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11 literary notebooks and other papers of Morley Jamieson.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9160
Dates:
circa 1980-1984 and undated.
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The majority of the works are unpublished, and those which are published present considerable divergences.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 or drafts of letters and memoranda of Mary, Queen of Scots, or associated closely with her, probably written by various secretaries.
File
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and are chiefly concerned with the diplomatic negotiations of the period with England and France; they are apparently unpublished.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 in 5 volumes of corrected typescripts of journalism and broadcasts of Janet Teissier du Cros (nee Grierson); with copy of unpublished family memoir by Molly Dickins (nee Grierson).
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13802
Dates:
Circa 1952-1980.
Draft manuscript of the introduction and book I, chapters 1 and 2 of `Forty-three Years at the Cathedral Perth 1883-1926` by the Reverend George T S Farquhar, Dean of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
Item
Identifier: Dep.366
Dates:
1926, or after.
Genealogies, notes, formal documents and other papers of and concerning the Elphinstone family of Lopness.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.8924/1-45
Dates:
1511-1951, undated.
Manuscript draft of Morley Jamieson, "Recollections of Edwin and Willa Muir".
Item
Identifier: Acc.8443
Dates:
1983.
Microfilm of material concerning Tipu Sultan.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.784-785
Dates:
1574-1923.
Microfilm of Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reels 1-16 (Adam Matthew).
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1312-1328
Dates:
Mid 17th century-1937.
Miscellaneous manuscripts.
File
Identifier: MS.2618
Scope and Contents
The principle items are as follows.Letter, undated, of Alexander Alesius, Professor of Theology at Leipzig, to a patron, thanking him for favours. (Folio 1.)'A briefe relacon of all such passages as happened dureing the Seidge of the Castle of Edinburgh' (of 1640), written by one of the garrison in reply to ‘A True representation of the proceedings of the Kingdome of Scotland’ by the Estates of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1640). An item torn from a manuscript book. (Folio...
Dates:
[1640, or after]-1866, undated.
Papers of Alex McCrindle.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10239
Scope and Contents
Includes play scripts, memoirs and correspondence.
Dates:
1947-1990.
Papers of Major General James Scott Elliot.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11499
Scope and Contents
Papers of Major General James Scott Elliot, 1920-1990Major General James Scott Elliot was born in 1902 into a military family, his father being Lt Colonel W. Scott Elliot DSO. Scott Elliot was educated at both Wellington College and Sandhurst and went on to have an impressive military career. This included service in Egypt, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and India. During the Second World War, Scott Elliot was sent to France where he contributed to battles in Lille and Le Havre. In 1942,...
Dates:
circa 1920-1990
Papers of the Hon William Douglas Home.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11222
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscript drafts and typescripts of a play, memoirs and reviews, together with correspondence on theatrical matters.
Dates:
1946-1991.
Papers of the Reverend Robert Kilgour, missionary of the Church of Scotland in Darjeeling, India from 1889 to 1909, and thereafter Editorial Superintendent of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
File
Identifier: MS.20487
Dates:
[Circa 1897], undated.
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.
Photocopies of a memoir of Sir James Steuart Denham and a translation of Gavin Douglas, "Vitae Episcoporum Dunkeldensium".
File
Identifier: Acc.9671
Dates:
18th century.
Revised manuscript draft of Morley Jamieson, "Recollections of Edwin and Willa Muir".
Item
Identifier: Acc.8471
Dates:
1983.
Unpublished memoir of George Douglas Brown, probably by David S Meldrum.
File
Identifier: Acc.10420
Scope and Contents
With draft essay, undated, of Brown on Hamlet.
Dates:
early 20th century.