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Photocopy of a speech of William Beattie to the Norwegian-Scottish Association.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5578
Dates:
1972.
Political and personal correspondence and papers of Priscilla Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, including some papers of John Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11884/1-359
Scope and Contents
These papers provide a very full and extensive record of the political and public career of Lady Tweedsmuir, particularly of Scottish politics from 1945 to 1974, and of foreign policy in the early 1970s in her areas of responsibility as Minister of State, for example, the 'Cod War' dispute with Iceland. Business papers include some relating to her directorship of the transatlantic Cunard Line, and the construction and launching of RMS ‘Queen Elizabeth 2’. Some papers of Lord Tweedsmuir,...
Dates:
Circa 1911-circa 1998.
Political correspondence of Lord James Douglas Hamilton, mainly as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West, 1974-1997, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothians, 1999-2007.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.252
Dates:
1972-2010.
Political speeches of David Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14295
Dates:
1976-2016.
Prayers, sermons, addresses and lectures of the Very Reverend Andrew Nevile Davidson.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.8095/1-40
Dates:
1924-1976, undated.
Records of the National Party of Scotland, Scottish Convention, Scottish Covenant Association and Scottish National Party.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.7295/1-34
Scope and Contents
Minutes, letters and papers, with miscellaneous printed political leaflets and ephemera retained with the collection, from the Edinburgh Headquarters of the Scottish National Party. Included are records of other organizations of the national movement.
Dates:
1932-1974, undated.
"Scrapbook of Nicholas Nameless Esq" [J B Bishop].
Item
Identifier: Acc.3674
Scope and Contents
Containing mostly speeches from debates.
Dates:
1834-1836.
Sermons, speeches and declarations by Covenanters involved in the Pentland Rising of 1666 and subsequently executed.
File
Identifier: Acc.11722
Scope and Contents
Includes work of Humphrey Colquhoun and Hugh Mackail.
Dates:
circa 1666.
Signed typescript of talk of the Most Reverend Gordon J Gray, to the Representative Church Council meeting.
Item
Identifier: Acc.4336
Dates:
1967.
Single letters and papers.
File
Identifier: MS.2521
Scope and Contents
The papers include: letters, 1795, 1810, of Sir Alexander Boswell, containing original humorous verse; copy of a list, 1849, made by Cockburn, giving the authorship of articles in the 'Edinburgh Review'; contemporary copy of a speech, ?1617, delivered by James I and VI in Edinburgh (parts being given in summary); letter, 1807, of Sir James Bland Burges (afterwards Lamb) on Sir Walter Scott's literary profits; letter, 1808, of Sir James Mackintosh dealing with Indian affairs; letter, 1830,...
Dates:
?1617-1849.
Speech by the Earl of Crawford, concerning the opening of the new building of the National Library of Scotland.
Item
Identifier: Acc.2662
Dates:
1956.
Speech notes of Edward, Prince of Wales, on the occasion of his receiving the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12585
Dates:
1920.
Speech of the Chair at the Annual General Meeting of the North of Scotland Banking Company.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10727
Dates:
1879.
Speeches and verses of various members of the Pantheon Society, an Edinburgh debating club; and papers concerning the activities of James Graham, quack doctor.
File
Identifier: MS.9834
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Speeches and verses, 1780-1792, undated, of various members of the Pantheon Society. Unlike societies of literati such as the Select Society, the Pantheon opened its meetings to non-members, charging from sixpence upwards for admission, and drew large audiences - see J A Fairley, 'The Pantheon: an old Edinburgh debating society', in ‘Book of the Old Edinburgh Club’, volume i (1908), pages 47-75, and D D McElroy, ‘A century of Scottish clubs’ (privately...
Dates:
1780-1792, undated.
Standing order for the British and Hanoverian troops in Germany, September to October 1743.
File
Identifier: Acc.9628
Scope and Contents
With copy of the speech to the King by John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl Stair, made at the Council of War at Worms, 23 August 1744.
Dates:
1743-1744.
“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of original 17th-century Scottish historical documents, and of copies, 18th century.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.31.2.18-20
Scope and Contents
The papers appear to have belonged to Lord Swinton, and may be the collection of the Reverend Samuel Semple, Swinton’s maternal grandfather (cf. FES i, 172).
Dates:
17th century.
Talk, 1970, on Chirnside, given to the Soil Association Conference, with unassociated genealogical tables.
File
Identifier: Acc.5076
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of three family trees, 1916 and undated, of the Blackadder family.
Dates:
1916, 1970 and undated.
Tape recording of Donald Whyte, "Scottish Emigration to North America", a paper read at the World Conference on Records, Salt Lake City.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6853
Scope and Contents
The reel is in an envelope with the typescript, 'Scottish emigration to North America, by Donald Whyte. Tape recording 5th August, 1969, World Conference on Records, Salt Lake City, UT'.
Dates:
1969.
Three addresses to the Reverend John Young.
File
Identifier: Acc.9573
Scope and Contents
Addresses mark the jubilee of Young`s ministry at Trinity United Free Church, Greenock.
Dates:
1912.
Transcript of a speech delivered by Sir William Murrie on the occasion of his 80th birthday, with covering note of Peter Mackay.
File
Identifier: Acc.14491
Scope and Contents
The speech was delivered by Sir William Murrie at a dinner to celebrate his 80th birthday arranged by the Heads of Department in the Scottish Office, held at the Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh. It contains an account of life in the Scottish Office during the interwar period, when it was based in Dover House, Whitehall, London. A covering note by Peter Mackay with biographical profiles of figures mentioned in the text, including Sir Douglas Haddow, Sir Charles Cunningham, Sir William Kerr...
Dates:
16 December 1983.
Transcript of speeches made at a meeting of the Scottish National Party.
File
Identifier: Acc.3466
Dates:
1929.
Transcript of talk given by Ron Gonnella on BBC Scotland.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9425
Scope and Contents
Concerns the Drummond Castle manuscript of Scottish fiddle music.
Dates:
1987.
Transcripts and tape copies of a series of six BBC radio talks, "Scotland in Europe".
Series
Identifier: Acc.6483/1-8
Scope and Contents
A series of talks recorded by BBC (for Radio 4 Scotland) in 1974, examining the relationship of Scotland to the European Community and it’s prospects after a year’s experience of British membership.
Concerning the relationship of Scotland to the European Economic Community.
Dates:
1974.
Two letters, 1746, of Donald McDonald of Trionadrish, one to his wife, the other probably to James Graham of Airth
File
Identifier: Acc.8152
Scope and Contents
With a copy of McDonald`s speech at his execution, and two letters, 1757, of his brother, Robert, while exiled at Donai, to his sister.
Dates:
1746-1757.