Correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any forms of addressed and written communication sent and received, including letters, postcards, memorandums, notes, telegrams, or cables.
Found in 7219 Collections and/or Records:
Typescripts, with a few manuscripts, of radio programmes written by Hector MacIver., 1937-1948.
File
Identifier: MS.26289
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Many of these radio programmes were for the BBC's schools broadcasts and Scottish Children's Hour, but Hector MacIver also contributed to 'Arts Review' and more general programmes. Some correspondence and other material is included, notably in connection with his programme 'Leith ships at war' in 1947 (MS.26289, folio 57).
Dates:
1937-1948.
Typescripts, with a few manuscripts, of radio programmes written by Hector MacIver., 1949-1961, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26290
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Many of these radio programmes were for the BBC's schools broadcasts and Scottish Children's Hour, but Hector MacIver also contributed to 'Arts Review' and more general programmes. Some correspondence and other material is included, notably in connection with his programme 'Leith ships at war' in 1947 (MS.26289, folio 57).
Dates:
1949-1961, undated.
University courses taken by James Johnston relating to his personal interests., 1969, 1977-1983.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/511-518
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:
Majority of material found within 1969, 1977-1983.
Various business correspondence., 1967-1980.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11628/69b-72
Dates:
1967-1980.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir.
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Professional and business correspondence and papers of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, containing some material on overseas travel.
Various copies of script, typed and manuscript, "The Dingin' Doon o' Donny's Hoose", by Ena Lamont Stewart, containing associated correspondence and other related material., 1983-1984, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.10893/210
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.
Dates:
1983-1984, undated.
Various dispatches and memoranda sent by John Malcolm to the 1st Earl of Minto concerning the army mutiny at Masulipatam, and papers communicated by Lieutenant-Colonel (later General) Thomas Gage Montresor to Neil Benjamin Edmondstone., 1809.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11657-11658
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1809.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government with and concerning the Madras Government and Army.
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Letters and papers sent by John Malcolm to the 1st Earl of Minto concerning the army mutiny at Masulipatam, and papers communicated by Lieutenant-Colonel (later General) Thomas Gage Montresor to Neil Benjamin Edmondstone.
Various financial, legal and personal papers of Andrew Stuart., 1727-1800.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5390-5404
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Andrew Stuart was a noted lawyer and politician. As lawyer he acted as agent for some important Scottish noble families, in particular the Dukes of Hamilton; as politician he represented Lanarkshire in Parliament, and was a member of the Board of Trade in Lord North's administration. The papers here are almost entirely of a legal and personal nature.
Dates:
1727-1800.
Various papers and correspondence concerning David Hume., 1746-1766, 1839-1844, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.23163
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Reports and correspondence concerning the acceptance by the Royal Society of Edinburgh of Baron Hume's bequest and the granting of access to the papers to John Hill Burton, 1839-1844. There is a list of these papers, which are not included in the calendar, at the beginning of the volume.
(ii) Miscellaneous manuscripts not by David Hume, 1746-1766, undated, including verses, a character of Hume, papers on mathematical principles, and historical statements by...
Dates:
1746-1766, 1839-1844, undated.
Various personal and horse bills from merchants and tradesmen in Edinburgh, Leith and East Lothian., 1785-1801.
File
Identifier: MS.14692
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Bills from surgeons and apothecaries, Edinburgh and Haddington, 1791-1802 (folio 1);(ii) Bills for household fittings and furnishings, 1790-1800 (folio 23);(iii) Bills from Edinburgh tradesmen: gunsmith, 1789-1794 (folio 43); jewellers, 1783-1801 (folio 44); watchmaker, 1785-1790 (folio 55); John Miller, 1787, for a barometer (folio 59);(iv) Bills for boat equipment from Leith Ropery Co., 1788-1792 (folio 60);...
Dates:
1785-1801.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Personal, household and estate accounts of the Hays of Yester.
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Personal and household (Yester, Edinburgh and London) and Yester estates accounts.
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Accounts chiefly of, to or concerning the 7th Marquess of Tweeddale or Hannah, Marchioness of Tweeddale.
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Particular and classified accounts.
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Bills, with some receipts and related papers, from merchants and tradesmen in Edinburgh, Leith and East Lothian.
Various printed papers concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to the Army Department., 1905-1910, [circa 1916.]
File
Identifier: MS.12678
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Correspondence and papers, including copies of earlier material, relating to the reorganisation of army administration, 1905 (folio l);
(ii) Memorandum by Lord Kitchener, 1906, concerning army reforms, an answer to the article by John and Richard Strachey, 'Playing with fire: Mr Brodrick and Lord Curzon', ‘National Review’, volume xlvi, 1905-1906, pages 593-620 (folio 151);
(iii) Miscellaneous papers connected with the reform of army administration in India,...
Dates:
1905-1910, [circa 1916.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Army Department.
Various printed papers concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to the Army Department., 1900-1912, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.12679
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Correspondence and papers concerning army commissions for Indians 1909-1912 (folio 1);
(ii) Papers concerning rumours of a mutiny, 1900 (folio 62);
(iii) Memorandum concerning a meeting of Lieutenant-Generals, 1905 (folio 68);
(iv) Note of a redistribution scheme for garrisons, undated (folio 71);
(v) Correspondence and papers on prostitution in the army cantonments, 1907 (folio 83);
(vi) Report of the subcommittee of the Imperial Defence Committee, on the...
Dates:
1900-1912, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Army Department.
Various small collections of letters and papers, and some single items, of and concerning men who had served in the army in the Napoleonic and Crimean Wars.
Series
Identifier: MS.15385
Dates:
1815-1938, undated.
