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Notes and comments compiled by Sir William Gillies.

 File
Identifier: Acc.6308
Scope and Contents

Concerning his career and paintings.

Dates: circa 1971.

Notes of Sir Angus Cunninghame Graham on life in the Grand Fleet to Jutland.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4317
Scope and Contents

With copies of correspondence between Cunninghame Graham and Arthur Marder.

Dates: 20th century.

Papers of Alex McCrindle.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10239
Scope and Contents

Includes play scripts, memoirs and correspondence.

Dates: 1947-1990.

Papers of Alexander Fraser Tytler.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.11737/1-8
Scope and Contents

Includes commonplace books, diaries, books of etchings, sketchbooks and a manuscript "Remembrances of Woodhouselee".

Dates: Late 18th century-early 19th 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 and concerning Lieutenant-General Sir David Henderson and the Royal Flying Corps.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9339
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, 1916-1917, two albums of press cuttings, 1914-1917, and a privately printed memoir, 1931.

Dates: 1916-1931.

Papers of and concerning Olive Wyon.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.5468
Scope and Contents

Including devotional notes, notes on Kierkegaard, recollections by her sister, and proofs of "Olive Wyon: A Chronicle".

Dates: 20th century.

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 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 Margaret Foster.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11291
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, photographs, memoirs and press cuttings mostly concerning Foster`s time as Assistant Secretary to the Royal Scottish Academy.

Dates: 1925-1989 and undated.

Papers of Robert di Falco, St Andrews.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12028
Scope and Contents

Includes field diary, memoirs and photographs concerning di Falco`s service in the Italian Army, 1918-1921. Also includes Italian war service medals (framed) and material concerning Gabriele d`Annunzio`s seizure of Fiume, 1919.

Dates: 1918-1947

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 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 Scottish Centre of International PEN.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9364
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, minutes, accounts and memoirs concerning the history of the Scottish Centre.

Dates: 1953-1983.

Papers of Walter S Crow.

 Fonds
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.

Papers of Wendy Wood.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9915
Scope and Contents

Includes diaries, correspondence and manuscripts and typescripts of novels, memoirs, short stories and articles.

Dates: circa 1930-1980.

