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Albums of letters and documents, almost entirely of Scottish interest, written by or relating to historical celebrities, and dealing with public and private affairs.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2955-2956
Dates:
1589-1881.
Correspondence and papers of Douglas Young, including papers and printed material of the Scottish National Party, PEN International and other political and cultural bodies.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.6419 Box 1(1)-Box 108(3)
Scope and Contents
Including manuscripts and typescripts of poems, articles, reviews and lectures.
With letters of and to various correspondents, including James Bridie, C M Grieve, Neil Gunn, Eric Linklater, Naomi Mitchison, and Edwin Muir.
And documents and correspondence concerning the SNP, PEN, the Saltire Society, and other organisations.
Dates:
1890-1973, undated.
Correspondence, sketches, notebooks and other papers of and concerning Sir David Young Cameron, Katharine Cameron Kay, and her husband Arthur Kay.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.8950/1-41
Scope and Contents
Papers of Sir David Young Cameron including sketches, manuscripts and typescripts of lectures and addresses, and correspondence.
Papers of Katherine Cameron Kay include sketches, notes on paintings and etchings, and correspondence.
Dates:
1895-1965, undated.
Literary papers and speeches of Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond.
Series
Identifier: Dep.363
Dates:
Circa 1950-1983.
Literary, personal and political papers of James Kelman, with digital archive.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13471
Dates:
circa 1970-2012.
Manuscript copy, probably late 17th century, of the well-known pamphlet 'The papers which passed at Newcastle betwixt his Sacred Majesty and Mr Al. Henderson concerning the change of church government, A.D. 1646', describing the conference between Charles I and Henderson.
Item
Identifier: MS.8484
Dates:
1649.
Manuscripts collected by Walter Biggar Blaikie, Doctor of Laws, editor of volumes concerning Jacobitism in the publications of the Scottish History Society, etc.
Series
Identifier: MSS.278-318
Dates:
18th century-19th century.
Papers and correspondence of Ronald W Clark.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9589
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, notes, manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, drafts, photographs, pamphlets and press cuttings.
Dates:
1948-1987.
Papers of the National Council of Labour Colleges.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.5120 Box 1(1)—[Additional] Box 20(20)
Dates:
1900-1977, undated.
Poems in Scots of the Reverend James Melville, minister of Kilrenny, mostly on religious themes
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.2.7
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Sonnets and short poems, some relating to Andrew Melville, written in 1610 and 1611 (folio 1). (ii) Copy of Hugh Broughton`s pamphlet `A Petition to the Lords to examine the religion and cariage of R. Ban[croft] Archbishop. Anno.1608` (folio 12).(iii) `A Preservative from Apostasie or the Song of Moses ... translated out of Hebrew and put in metre first shortly neere the text and than more at large...
Dates:
1606-1611.
Printed pamphlet by Sir Gilbert Elliot 2nd Baronet, Lord Minto, entitled ‘Proposals for carrying on certain Public Works in the City of Edinburgh’, [1752], with manuscript alterations and additions possibly in the hand of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet.
Item
Identifier: MS.19979
Scope and Contents
The proposals concern the need for certain public buildings, including those which eventually became Register House, the Signet Library, the Court of Session, and the North Bridge.
Dates:
[1752, or after.]
Scrap-book containing correspondence of and related printed items concerning William Sulzer, counselor at law and sometime Governor of New York.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.5.2
Scope and Contents
The correspondence, which consists mostly of incoming letters dated 1920-1922, together with a few dated 1916-1917, relates to the aftermath of his political career, which was virtually terminated by his impeachment and removal from office as Governor of New York in October 1913, after less than a year in office; to his investments (mostly in mining shares), and to matters of personal interest.The printed items, which consist of contemporary press-cuttings and small pamphlets,...
Dates:
1st quarter of 20th century.
Volume made up of three pamphlets by James Hog; with manuscript 'Queries of the Synod of Fife to Mr James Hogg [sic] Minister at Carnock w[t] his answers to these queries. Apr. 5th 1722', formerly contained in the pamphlet volume, but now kept separately.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9769-9769A
Dates:
1716-1722.