Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Miscellaneous letters. Among the writers are: The Earl of Mar, to Sir George Bowes, Marshal of Berwick, 1579 (number 1); Edward Kellie, Receiver and Director of Music of the Chapel Royal, on arrangements made by him for services in Holyrood, 1632 (number 3); printed in Charles Rogers, ‘History of the Chapel Royal of Scotland’ (Grampian Club, 1882), page clxvi; Nicolas Briot, making recommendations regarding the copper coinage of Scotland, 1631...

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These papers are in continuation of MS.535.

The papers relate chiefly to claims to estates, especially that of Innes of Stow.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Discharge of Andro Hart, printer, to Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney, 1592 (folio 1);(ii) Discharge of Robert Brysone, printer and bookseller, and Evan Tyler, printer, to Mr George Halyburton for liturgies delivered to the Chapel Royal, Edinburgh, 1637 (folio 2);(iii) Letter of the Earl of Mar to Thomas Kennedy, Lord Advocate of Scotland, demanding an immediate report on the presence of a French ship near Inverkeithing, 1714...

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Bessie Kerr, a native of Banff, made her London début as a contralto in 1918, and from then until about 1934 sang regularly for the BBC, for Chappell 'Pop' concerts, and for Promenade concerts. Her correspondence includes letters of Sir Edward German and Frederic King her teacher at the Royal Academy of Music.

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The contents are as follows: (i) Letters, 1918-1934, undated, to Bessie Kerr (folio 1); (ii) Press cuttings, circa 1922-1934, undated, concerning Bessie Kerr (folio 45); (iii) Manuscripts of songs, 1924, undated, composed for Bessie Kerr, with some settings of her own (folio 85); (iv) College and school certificates, 1911-1918, of Bessie Kerr (folio 119).

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Included are Learmont Drysdale's certificates for drawing and musical composition, reports on his progress at the Royal Academy of Music, 1889-1890, some drawings (folios 6-7), and a photograph of Ladislao Zavertal with the Pollokshields Musical Society, 1875 (folio 10). There are two letters, 1927, 1949, concerning the material (folio 1); and the Lucas Memorial and Bronze medals of the Royal Academy (awarded 1890) are boxed with the collection.

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The contents are as follows: Proof-sheets of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott, volume v, pages 225-240, with autograph corrections by Scott, [1827, or before] (MS.496);

Letters and papers, [1548-1550], chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland (MS.2991).

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Robert McLellan (1907-1985) was born near Lanark and educated at Bearsden and Glasgow University. In 1938 he married and moved to Arran, where he spent the rest of his life, except for a period of service in the Royal Artillery, 1940-1946. His most important literary works were plays, but he also wrote poetry, short stories, and books on Arran.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Letter of John Smeaton to William Hall of Whitehall concerning Eyemouth harbour, 1769 (folio 1); (ii) Letters, 1787-1874, undated, and other papers, 1768-1853, undated, addressed to the Stevenson family on engineering matters (folio 3); (iii) Two letters of Robert Stevenson, 1808, from the Bell Rock Light; a certificate signed by Stevenson with an accompanying medallion giving George Milne, a seaman in the service of the Northern Lighthouse Commissioners,...

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The documents include William Adam's estimate for the building of George Watson's Hospital, 1738 (folio 17), a manuscript of Mrs Catherine Gore (folio 65), and a few photographs (folio 100).

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Including diaries, correspondence, photographs, and articles, mainly concerning natural history and piping.

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This series is comprised of items in the Robert Boothby papers which he deemed important enough to keep and which do not fit within other series in the collection. Many of these items are of a personal nature for Boothby like the items about his father’s death. Others were collected by Lady Wanda Boothby about Robert Boothby, even after his death.

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The Mure of Caldwell papers are chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of the earlier papers belonged to the Mures of Glanderston, the two families having been united in 1710 by the succession of William, 4th Laird of Glanderston, to the Caldwell estates.

Scope and Contents The contents of the volume include:(i) Copies of personal letters from Belgrade, 1876, 19th century (folio 1);(ii) Memoranda and petitions, 1708-1853 (folio 92); (iii) Certificates and commissions of various members of the Mure family, 1819-1871 (folio 157);(iv) Papers concerning the Tile Works at Ouplaymoor, 1840, and Brea, 1837 (folio 161);(v) Medicinal recipes, 17th century (folio 195); (vi) Contracts, 1856, 1858, for...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) William Edmondstoune Aytoun's card of admission to Edinburgh University Library for 1827-1828, and a note, 1866, about the classes Aytoun attended at Edinburgh University, 1827-1833. (Folio 1.)(ii) Papers concerning Aytoun's legal career, including his apprenticeship to his father, 1829, his commission as Writer to the Signet, 1835, and his qualification as Advocate, 1840. There is also a receipt, 1834, for a donation to the Society of...

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The contents are as follows:

(i) Papers, 1745-1746, concerning shipping during the Rising (folio 1);

(ii) Permits to ships and bonds by their masters or owners, 1745-1746 (folio 48);

(iii) Passes and certificates, 1745-1747 (folio 53);

(iv) Reports of prisoners held by the City Guard in Edinburgh, February-September 1746 (folio 139);

(v) Papers concerning the Edinburgh Volunteer Regiment, 1746 (folio 172).

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The papers span Edith Macarthur's long career on stage and screen. They include playscripts, photographs, programmes and reviews of many of the plays in which she featured, along with some scripts and other memorabilia relating to her wide range of television work.

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Including corrected typescripts and proofs of historical and topographical works, and circa 400 letters and copies of letters.

With papers, 1928-1959, of the Standard Press, Montrose.

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The papers include Sir Charles Dalrymple's account of Lady Alice Mary Dalrymple's death in 1884 and drafts for his Memorial Service at Newcraighall Church in 1916. There is also miscellaneous verse, drawings, and printed notices.

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As well as correspondence, and manuscripts and typescripts of published works, the collection includes a huge number of David Thomson’s notebooks and diaries.

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Joe Corrie worked as a miner in Fife and Ayrshire, and many of his plays and stories are set in mining communities. He was a prolific writer who published a number of plays, several collections of poetry, and two novels, as well as numerous stories and articles in newspapers. Many of his plays were popular with amateur dramatic groups.