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Business records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Records generated by a commercial or industrial enterprise.

Found in 669 Collections and/or Records:

Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to his development and activity as a practising psychoanalyst., 1919-1964.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.50106-50170
Scope and Contents

The professional papers were created by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn mainly in the course of his work as a psychoanalyst in private practice. The records include address books, appointment books, account books and records of consultations. Also included are notes by Fairbairn on his own self analysis.

Dates: 1919-1964.

Papers relating to business interests of John Blythe Kinross., 1929-1988.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10074/18-30
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Papers of John Blythe Kinross, financier, son of John Kinross RSA, including some papers of his father's. Mostly concerning business interests, with some family and personal material.

Dates: 1929-1988.

Papers relating to Sir James Stansfield's business affairs., 1649-1703.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.25710-25712
Scope and Contents From the File: A former Cromwellian Colonel, Sir James Stansfield settled in Scotland after the Restoration. At first, he lived in Edinburgh, where he became a prosperous merchant. Later, he purchased Newmills (subsequently Amisfield) in Haddington, where he was founder of the Newmills Cloth Manufactory. As a wealthy man, he was able to 'accomodate' a number of needy people, notably Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount Kingston, whose affairs are well represented here. Later, however, Stansfield was beset with...
Dates: 1649-1703.

Papers relating to the estate of Sir John Stuart Hepburn Forbes, 8th Bart., 1866-1869.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/135-139
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1866-1869.

Personal correspondence and papers of Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, mostly concerning the Scout movement and other public activities; with papers relating to military service and estate papers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6688/1-47
Scope and Contents Personal correspondence and papers, 1929-68, with some estate papers, 1845-1967, of Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, MC KBE KT (1875-1977), 2nd Baron Rowallan, Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth (1945-1959), and Governor of Tasmania (1959-1963). The correspondence is concerned mainly with Rowallan's activities in the Scout movement, but includes also some papers relating to his military service in both World Wars, and to his farming activities in Ayrshire. For further biographical details...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1845-1968, undated.

Personnel files of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland)., 1982-1985.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10893/451-455
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.

Dates: 1982-1985.

Records, 1833-1937, of Edinburgh cabinetmakers and chairmakers trade unions.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5436
Scope and Contents

With records, 1918-1937, of the Edinburgh United Furniture Trades’ Committee.

Dates: 1833-1937.

Records, kept by James Maclehose, of the activities of the Scottish Alliance of Employers in the Printing and Kindred Trades.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.8166/[Printing] 1-623–[Binding] 1-19
Scope and Contents

Two sequences of notebooks, 'Printing' and 'Binding', containing a record compiled by Dr James MacLehose, sometime Trustee of the National Library of Scotland, of the activities of the Scottish Alliance of Employers in the Printing and Kindred Trades.

Each volume includes typescript letters, many as carbon copies, press cuttings and pamphlets all pasted in.

Dates: 1893-1943.

Records of Gall and Inglis, printers and publishers.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.14407
Content Description

Ledger containing publication details including print runs, size and number of pages, covering 1840s to 1890s. Also a notebook labelled 'record of publications' containing publication information compiled in 1950 from old records. Also a sheet of paper providing information about dates in the history of the business.

Dates: 1840-1974.

Records of J G Thomson and Co, Ltd.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9416/1-64
Scope and Contents

Associated companies and other organisations represented in the records include: The Carfraemill Hotel Co, Ltd; The Barnton Hotel Ltd; Barclay Perkins and Co, and Messrs Cockburn and Murray; The Littlemill Distillery Co; and the Scottish Wholesale Wine Distributors' Association.

Dates: 1786-1981

Records of Kirkliston Reading Room.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.5043/1-9
Scope and Contents

The Kirkliston Reading Room was opened for the inhabitants of Kirkliston and district in 1904.

Dates: 1874-1939.

Records of Oliver and Boyd, publishers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14394
Content Description

Publication agreements, 1896-1979.

Dates: 1896-1979