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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the family of Anderson of St. Germains and their descendants, being chiefly the correspondence of Warren Hastings Anderson (died 1875), son of David Anderson of St. Germains (1751-1825).

Series

Identifier: MSS.14842-14847

Scope and Contents

Warren Hastings Anderson entered the merchant house of his uncle, Robert Anderson and Company, St. Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, in 1813, becoming a partner in 1818. From then until the 1850s he spent most of his life in Italy and France engaged in trade, finally retiring to Bowerhouse near Dunbar. Family, personal and legal material predominates in this collection.

Dates: 1792-mid 20th century.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Correspondence, legal, miscellaneous, and estate papers of the Murrays of Ochtertyre, Baronets, and their relations by marriage the Keiths, Earls Marischal.

Series

Identifier: MSS.21101-21191

Scope and Contents The Murray papers concern chiefly their estates in Perthshire, but there is also some family correspondence, household accounts and inventories, and letters and papers of Jacobite interest. Of particular interest is the fine series of letters of General Sir George Murray written during his campaigns in the Peninsula and elsewhere.The papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal came to the Murrays of Ochtertyre following the marriage of Helen, heiress of Sir Alexander Keith of Dunnottar...

Dates: 15th century-1934, undated.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Journal, 1729, of George Skene, containing ‘An Account of a Journey to London, with the particular rout by Thomas Burnett of Kirkhill, George Skene of that ilk, and David Skene his brother german'.

Item

Identifier: MS.3806

Scope and Contents In addition to George Skene's journal there are notes of expenditure on the journey and of the mileage of part of the route (folio 1 verso); part of an anti-Hanoverian parody of the ‘Te Deum’, ?1742 (folio 34); and part of a diary, probably of Joseph Mackie, 1837 (folio 35).At the end of the volume, inverted, are detailed accounts of expenditure on the journey of 1729 (folio 1 inverted) and recipes, medical and other (folio 3 inverted), including directions for the treatment of...

Dates: 1729-19th century.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Journal of a continental tour of Andrew MacInnes.

Item

Identifier: Acc.13701

Scope and Contents Journal of a tour to France, Switzerland and Germany by Andrew MacInnes and `Richard`. At the back of the volume are accounts of expenses on the tour, mileages and a number of Scottish songs. The notebook is bound in a larger twentieth century volume together with a full transcript and a letter of 1928 of Andrew MacInnes, Saint William, Ontario, Canada, son of the diarist, to his nephew Clayton McCall donating the journal to him. Andrew MacInnes and his companion...

Dates: 1830

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Journal of `A Month in Scotland by M`, Rev. J.J. Twist, Rector of Holy Innocents Church, Manchester.

Item

Identifier: Acc.13571

Scope and Contents John James Twist and his travelling companion, C.P. Purton, travelled by rail from Wolverhampton for a month`s holiday in Scotland. In Scotland they took the coach and and steamer, but lalso walked, visiting Lanark, Edinburgh, Burntisland, Loch Leven, Perth, Oban, Inverary, Tarbet, Loch Lomond, Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, Loch Tay, Killin, Glencoe, Loch Katrine, Callendar, Stirling and Alloa.John James Twist comments, often humorously, on places visited, their lodgings and people they...

Dates: 1858

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Journal of Alexander Ballantyne recording a tour of Germany, the Low Countries and Paris, via Waterloo, beginning and ending in Kelso.

Item

Identifier: Acc.12639

Scope and Contents

Includes a journal of expenses.

Dates: 1817.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Journal of an Irish couple's Scottish tour, with illustrations and detailed accounts.

Item

Identifier: Acc.12615

Scope and Contents

Journal describing a two month tour of Scotland by Frederick and Nannie. They begin their journey from Dublin in August 1849. They cross by boat from Derry to Greenock. Places visited include: Luss, Tarbet, Loch Tay, Crieff, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The journal is illustrated with pen sketches by Nannie.

Dates: 1849.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Journal of James Henderson of Glasgow descibring his voyage to New Zealand on the 'Lady Ruthven'.

File

Identifier: Acc.14146

Scope and Contents

The journal is comprised of descriptive daily entries including observations on the ship, its crew, and the other passengers in steerage; and a postscript written upon arrival in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Dates: 1877

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Literary and personal papers of Jo Clifford.

Fonds

Identifier: Acc.13458

Scope and Contents

Literary and personal papers, c. 1966-2013, of Jo Clifford, comprising mainly playscripts, notebooks and journals. With some earlier family papers including: two travel journals by an unidentified family member, to North Carolina in 1828 and a tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1829; First World War letters of Bertram Clifford, grandfather of Jo Clifford.

Dates: Circa 1966-2013.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Papers of the family of Borthwick of Crookston.

Fonds

Identifier: MSS.10371-10392

Dates: 1684-1904, undated.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Records of the Scottish Youth Hostels Association

Collection

Identifier: Acc.13372

Scope and Contents Annual Reports, minutes, correspondence, reports, property records and photographs, 1931-2012, undated, of and relating to the Scottish Youth Hostels Association.Following preliminary meetings in 1930s, the Scottish Youth Hostels Association was formed in Edinburgh in1931at a public meeting chaired by Lord Salvesen ‘To help all, but especially young people of limited means living and working in industrial and other areas, to know use and appreciate the Scottish countryside and...

Dates: 1931-2000

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Travel journals and household accounts of Peter MacDougal, a schoolmaster in Stirling, and his family.

Series

Identifier: MSS.8935-8941

Dates: 1812-1858.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the family of Anderson of St. Germains and their descendants, being chiefly the correspondence of Warren Hastings Anderson (died 1875), son of David Anderson of St. Germains (1751-1825).

Correspondence, legal, miscellaneous, and estate papers of the Murrays of Ochtertyre, Baronets, and their relations by marriage the Keiths, Earls Marischal.

Journal, 1729, of George Skene, containing ‘An Account of a Journey to London, with the particular rout by Thomas Burnett of Kirkhill, George Skene of that ilk, and David Skene his brother german'.

Journal of a continental tour of Andrew MacInnes.

Journal of `A Month in Scotland by M`, Rev. J.J. Twist, Rector of Holy Innocents Church, Manchester.

Journal of Alexander Ballantyne recording a tour of Germany, the Low Countries and Paris, via Waterloo, beginning and ending in Kelso.

Journal of an Irish couple's Scottish tour, with illustrations and detailed accounts.

Journal of James Henderson of Glasgow descibring his voyage to New Zealand on the 'Lady Ruthven'.

Literary and personal papers of Jo Clifford.

Papers of the family of Borthwick of Crookston.

Records of the Scottish Youth Hostels Association

Travel journals and household accounts of Peter MacDougal, a schoolmaster in Stirling, and his family.

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