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Lawrence Crawford, "A Brief Recollection of Passages in My Lord of Manchester`s Army", circa 1643, with annotated transcript, circa 1840-circa 1845, of Thomas Carlyle.
Literary papers, publications, photographs, memoirs and press cuttings of and concerning Edward Dwelly, Gaelic lexicographer, and his family.
"Long on Mud, Short on Glory", Florence Kaye`s typescript account of her time in the Scottish Women`s Land Army.
Includes photographs
Manuscript, 17th century, of the second part of ‘I.G.De Rebus ... sub imperio illustrissimi Jacobi Montisrosarum Marchionis ... anno MDCXLIV et duobus sequentibus praeclare gestis, commentarius’ by George Wishart.
The beginning and end are missing.
Manuscript, 17th century, of the second part of ‘I.G.De Rebus ... sub imperio illustrissimi Jacobi Montisrosarum Marchionis ... anno MDCXLIV et duobus sequentibus praeclare gestis, commentarius’ by George Wishart.
Some corrections have been made and omissions supplied by another hand.
Manuscript draft of Morley Jamieson, "Recollections of Edwin and Willa Muir".
Manuscript entitled 'Book of Memorandoms' by John Smith of Birkhill.
Manuscript of Elizabeth Grant, "Memoirs of a Highland Lady"
Manuscript of 'George Scott Moncrieff and a few friends: a brief memoir' by Morley Jamieson.
The memoir was not published, but twenty copies were circulated in typescript.
Manuscript of Moray McLaren, "Return to Scotland: an Egoist`s Journey".
Manuscripts and typescripts of "Right, Left" (1948), "An Early Education" (1947) and "Dry Fun" (published as part of "Innocent Merriment", 2004) by Thomas Blantyre Simpson.
Includes associated correspondence.
Manuscripts collected by Walter Biggar Blaikie, Doctor of Laws, editor of volumes concerning Jacobitism in the publications of the Scottish History Society, etc.
Manuscripts of two apparently unpublished genealogical works by John Philp Wood.
Material connected with the ‘Memoirs of Sir Robert Strange, Knt., Engraver ... and of his brother-in-law Andrew Lumisden, private secretary to the Stuart Princes’, by James Dennistoun.
Memoir and journal of a tour to Italy of Charlotte Campbell.
Memoir, circa 1950, of Patricia Baker "Some Personal Memories of the National Library of Scotland, 1930-1945".
With photograph of the staff in 1931, and photographs of the demolition of the Sheriff Court Building in 1938.
Memoir of Alastair Shanks, "Rev Vera Kenmure of Christchurch".
Memoir of George Romanes in the form of a letter to his son Professor George Romanes.
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.
Memoir of Sir Francis Grant "in his studio for the last time" by Sir George Scharf.
Includes anecdote and notes on Grant`s technique.
Memoir of the family of Hastie of Bogohaugh and of John Hastie, written by William Hastie.
“Memoir of the military state of North Britain in 1803, By Colonel Alex : Dirom, Deputy Quarter Master General of His Majesty’s Forces in North Britain, F.R.S., London and Edin.”
The manuscript contains a description of the state of Scottish defences, with criticisms, and suggestions for improvements in the possibility of invasion.