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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 327 Collections and/or Records:

Digest of service in South Africa, 1899-1902 by 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8547
Scope and Contents

A copy in typescript carbon presented, December 1903, by Colonel Forbes Macbean and Captain W E Gordon to Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Greenhill-Gardyne.

Dates: circa 1903.

Esther Breitenbach, Alice Brown, and Fiona Myers, 'Equality Issues in Scotland' (Engender and the University of Edinburgh, 1994)., 1994.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13806/27
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection reflects Dr Esther Breitenbach's feminist activism from the 1970s onwards. This includes papers reflecting her contributions to the Women’s Legal and Financial Independence Campaign, the Radical Scotland Women’s Group, and the European Forum of Socialist Feminists, as well as papers relating to the activities of the Women's Co-ordination Group, which advanced the demand for 50:50 gender representation. The collection includes assorted annotated pamphlets, conference papers,...
Dates: 1994.

Evidence for Parliament, copied from reports in the "Dumfries and Galloway Courier".

 File
Identifier: Acc.3479
Scope and Contents

Concerning the Caledonian Railway.

Dates: 1845.

Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13405
Scope and Contents Papers, 1947-1994, of James Douglas Hamilton, Lord Selkirk of Douglas. The collection comprises papers, 1947-1977, concerning the death of Douglas, 14th Duke of Hamilton; correspondence, 1954-1994, of James Douglas Hamilton with George, 10th Earl of Selkirk; papers, ca. 1980-1994, relating to his death and the future of the earldom; and personal papers and correspondence, ca. 1950-1985, of Lord Selkirk of Douglas.The correspondence includes letters of several statesmen and other...
Dates: 1947-1994.

Garrison inspections and parades attended by James Johnston in his role as Deputy Chief of Staff, 4th armoured division., 1983-1985.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/169-173
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School. His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates: 1983-1985.

`History of the Subscriptions for the Erecting of the Monument to the Memory of Sir Walter Scott at Edinburgh compiled from the Minute Books and Vouchers of the original and Auxiliary Committees by John Castle, secretary to the Joint Committee. 1852`.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.3.15
Scope and Contents

At the beginning of the volume is inserted a letter of James Ballantine, glass painter and song writer to the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, 1865, giving an extract of John Castle`s will 1864, bequeathing the manuscript to the Advocates` Library. At the back of the volume are recorded financial statements concerning the monument. The rest of the volume is comprised of copies of reports, minutes of meetings and correspondence, 1832-1853.

Dates: 1832-1853.

Inquiry into the late public conduct of the Hon the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates by Stuart Moncreiff Threipland.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.12659
Scope and Contents

Includes papers concerning the disputed election for Dean of the Faculty of Advocates.

Dates: 1795.

Intercepted letter- and order-books of French generals., 1808-1813.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.5.20-46.5.23
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, orders, reports, and maps relating to Murray’s military career, to his official and diplomatic duties and to his literary activities. It is arranged in nearly chronological order illustrating the various periods of his career.

Dates: 1808-1813.

Jacobite papers deriving from W B Blaikie`s collection.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.6849
Scope and Contents

Including:

manuscript draft report, circa 1745, on Sir John Cope`s military operations

manuscript verses, 1745, on Gladsmuir

"A Chronological Table of Military Operations in Great Britain, 1745-1746".

Dates: circa 1745-1746.

Journal of a small antiquarian society.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.6285
Scope and Contents

With reports on excursions by Patrick Neill, James Walker and John Stark.

Dates: 1799-1800.

Journals and correspondence of and concerning David Roberts.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7723
Scope and Contents Comprising:1. Eastern journal, 1838-1839, of Roberts, in two volumes ("Egypt" and "Syria"), in the hand of his daughter, Christine Bicknell2. "The Roberts Festival", 1842, album containing press cuttings, reports and correspondence with or concerning Roberts3. Family correspondence, 1836-1863, of Roberts, including 60 letters to Christine and Henry Bicknell4. Draft essay, 1851, on the Royal Academy of Arts, and a page of notes, 1862, on...
Dates: 1836-1863 and undated.

Letters and documents to and concerning Sir Walter Scott.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11878
Scope and Contents

Includes papers concerning the affairs of the Trust after 1826, including letters of Robert Cadell, James Ballantyne and John Gibson, papers on copyrights, the Magnum edition, the arbitration by Lord Newton, and a report by the Trustees to creditors, 1831. There are also earlier papers concerning plantations at Abbotsford and household records.

Dates: 1812-1831.

Letters and papers, mostly concerning the Church of Scotland., 1231-1641.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.8
Scope and Contents The subjects include the case brought by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, against Robert Wallace; the ‘Second Book of Discipline’; the Act of Revocation; and the protests against the Service-book. Most of the papers concerning the Covenant have been published more than once, and some appeared as contemporary pamphlets.Copy of a charter, 1360, granted by David II to the Bishop of Aberdeen; in Latin (folio 1). - This was printed from Adv.MS.16.1.10 in ‘Registrum episcopatus...
Dates: 1231-1641.

Letters and state papers of James VI., 1578-1621.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.6
Scope and Contents Many of the papers are drafts made or collected by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, the Secretary of State. Letter, The Hague, 30 January 1587, of the Council of State of the United Provinces to James VI; in French (folios 1-2). - This letter does not appear to have been published or summarised elsewhere, and is briefly summarized here:The Council have received James’s letters concerning restitution to be made for Scottish merchandise seized by warships from...
Dates: 1578-1621.

Letters, mainly to various officials in the Board of Health from scientists, inventors and manufacturers., 1855-1860.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.51.1.15
Scope and Contents

Included among the correspondents are the chemist Sir Henry E Roscoe, the inventor Sir Charles Wheatstone, and the engineer Sir William Fairbairn.

A considerable number of printed items have been bound into the volume and are mainly reports and articles on various heating and ventilating systems, including a few in French.

There are also some of John Francis Campbell`s notes on experiments relating to heating and ventilation, with diagrams.

Dates: 1855-1860.