Verse and prose writings, correspondence, photographs and press cuttings of Domhnall R MacGillemhoire/Donald R Morrison of Scalpay, Isle of Harris.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.358- is now Acc.12363.
Dates:
1951-2002.
Verse and prose writings, correspondence, photographs and press cuttings of Domhnall R MacGillemhoire/Donald R Morrison of Scalpay, Isle of Harris.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12363
Dates:
1954-2002.
'Viking, Hammer of the North'., 1974-1976.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/13-14
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1974-1976.
Volume, compiled circa 1822, containing a journal of Alexander Walker of the war with Tipu, 1799-1800, with an appendix made up of copies of official correspondence about the campaign which culminated in the taking of Seringapatam., 1799-1800.
File
Identifier: MS.13790
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
1799-1800.
Volume entitled 'Claims of Paishwa and Scindea on Guicawar'., 1802, 1806-1808.
File
Identifier: MS.13671
Scope and Contents
The manuscript includes:(i) Contemporary copies of official correspondence, 1806-1808, chiefly between Francis Warden as Secretary to the Bombay Council and Alexander Walker (folio 1);(ii) Copies of official correspondence, August-December 1802, between Jonathan Duncan, Walker and Barry Close at Poona concerning the movements of Holkar's pindaris and Sindhia's threat to Gujarat (folio 67);(iii) Copies of official correspondence, August-December 1806 and...
Dates:
1802, 1806-1808.
Volume entitled (folio i) `Miscellania [sic] Scotica Curiosa Or A Collection of Curious, rare, and valuable Paper`s: Relating to Scotland, and Scots Affaires. Collected and Coppied, from the Originalls. by C:R:S:` containing transcripts of Scottish historical documents, extracts of manuscripts and copies of correspondence, from various sources, 1419-1731, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.2.18
Scope and Contents
The collection was compiled by Captain Robert Seton, Judge Advocate for Scotland, and consists of:(i) Copies of correspondence, 1566-1567, of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (folio 1) including two letters of Mary, Queen of Scots not recorded in Labanoff`s collection. The letters are similar to, but not the same as many of the letters in MS Calig CI from the Cottonian Library in the British Library: they may have been copied from the portion of the collection that was destroyed in the...
Dates:
1419-1731.
Volume entitled 'Pirates, Cambay and Kattywar'., 1805-1808, [circa 1820].
File
Identifier: MS.13675
Scope and Contents
The manuscript includes:(i) Contemporary copies of official correspondence and memoranda, November 1807-January 1808, concerning the movement of naval vessels in joint operations against the Kathiawar pirates because of the threat to trade (folio 1);(ii) Contemporary copies of official correspondence and memoranda, July 1805-September 1806, concerning revenue matters in Cambay (folio 120);(iii) Official memoranda, July 1806, concerning the position of Sir...
Dates:
1805-1808, [circa 1820].
Volume, labelled 'Individuals', containing correspondence concerning cases, chiefly English, not covered by subsequent volumes, with some uncertain cases., 1781-1828, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1042
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Volumes entitled 'Individuals' contain correspondence regarding patronage and other matters of personal interest (requests for employment, promotion, and pensions, complaints of unjust treatment, etc.). These papers frequently give information of a more general kind.
Dates:
1781-1828, undated.
Volume, labelled 'Individuals', containing correspondence concerning civil servants and other civilians who have already served or lived in India., 1785-1828.
File
Identifier: MS.1072
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Volumes entitled 'Individuals' contain correspondence regarding patronage and other matters of personal interest (requests for employment, promotion, and pensions, complaints of unjust treatment, etc.). These papers frequently give information of a more general kind.
Dates:
1785-1828.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount.
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Papers relating to India and the East received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.
Volume, labelled 'Individuals', containing correspondence concerning India and the East India Company., 1782-1828.
File
Identifier: MS.1074
Scope and Contents
The papers concern:
(i) Persons, civil and military, seeking posts in India or intending to proceed there, not having been there before, 1782-1828 (folio 1);
(ii) Directors and other persons on or connected with the home establishment, 1784-1828 (folio 159).
Dates:
1782-1828.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount.
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Papers relating to India and the East received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.
Volume, labelled 'Individuals', containing correspondence concerning requests for appointments in the Revenue services, petitions of members of those services, etc., 1788-1824.
File
Identifier: MS.1059
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Volumes entitled 'Individuals' contain correspondence regarding patronage and other matters of personal interest (requests for employment, promotion, and pensions, complaints of unjust treatment, etc.). These papers frequently give information of a more general kind.
Dates:
1788-1824.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount.
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Papers relating to Scotland received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.
Volume of copies of 'Confidential. Correspondence respecting the Affairs of Italy 1846- 1847' formerly belonging to Lord John Russell., 1846-1847.
File
Identifier: MS.12110
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1782-1859) was styled Viscount Melgund from 1813 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1814. He was Member of Parliament for Ashburton, 1806-1807, and for Roxburghshire, 1812-1814; and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia 1832-1834, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, Lord Privy Seal, 1846-1852, and on a special mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy, 1847-1848. The papers reflect fully the 2nd Earl's...
Dates:
1846-1847.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Political and diplomatic correspondence and papers of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto relating to his Special Mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy and to his continuing interest in Italian politics and the cause of Italian unity.
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Copies of printed papers and printed Foreign Office 'Confidential' diplomatic correspondence relating to the affairs of Italy.
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'Confidential. Correspondence respecting the Affairs of Italy 1846- 1847,' with a second copy of the same volume, formerly belonging to Lord John Russell.
Volume of correspondence of James Nairne, WS, and papers of, and concerning, the Bannatyne Club.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12693
Scope and Contents
Includes letters of Sir Walter Scott, James Ballantyne and David Laing.
Dates:
1827-1844.