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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Jamieson, Morley, Edinburgh, bookseller, fl 1940-1988 6
Muir, Edwin, poet, 1887-1959 3
Graham, Sir Angus Edward Malise Bontine Cunninghame, Knight, of Gartmore, Admiral, 1893-1981 2
Macneill, Hector, poet, 1746-1818 2
Muir, Wilhelmina Johnston, née Anderson, author, pseudonym 'Agnes Neill Scott' , 1890-1970 2
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National Library of Scotland 2
Anderson, Ann, nurse in Australia, 1833-1906 1
Anderson, George, East Kilbride, fl 1914-1984 1
Anderson, George, indigo planter at Kumtoul in Tirhoot Behar, India, 1817-1893 1
Annunzio, Gabriele d', poet, 1863-1938 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, 52nd (Lowland) Division 1
Baker, Patricia, National Library of Scotland, fl 1930-1985 1
Band, David, Crail, seaman, fl 1809 1
Bathgate Forge Company Ltd, spade and shovel manufacturers 1
Bell, Alan Scott, library and literary consultant, 1942-2018 1
Berry, R J A , medical practitioner, Bristol, fl 1961 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
Blake, George, novelist, 1893-1961 1
Bogie, David Wilson, Sheriff, 1946-1999 1
Bonaparte, Napoleon, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 1
Brown, George Douglas, author, 1869-1902 1
Brown, W D, of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, fl 1942-1943 1
Brown, William Alexander, military adventurer, 1922-1984 1
Bury, Charlotte Susan Maria, Lady (novelist, née Campbell, then Campbell) (1775-1861) 1
Cadell, Colin Simson, Air Commodore, 1905-1996 1
Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881 1
Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881: transcriber 1
Church of Scotland, Blantyre Mission, Malawi 1
Cleland, W L, Medindie Gardens, Australia, fl 1989 1
Cleland, William, Lieutenant-Colonel, poet, d 1689 1
Cook, John Manuel, Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, University of Bristol, 1910-1994 1
Coutts, Francis Henderson, Brigadier, 1918-2008 1
Cowan, family 1
Crabbe, Sir John Gordon, Knight, Colonel, 1892-1961 1
Crabbie, Donald, Lieutenant, Royal Navy, d 2001 1
Craig, William Marshall, chartered accountant, fl 1917-1923 1
Craw, W A, Southampton, fl 1920-1986 1
Crawford, Lawrence, Parliamentary Major-General, 1611-1645 1
Crocket, James, gardener, fl 1935 1
Crow, W R, Sergeant, Indian Command, Royal Air Force, fl 1944 1
Crow, Walter S, Sergeant, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, d c 1978 1
Curran, Henry, author of memoir "Interrupted Odyssey", 1926-2008 1
Dalrymple, Sir Hew Whitefoord, 1st Baronet, General, 1750-1830 1
Daniel, Cecil C, Captain, Royal Scots, fl 1899-1901 1
Davidson, Richard, India, tea-planter, fl 1930 1
Denham, Sir James Steuart, 3rd Baronet, of Coltness and Westshield, economist, formerly Steuart, 1713-1780 1
Dennistoun, James, antiquary, 1803-1855 1
Dick, James Adam, Colonel, 1866-1942 1
Douglas, David, bookseller, 1823-1916 1
Douglas, Gavin, Bishop of Dunkeld, poet, c 1476-1522 1
Dwelly, Edward, Gaelic lexicographer, pseudonym Ewen MacDonald, 1864-1939 1
Elliot, James Scott, Major General, HM Lieutenant of the County of Dumfries, 1902-1996 1
Elphinstone, Alexander Francis, 1788-1865 (naval officer) 1
Elphinstone, John, RN, naval officer in the Russian service, 1722-1785 1
Elphinstone, family, of Lopness 1
Fabre, Claire Chevrillon-, author of "Code Name Christiane Clouet...", 1907-2011 1
Falco, Robert di, St Andrews, 1899-1963 1
Farquhar, George Taylor Shillito, Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, 1857-1927 1
Foster, Margaret, Assistant Secretary to the Royal Scottish Academy, fl 1925-1995 1
Fraser, Donald, politician, 1904-1956 1
Fraser, Eileen Lucy, wife of George Sutherland, poet and critic, née Andrew, b 1918 1
Fraser, George Sutherland, poet and critic, 1915-1980 1
French, Annie, illustrator, 1872-1965 1
Friel, George, George (novelist) 1
Galloway, Alexander, correspondent of William Soutar, poet, fl 1939-1977 1
Galloway, Alexander, correspondent of William Soutar, poet, fl 1939-1977: recipient 1
Geary, Francis (Admiral) 1
George Wolfe and Sons Ltd, Bathgate, spade and shovel manufacturers 1
Gibb, John Philip (commercial traveller) 1
Gillespie, James, associate of George Friel, novelist, fl 1926-1985 1
Gillies, Donald John, emigrant, minister of the Presbyterian Church in Canada , 1901-1994 1
Gillies, Sir William George, painter and art teacher, 1898-1973 1
Gilray, John, Edinburgh, socialist, fl 1884-1909 1
Gower, George Granville Leveson, 1st Duke of Sutherland, 1758-1833 1
Graham, Angus, forester and architectural historian, 1892-1980 1
Graham, Ann, of Airth, fl 1762-1820 1
Graham, James, of Airth, d 1806 1
Graham, Sir Angus Edward Malise Bontine Cunninghame, Knight, of Gartmore, Admiral, 1893-1981: recipient 1
Graham, family, of Airth 1
Grant, Sir Francis, Knight, portrait-painter, 1803-1878 1
Grierson, Sir Herbert John Clifford, Knight, Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh, 1866-1960 1
HMS Bellerophon, 1786-1824, ship of the line 1
Haldane, Archibald Richard Burdon, Writer to the Signet, 1900-1982 1
Haldane, Thomas Graeme Nelson, scientist, 1897-1981 1
Harvey, M B, author of "Childhood Memories of an Indian Hill Station", fl 1920-1990 1
Hastie, John, father of William, Minister of Slamannan, fl 1670-1700 1
Hastie, William, Minister of Slamannan, d 1755 1
Hastie, family, of Bogohaugh 1
Hawthorne, Harry, Sergeant, 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, b 1917 1
Henderson, Catherine Elsie, wife of John, manager, Edinburgh Assurance Company Ltd, née Jones, 1886-1947 1
Henderson, Sir David, Knight, Lieutenant-General, 1862-1921 1
Hetherwick, Alexander, Head of Church of Scotland Mission, Blantyre, Nyasaland, 1860-1939 1
Home, Hon William Douglas, playwright, 1912-1992 1
Iain Gordon Brown, Dr 1
Jarvie, Gordon, writer and editor, b.1941. 1
Kaye, Florence R S, emigrant to United States, b c 1922 1
Kenmure, Vera Mary Muir, Minister at Hillhead, Glasgow, née Findlay, 1904-1973 1
Lahiri, B N, Indian Police, fl 1950 1
Lindsay, James, 24th Earl of Crawford and 7th Earl of Balcarres, 1783-1869 1
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