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Copy of ‘Short stories, scraps and shavings’ (London, 1934) by George Bernard Shaw, with two postcards from Shaw inserted concerning the production of the book and an insurance payment.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane.
Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.
Diaries of John Chisholm, Kings Counsel; and papers formerly loosely enclosed therein.
John Chisholm, from Perth, studied at Edinburgh and Leipzig, and was admitted advocate in 1881. He stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative at the elections of 1885 and 1892. He took silk in 1904 and was appointed Sheriff of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk in 1905. He married in 1892, and died in 1929.
Diary of Elizabeth S Haldane.
The diary was written at intervals of varying length, ranging from a few days to some months, but most entries cover the period following the previous one.
The whereabouts of the first volume of the original diary are not known.
Letters of William Sharp ('Fiona Macleod') to the publisher Frank Murray concerning two of Sharp’s works: ‘Vistas’ (Derby, 1894) and ‘Pharais’ (Derby, 1894); with related material.
Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
Typescript journal of a tour of Normandy and Brittany made by the "Quartette", composed of four Scotswomen, narrated by A E R.
The journey began in London and ended in Edinburgh, and among places visited are Rouen, Caen, Bayeux, Coutances, Mont St Michel, Dinard and St Malo. The author appears particularly interested in architecture but devotes some space to the standard of accommodation. The volume includes a number of postcards of places visited.