Biographies.
Found in 520 Collections and/or Records:
Exercise-book, III, continuing the biography of Thomas Carlyle., [1877, or before.]
MSS.2884-2888 and several letters in MS.2883 (indicated under that number) formed part of a collection of material relating to Thomas Carlyle, formed, at least in part, by Frederick Martin, a copyist employed by Carlyle, who commenced a biography of Carlyle in the ‘Biographical Magazine’, 1877.
Exercise-book, IV, continuing the biography of Thomas Carlyle., [1877, or before.]
MSS.2884-2888 and several letters in MS.2883 (indicated under that number) formed part of a collection of material relating to Thomas Carlyle, formed, at least in part, by Frederick Martin, a copyist employed by Carlyle, who commenced a biography of Carlyle in the ‘Biographical Magazine’, 1877.
Extracts and copies of historical works, collected by Sir James Balfour, 17th century.
Extracts chiefly from ‘Mistress to an age. A life of Madame de Stael’ by J C Herold., [1959.]
Most of the notebooks contain notes on a variety of subjects, only the more important of which are mentioned in descriptions.
Fair copy of the text printed as ‘Memoirs of the secret services of John Macky’, without the introduction.
Family papers of the Marquesses of Tweeddale., 1550-1764.
Five drawing books of Nancy Brysson Morrison, with manuscript and typescript notes for the biography 'Mary Queen of Scots' pasted in., [1960, or before.]
Notes for and some manuscripts of Nancy Brysson Morrison's books and shorter works.
Four exercise-books, continuing the biography of Thomas Carlyle from the end of MS.2884, and ending with Chapter V, 'Launch into Literature (1819-182-)'., [1877, or before.]
MSS.2884-2888 and several letters in MS.2883 (indicated under that number) formed part of a collection of material relating to Thomas Carlyle, formed, at least in part, by Frederick Martin, a copyist employed by Carlyle, who commenced a biography of Carlyle in the ‘Biographical Magazine’, 1877.
Fragments of a life of Sir William Wallace (folio 1) and of notes (folios 17, 19) relating to another, unidentified life, possibly an edition of Blind Harry`s ‘Wallace’, by Richard Augustine Hay.
The manuscript is undated, but from a reference to ‘the late Mr Lockhart of Carnwath’ (folio 29 verso), it seems that the notes at least were written probably in 1732; the life may have been written about the same time.
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, concerning his research and non-parliamentary interests.
Further papers relating to the preparation and publication of ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1951-1954.
Genealogical material concerning the Geddes family., [Circa 1900]-1935, undated.
The material includes typescripts of a family tree with brief outlines of the lives of various members of the Geddes and Stivenson families.
Genealogical notes on members of the Faculty of Advocates, 1687-1751, compiled by John Philp Wood., Early 19th century.
Genealogical notes on members of the Faculty of Advocates, 1751-1800, compiled by John Philp Wood., Early 19th century.
Genealogical notes on members of the Faculty of Advocates, 1800-1835, compiled by John Philp Wood., Early 19th century.
Greek poetry; a volume consisting of three printed books, with manuscript notes and annotations in Latin in an 18th-century hand.
Heavily corrected manuscript of ‘Haworth harvest: the lives of the Brontës’ by Nancy Brysson Morrison., [1969, or before.]
There are also parts of book I, chapter 5 and book III, chapter 1 of an earlier manuscript (folios 1-7).
Heavily corrected typescript of the 'third draft' of ‘The life and letters of James Hogg’, volume one by Alan Strout., [1946, or before.]
There are several variations between the draft and the printed version, and a list is inserted at the beginning of the volume to indicate where the typescript corresponds with the published work.
‘Historical Account of Printing in Scotland from 1507 to 1707.` A collection of biographical notes on printers in Edinburgh and details of the books printed, mostly in the hand of James Chalmers, with corrections and additions by George Chalmers., ?1st quarter of 19th century.
‘Historical Account of Printing in Scotland from 1507 to 1707.` A collection of biographical notes on printers in Edinburgh and details of the books printed, mostly in the hand of James Chalmers, with corrections and additions by George Chalmers. Volume 1., ?1st quarter of 19th century.
‘Historical Account of Printing in Scotland from 1507 to 1707.` A collection of biographical notes on printers in Edinburgh and details of the books printed, mostly in the hand of James Chalmers, with corrections and additions by George Chalmers. Volume 2., ?1st quarter of 19th century.
Historical and biographical notes of George Chalmers., ?1794-1803, or after.
Historical manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey., 16th century-early 19th century.
The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.
'Historical notices of Guzerat and a life of Jaswant Rao Holkar'., [Circa 1821.]
The manuscript includes (pages 73 and 337) extracts from a history of Gujarat by Ali Mahommed Khan, Diwan of Ahmedabad, in a translation by S A Greenwood (see MS.13916 and the ‘Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the British Museum’, volume 1, pages 288-289).
The volume also contains (page 173) extracts from the life of Sultan Ghiass ul dein Khilchee, Emperor of Malwa, in the Tubruckat Ackberi, see MS.13915, and (page 193) a memoir of the life of Jaswant Rao Holkar.