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Album compiled by Katherine Jane Ellice, 1838-1864, entitled 'Scrabble Book Quebec, 1839', with notes 2013-2014 and undated, on Ellice family history in Canada and Glenquoich.
Collection of papers of the Warden family.
The collection comprises correspondence of the Warden family, with transcripts of most of the correspondence, a travel journal written by Alexander Warden and a publication, 'Letters from St. Helena' (1816), by William Warden.
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).
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.
Correspondence and papers of Dr Robert Douglas, Minister of Galashiels, and of his own and allied families: Hays, Thomsons, Tods, Lothians.
A table of the relationships of the various families has been placed in MS.3116, folio i.
Correspondence and papers of John Thomson, Professor of General Pathology at Edinburgh, and of his sons William, Professor of Medicine at Glasgow, and Allen, the biologist.
Much of the collection is of medical interest, but it also includes correspondence on family matters.
Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.
There are letters and papers of Mary Haldane’s sisters Jane and Elizabeth, and her brother Sir John Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and his wife, Ghetal, née Herschell. There are also a few letters and papers of Mrs Haldane's daughter Elizabeth S Haldane, and collections of press-cuttings relating to her son Richard, Viscount Haldane.
Correspondence and papers of the Honourable Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family.
Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of his family.
Correspondence, diaries, articles and other papers of or collected by William Laird McKinlay concerning the Canadian National Arctic Expedition and the expedition of the 'Karluk' to Wrangel Island, Russia.
The bulk of the papers in this collection relate to the Canadian National Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, and the part played in it by William McKinlay and the expedition leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson. McKinlay's account of his experiences, especially those of being shipwrecked and marooned on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia, were published by him in 'Karluk: the great untold story of Arctic expedition'.
Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
Correspondence, legal, miscellaneous, and estate papers of the Murrays of Ochtertyre, Baronets, and their relations by marriage the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Description by Sir William Burrell of a tour made by him, chiefly in Scotland.
Description of voyage to South Africa of Trooper Charles Hunter, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.
Includes transcript of description. With letter and pocket book containg active service notes.
Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
Family correspondence, 1776, 1840-1842, and journal of Dr David Ewen of Ayr, who went to Madeira for his health in 1840 and died the following year.
David Ewen’s journal (folio 26) takes the form of occasional notes from October 1840 to March 1841, and describes the agriculture, countryside and climate of Madeira. It also mentions the wine trade, smuggling and the difficulties faced by invalids.
Journal kept by William Maxwell, managing director of R and R Clark, the Edinburgh printers, on a trip to the United States and Canada in October and November 1932.
The volumes contain carbon copies of diary-letters to a friend in Edinburgh, of which folios 51-65 are duplicated in MS.9759 by the retention of the originals. The journal contains a description of the sea voyage and the social life of his tour, but is notable for its detailed descriptions of visits to printing houses, particularly Donnelley's of Chicago (MS.9759, folios 51-65) and the Government Printing Office, Washington (MS.9760, folios 1-29).
Journal of a tour to Scotland by Clement Mansfield Ingleby.
'Journal of a Tour to the Continent in Autumn, 1815, with Walter Scott, John Scott, Esqr., of Gala, and Alexr. Pringle, Younger of Whitebank', by Robert Bruce, Advocate, afterwards Sheriff of Argyll.
The journal runs from 28 July to 23 August. With it are a passport and letter (folio 23) of Robert Bruce, 1815, an article of the donor regarding the manuscript cut from ‘Chambers’s Journal’ (folio 25), and a letter of the donor, 1934, giving further information (folio 27).
‘Journal of a trip to the Island of Gottland, Sweden, Denmark, &c., &c., with Some Correspondence, and Remarks upon the Capabilities of that Island as a Field for Emigration, by John Shedden Dobie'.
The author was one of a party who made a tour of inspection of Gottland in connection with a scheme, promoted by Robert Chambers, the publisher, to settle British farmers there. Their report was entirely adverse. The volume includes a printed prospectus of the scheme, relevant newspaper articles, and correspondence with Chambers, 1850, and is illustrated with several water-colour sketches.
Journal of Lieutenant David Aytoun, Royal Navy, on H.M.S. Dragon in the Mediterranean, with various notes, observations and copies of correspondence.
Journal of Warren Hastings, 1793, with a transcript and related material, 1929-1938, by Dr Sophia Weitzman, author of ‘Warren Hastings and Philip Francis’.
Journals and correspondence of and concerning David Roberts.
Journals and letters describing travels in Germany, sent by Elizabeth Sym to her niece Elizabeth, later Lady Sym.
Originals and typed transcript.