesman) 1
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